| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Richard Henley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Daniel Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Jorgenson | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by William Davis | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the turnaround from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Matt Hull knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Jorgenson | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a shot from the right block | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Daniel Wood pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | William Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Caruso | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Matt Hull can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Patrick Trent (SG), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:25 | UMass | Derrick Tosh is called for the reach on Matt Hull - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:09 | UMass | John Harward misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Ricky Potter pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) PF - John Harward (fresh) C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Patrick Trent comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) William Davis, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Joseph Jacks snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | UMass | James Caruso is called for the reach on Robert Hightower - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Ricky Potter, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) James Caruso | |
| 15:11 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Matt Hull tips it home | 8-7 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | John Harward is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #1 on John Harward, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF) John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) Richard Henley | |
| 14:27 | Xavier | John Rice banks in the layup set up by Lynn Keen | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | UMass | William Davis takes the ball from Matt Hull | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | John Rice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 8-11 |
| 13:50 | UMass | John Rice swats the short shot by Joseph Connolly | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Daniel Wood tips it in | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Joseph Connolly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Matt Hull tips it home | 12-11 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | John Rice clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Connolly - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Patrick Trent (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Simon Dashner | |
| 12:55 | Xavier | John Rice misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | John Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:22 | UMass | John Rice takes the ball from Patrick Trent | 12-13 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Neal Walker loses the dribble to Patrick Trent | 12-13 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Robert Hightower dunks the ball on a nice dish by Patrick Trent | 14-13 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | John Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Neal Walker, John Rice | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harward (fresh) C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Patrick Trent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Patrick Trent grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Joseph Jacks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 14-13 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley drills a shot from the right side set up by Derrick Tosh | 14-15 |
| 10:32 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Trent is blocked by Dustin Highsmith | 14-15 |
| 10:31 | UMass | John Harward grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Patrick Trent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:15 | UMass | John Harward tips it back up and in | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is hacked by Patrick Trent - foul #1 on Patrick Trent, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Hightower, Patrick Trent, John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Lynn Keen | |
| 09:47 | Xavier | William Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Caruso | 16-18 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Daniel Wood's layup is rejected by Richard Henley | 16-18 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Joseph Jacks pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Daniel Wood hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Jorgenson | 18-18 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 08:43 | UMass | James Caruso takes the ball from Gary Jorgenson in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | James Caruso can't finish the layup | 18-18 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | William Davis misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Matt Hull scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Hirschberg | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Matt Hull, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| 07:56 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | John Rice clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Simon Dashner pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | John Rice knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Simon Dashner | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | UMass | John Rice steals the ball from Robert Hirschberg | 20-20 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Neal Walker hits a jump hook from the left block | 20-22 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Daniel Wood clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | John Rice gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Simon Dashner loses the dribble to Daniel Wood | 20-22 |
| 05:57 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Daniel Wood swats the short shot by Neal Walker | 23-22 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Joseph Connolly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Simon Dashner gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Daniel Wood is called for the reach on Simon Dashner - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (PG), Patrick Trent (SG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Harward - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Davis (C) John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Dustin Highsmith blocks the short jumper by Patrick Trent | 23-24 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-24 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the jumpshot from the right side | 25-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | William Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 25-27 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Robert Hightower connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jacks | 28-27 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Patrick Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Tosh - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Joseph Jacks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG) William Davis | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith scores on a floater from the right block set up by Richard Henley | 30-29 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Patrick Trent's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Henley | 30-29 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Neal Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh tips it in | 30-31 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Derrick Tosh swats the layup by John Harward | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Richard Henley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | UMass | John Harward snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Robert Hightower can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Neal Walker - foul #1 on Neal Walker, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Matt Hull, John Harward | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| 01:09 | UMass | Robert Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Robert Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Joseph Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG) Robert Hightower | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | John Rice is fouled on the floor by Joseph Connolly - foul #2 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Simon Dashner | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Gary Jorgenson is called for the reach on Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) William Davis | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-32 |