| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | James Myers is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on James Myers, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:22 | UMass | Terrance Masterson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-25 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Mark Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Austin Leigh | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Austin Leigh snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 32-29 |
| 18:22 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Myers picks off the pass by Luis Bruhn | 32-29 |
| 16:49 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:48 | St. Joseph's | James Myers tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Austin Leigh's layup is rejected by Lloyd Ferguson | 34-29 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Austin Leigh tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | James Myers grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson's floater is tipped away by Ronald Tober | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Ruben Latham takes the ball from Kenneth Mayo | 34-29 |
| 15:51 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lloyd Ferguson | 36-29 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UMass | James Myers steals it from Walter Hill | 36-29 |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Austin Leigh steals it from Donald Walton in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Ronald Tober is fouled on the floor by James Myers - foul #2 on James Myers, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 14:56 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 14:33 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Gilmore | 39-29 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Tommy Dale is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Tober | 39-32 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-32 |
| 13:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 39-32 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Ronald Tober connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Terrance Masterson | 39-34 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Lee knocks in the jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Mark Sullivan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Ronald Tober can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Tommy Dale | 41-34 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it up and in | 41-36 |
| 12:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Dale - foul #1 on Tommy Dale, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Ronald Tober, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 12:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:46 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Austin Leigh loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Luis Bruhn - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Austin Leigh is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #2 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Austin Leigh double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Rodney Mize | |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton's pass is intercepted by Austin Leigh | 44-36 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Donald Walton steals it from Joel Eaves out of a doubleteam | 44-36 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Hill swats the layup by Lloyd Ferguson | 44-36 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Austin Leigh evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 44-38 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Lloyd Ferguson | 47-38 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo loses the dribble to Lloyd Ferguson | 47-38 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Latham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore lays it in set up by Ruben Latham | 49-38 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #3 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Dewey Chiles (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| 06:35 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 06:11 | St. Joseph's | Tommy Dale steals it from David Reinhart | 49-40 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is open but misses the lay-in | 49-40 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Tommy Dale hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Clow and he's fouled by Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG) Robert Clow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 51-42 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Tommy Dale clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Martin Garden | 51-42 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Reinhart | 53-42 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Bozeman - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG) Martin Garden | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 04:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 53-44 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't finish the layup | 53-44 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Bill Moore (C) Ronald Tober, Tommy Dale, Dewey Chiles, Terrance Masterson | |
| 03:55 | UMass | Joel Eaves lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Moore and he's hacked by James Bozeman - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| 03:55 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham is fouled on the floor by Luis Bruhn - foul #2 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Walton | 55-47 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Latham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Moore (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Joel Eaves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 03:07 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Mize | 55-47 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Scott Gilmore - foul #3 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) Donald Walton, Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Bill Moore | |
| 02:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 02:31 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG) Robert Clow | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF) Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 55-52 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | Tommy Dale is called for the reach on David Reinhart - foul #2 on Tommy Dale, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) David Reinhart, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan and he's hacked by James Myers - foul #3 on James Myers, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Ruben Latham | 57-55 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ruben Latham - foul #1 on Ruben Latham, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Tommy Dale steals the ball from Ruben Latham | 57-56 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Joel Eaves banks in the layup set up by Mark Sullivan | 57-58 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | James Myers loses the dribble to Mark Sullivan | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Latham - foul #2 on Ruben Latham, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | James Myers snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-59 |