| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) PF - Robert George (fresh) C - James Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Rafael Gallegos steals the ball from Paul Reese | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UMass | Dominic Marino misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Reese and he's fouled by Terry Kent - foul #1 on Terry Kent, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | UMass | 3 seconds is called on Steven Hidalgo | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Frank Emery hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Wetzel | 6-2 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz is hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz loses the dribble to James Wetzel | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the finger roll | 8-2 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Frank Emery is called for the reach on Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Robin Belliveau (SF), Walter Crews (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:18 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Hiltz | 8-4 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 8-4 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Joseph Ford pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Joseph Ford clanks a floater from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Adam Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is denied on a layup by Steven Hidalgo | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Crews (fresh) C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) SG - Rafael Gallegos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - Clifford Hiltz (fresh) C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg's pass is intercepted by Rafael Gallegos | 10-4 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos hits the finger roll | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Walter Crews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), James Robertson (C) Donald Massenburg, Joseph Ford, Robin Belliveau, Walter Crews, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Dominic Marino, Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent, Clifford Hiltz, Steven Hidalgo | |
| 14:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | UMass | William Ownby snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Robertson | 13-7 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Clifford Hiltz (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clifford Hiltz - foul #1 on Clifford Hiltz, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (C) Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Walter Crews pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Robert George connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 17-7 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:42 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz misses the free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Walter Crews | 17-9 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clifford Hiltz - foul #2 on Clifford Hiltz, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG) Joseph Ford | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Clifford Hiltz | |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Belliveau - foul #1 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Joseph Ford (SG) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG) Dominic Marino | |
| 12:08 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Hipolito Bruno is called for the reach on Robert George - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), James Robertson (C) Joseph Ford, Robert George | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG) Rafael Gallegos | |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | UMass | James Wetzel is called for the reach on Terry Kent - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Robert George (PF) Donald Massenburg, Robin Belliveau, James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SF) Terry Kent | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo drills a jumper near the basket | 19-13 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Joseph Ford loses the dribble to Steven Hidalgo | 19-13 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (PF), James Robertson (C) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG), Rafael Gallegos (SG) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski | |
| 10:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Ownby - foul #1 on William Ownby, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) William Ownby, Steven Hidalgo | |
| 10:50 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Donald Massenburg | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:32 | Xavier | James Robertson scores on a floater from the left side set up by Paul Reese | 23-14 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-14 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Terry Kent tips it home | 23-16 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau blows the layup | 23-16 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos is hacked by Robert George - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau, Robert George | |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 09:57 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Rafael Gallegos is called for the reach on Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Rafael Gallegos, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Marvin Duda (C) Donald Massenburg, Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:30 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Reese | 26-18 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Marvin Duda as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Marvin Duda, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), James Robertson (C) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF) Rafael Gallegos, Terry Kent | |
| 09:09 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Steven Hidalgo takes the ball from James Robertson | 26-20 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Dominic Marino | 26-22 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Steven Hidalgo takes the ball from James Wetzel | 26-22 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dominic Marino | 26-24 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 07:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dominic Marino | 26-24 |
| 07:37 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-24 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) C - James Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - William Ownby (fresh) PF - Alphonse Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | James Wetzel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Duda | 29-24 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Yuri Grabski is hacked by Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Donald Massenburg, Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Terry Kent (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Dominic Marino, William Ownby, Alphonse Ricci, Steven Hidalgo | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-25 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Paul Reese is whistled for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (C) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| 06:24 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno's floater is tipped away by James Wetzel | 29-25 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Adam Whitley is hacked by Rafael Gallegos - foul #2 on Rafael Gallegos, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Steven Hidalgo (C) Rafael Gallegos, Karl Ventura | |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 29-25 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Robertson - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Marvin Duda (PF) Donald Massenburg, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | UMass | Dominic Marino (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 31-26 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | James Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 04:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 31-26 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno is hacked by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #12 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Robin Belliveau, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| 04:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 04:19 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Marvin Duda (PF) Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Hipolito Bruno, Steven Hidalgo | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dominic Marino | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ownby (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | James Wetzel splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block and the foul's on William Ownby - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Robert George (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau, Marvin Duda, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | UMass | Rafael Gallegos (SG), Clifford Hiltz (PF) Terry Kent, Alphonse Ricci | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz's floater is tipped away by Walter Crews | 34-30 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Walter Crews pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Karl Ventura steps in front of the Walter Crews pass | 34-30 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Ownby | 34-33 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | James Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Robert George misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Clifford Hiltz snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:49 | UMass | William Ownby hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Hiltz | 34-36 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | James Wetzel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Rafael Gallegos knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dominic Marino | 34-38 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Clifford Hiltz - foul #3 on Clifford Hiltz, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Donald Massenburg | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Terry Kent (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Steven Hidalgo (C) Dominic Marino, William Ownby, Clifford Hiltz, Karl Ventura | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Robert George can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 00:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Matt Setliff | 35-38 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 35-38 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Walter Crews's floater is tipped away by Steven Hidalgo | 35-38 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Steven Hidalgo loses the dribble to Frank Emery | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Frank Emery can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-38 |