| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Myers | 24-33 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves blows the dunk but he's hacked by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #1 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF), Scott Higgins (PF) Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 19:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Austin Leigh scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 28-36 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 18:03 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow's pass is intercepted by Mark Sullivan | 28-36 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh lays it up and in set up by Mark Sullivan | 30-36 |
| 17:11 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Tommy Dale's pass is intercepted by Ruben Latham | 30-36 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Clow | 30-38 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Terrance Masterson knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 32-38 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Austin Leigh is called for the reach on Robert Clow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Austin Leigh, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Ruben Latham, David Reinhart, Scott Higgins, James Myers | |
| 16:12 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow's pass is intercepted by Ronald Tober | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Luis Bruhn lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Tober | 34-38 |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) C - Daniel Lee (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UMass | Luis Bruhn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 15:31 | UMass | Rodney Mize hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Mize is called for the reach on Scott Gilmore - foul #2 on Rodney Mize, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Joel Eaves (PF) Rodney Mize, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), James Bozeman (PF) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 15:00 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 14:31 | UMass | James Bozeman steps in front of the Luis Bruhn pass | 36-41 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Gilmore | 36-44 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Walton - foul #4 on Donald Walton, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| 13:49 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-44 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 39-44 |
| 13:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 39-44 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Mark Sullivan blows the layup over the doubleteam | 39-44 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Tommy Dale tips it in | 41-44 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | James Myers is whistled for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (PF) Ronald Tober, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Martin Garden, David Reinhart, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| 12:09 | UMass | Rodney Mize hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Sullivan | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Gilmore | 44-46 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Walter Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Scott Gilmore, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Tommy Dale (SF) Mark Sullivan, Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| 10:45 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Myers | 44-46 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Clow | 44-48 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 10:01 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | James Myers buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Clow and he's hacked by Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Tommy Dale, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF) Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Joel Eaves loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Daniel Lee (C) Martin Garden, James Myers | |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | Joel Eaves steps in front of the Daniel Lee pass | 44-51 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Ruben Latham is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan - foul #3 on Ruben Latham, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF) David Reinhart, James Bozeman | |
| 08:34 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Tober - foul #3 on Ronald Tober, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Tommy Dale (SF) Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), James Bozeman (PF) Ruben Latham, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Joel Eaves banks in the layup set up by Austin Leigh | 46-52 |
| 07:44 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Garden | 46-55 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Austin Leigh evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn and he's fouled by Scott Gilmore - foul #1 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (C) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's | James Myers is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mayo - foul #2 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Austin Leigh snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo connects on the turnaround in the paint | 51-55 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Donald Walton is blocked by Tommy Dale | 51-55 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ruben Latham - foul #4 on Ruben Latham, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Tommy Dale, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Ruben Latham, David Reinhart, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| 05:51 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-55 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Mark Sullivan | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Mark Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from close range | 55-55 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't tip it in | 55-55 |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 04:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Mark Sullivan | 55-55 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 03:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Luis Bruhn - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| 03:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Ronald Tober clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-58 |
| 03:39 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hill | 55-58 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Mark Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SG), Tommy Dale (SF) Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Mize (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson tips it home | 55-60 |
| 02:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Tommy Dale drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan and he's hacked by James Myers - foul #1 on James Myers, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), James Bozeman (PF) David Reinhart, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | Terrance Masterson swats the short shot by Scott Gilmore | 57-60 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Tommy Dale gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Tommy Dale | 59-60 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Mark Sullivan takes the ball from Ruben Latham | 59-60 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Austin Leigh blows the dunk but the foul's on Donald Walton - foul #5 on Donald Walton, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Lloyd Ferguson (PF) Donald Walton, James Bozeman | |
| 01:59 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the jumper from close range set up by Ruben Latham | 60-62 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Ruben Latham - foul #5 on Ruben Latham, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG) Ruben Latham | |
| 01:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Lloyd Ferguson swats the layup by Austin Leigh | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses long on a jumper from close range | 62-62 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson blows the layup but he's hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:05 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-64 |