| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fresh) PF - Sean Sands (fresh) C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Sean Sands 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is hacked by Sean Sands - foul #1 on Sean Sands, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Reynaldo Costa swats the short shot by Loren Huston | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Clifford Belmonte | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Costa | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Gil Carberry is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gil Carberry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edmond Roberts - foul #1 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Sean Sands gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Sean Sands scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Belmonte | 7-0 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | John Harper double dribbles | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-0 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | John Harper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kosta Skibinski - foul #1 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Edward Clark, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:08 | Xavier | John Harper misses the 1st free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Richard Ito makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-1 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | John Harper misses the lay-in but the foul's on Glen Arrington - foul #1 on Glen Arrington, team foul #3 | 13-1 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | John Harper misses the 1st free throw | 13-1 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | John Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 13-1 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Garry Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-1 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Gil Carberry is called for the reach on Richard Ito - foul #2 on Gil Carberry, team foul #3 | 13-1 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| 15:59 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang is whistled for a carry | 13-1 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Reynaldo Costa (C) Robert Wolfgang, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Pate (C) John Harper | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) C - Matthew Pate (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Matte - foul #1 on Marvin Matte, team foul #4 | 13-1 |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF) Richard Ito, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Mangano (SF) Vance Hannah | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses the 1st free throw | 13-1 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses the 2nd free throw | 13-1 |
| 15:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Costa | 13-1 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Edmond Roberts takes the ball from Kosta Skibinski | 13-1 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Reynaldo Costa blocks the jumper by Danny Baumgart | 13-1 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Matthew Pate tips it in | 13-3 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Sean Sands is whistled for a carry | 13-3 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), John Harper (C) Edmond Roberts, Steven Mangano, Loren Huston, Matthew Pate | |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 13-3 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Edward Clark, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:08 | UMass | Richard Ito scores on a 3 from the right wing | 16-3 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | John Harper scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 16-5 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Vance Hannah is called for the reach on Richard Ito - foul #1 on Vance Hannah, team foul #5 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Wolfgang (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Loren Huston (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 13:21 | UMass | Garry Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 16-5 |
| 13:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Arrington | 16-5 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Marvin Matte misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-5 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang snags the offensive board | 16-5 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #5 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG), Steven Mangano (SF) Danny Baumgart, Vance Hannah | |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Loren Huston is fouled on the floor by Sean Sands - foul #2 on Sean Sands, team foul #6 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Marvin Matte (PF) Sean Sands | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Clifford Belmonte - foul #1 on Clifford Belmonte, team foul #7 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Pate (C) John Harper | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa clanks a jump hook from the left block | 16-6 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | The short jumper by Loren Huston is denied by Marvin Matte | 16-6 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) PF - Marvin Matte (fresh) C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter Nicholson (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Clark | 18-6 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses the lay-in | 18-6 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Steven Mangano tips it but misses | 18-6 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Loren Huston can't tip it in | 18-6 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the board | 18-6 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Richard Ito misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Mangano - foul #1 on Steven Mangano, team foul #6 | 18-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), Glen Arrington (PF) Clifford Belmonte, Marvin Matte | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Vance Hannah (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), John Harper (C) Peter Nicholson, Steven Mangano, Loren Huston, Matthew Pate | |
| 11:13 | UMass | Richard Ito makes the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Richard Ito misses the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | John Harper grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Reynaldo Costa takes the ball from Vance Hannah | 19-6 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Glen Arrington travels with the ball | 19-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG) Richard Ito | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG) Edmond Roberts | |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is hacked by Clifford Belmonte - foul #2 on Clifford Belmonte, team foul #8 | 19-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Edward Clark, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 10:19 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Kosta Skibinski is blocked by John Harper | 19-8 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by Kosta Skibinski - foul #2 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #9 | 19-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Dockins (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Loren Huston (PF) Ronald Mansfield | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Robert Dockins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-10 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Vance Hannah snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Vance Hannah lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Hutchinson | 19-12 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Wolfgang | 21-12 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Garry Tucker pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Ronald Hutchinson is called for the reach on Glen Arrington - foul #2 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Edward Clark (SF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kevin Morrissette, Robert Dockins, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Matthew Pate (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, John Harper | |
| 08:27 | UMass | Glen Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Glen Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Matthew Pate can't finish the layup | 23-12 |
| 08:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Ito | 23-12 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ito | 25-12 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-12 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Loren Huston pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-12 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) PF - Glen Arrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter Nicholson (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Vance Hannah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Loren Huston buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Peter Nicholson | 25-14 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Edward Clark makes the jumpshot from the left side | 27-14 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Pate | 27-16 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Glen Arrington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Vance Hannah gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Loren Huston knocks in the floater from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Clark | 29-18 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Clark - foul #1 on Edward Clark, team foul #10 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Robert Dockins (SG), Marvin Matte (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Glen Arrington, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), John Harper (C) Peter Nicholson, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston, Matthew Pate | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Garry Tucker snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-19 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Garry Tucker hits the follow up shot | 31-19 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Harper and he's fouled by Kevin Morrissette - foul #1 on Kevin Morrissette, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is whistled for a carry | 31-22 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Ronald Mansfield swats the short shot by Marvin Matte | 31-22 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Mangano | 31-25 |
| 03:40 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Robert Dockins is blocked by John Harper | 31-25 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Marvin Matte gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kevin Morrissette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Dockins (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Matte (fresh) C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | UMass | Robert Dockins loses the ball out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kevin Morrissette, Robert Dockins, Marvin Matte, Garry Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Danny Baumgart, Edmond Roberts, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Loren Huston hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Hutchinson | 31-27 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gil Carberry - foul #3 on Gil Carberry, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Wolfgang (SF) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, John Harper | |
| 02:47 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Sean Sands takes the ball from Danny Baumgart | 33-27 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Matthew Pate - foul #1 on Matthew Pate, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Marvin Matte (SF) Robert Wolfgang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:09 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Danny Baumgart is blocked by Marvin Matte | 36-27 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Vance Hannah scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Hutchinson | 36-30 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Marvin Matte clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-30 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Vance Hannah snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Matthew Pate loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Glen Arrington (PF) Sean Sands | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Matthew Pate | |
| 00:58 | UMass | Glen Arrington knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kosta Skibinski | 38-30 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Vance Hannah and he's hacked by Glen Arrington - foul #2 on Glen Arrington, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Richard Ito (SG), Robert Wolfgang (SF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Marvin Matte, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Mangano (SF) Vance Hannah | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Morrissette, team foul #13 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Loren Huston | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the easy layup but the foul's on Glen Arrington - foul #3 on Glen Arrington, team foul #14 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Sean Sands (PF) Glen Arrington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Peter Nicholson | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kevin Morrissette comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 38-35 |