| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - James Todd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Todd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Marcus Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clement Howell | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Baran Pantic is called for the reach on Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Baran Pantic, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic clanks a jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Clement Howell can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | UMass | James Todd gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Morris Washington steals the ball from Marcus Walker | 2-2 |
| 16:31 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Morris Washington | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Marcus Walker lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 15:44 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Hamann | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fairly fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | UMass | Marcus Walker can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:28 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hart | 6-4 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) Morris Washington, Kenneth Hamann, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Lawrence Weaver (PF), Louie Stearns (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Nicholas Kroeker, Marcus Walker, James Todd | |
| 14:48 | UMass | John Wilkerson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:47 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Weaver - foul #1 on Lawrence Weaver, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Blake Radley is whistled for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon (C) Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper is fouled on the floor by Cory Vosburg - foul #1 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Baran Pantic (PF) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG), Marcus Walker (PF), James Todd (C) Blake Radley, Lawrence Weaver, Louie Stearns | |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF) Cory Vosburg, John Wilkerson | |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Marcus Walker blows the layup | 8-4 |
| 13:19 | UMass | James Todd tips it home | 8-6 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 8-6 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Lloyd Crain grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is called for 3 seconds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Michael Hooper, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Morris Washington | 10-6 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Baran Pantic - foul #2 on Baran Pantic, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (PF) Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:53 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:38 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), John Wilkerson (SF) Clement Howell, Nicholas Kroeker | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is fouled on the floor by Morris Washington - foul #1 on Morris Washington, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Blake Radley (SG) Lloyd Crain | |
| 11:08 | UMass | Marcus Walker buries a shot near the basket | 10-10 |
| 10:39 | Saint Louis | Marcus Walker steps in front of the Jeremy Hart pass | 10-10 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Morris Washington is called for the reach on Cory Vosburg - foul #2 on Morris Washington, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF) Morris Washington, Kenneth Hamann | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), Lawrence Weaver (PF), Louie Stearns (C) Cory Vosburg, John Wilkerson, Marcus Walker, James Todd | |
| 10:12 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Jeremy Hart - foul #1 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Blake Radley | |
| 10:12 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:44 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Crain | 10-13 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Lloyd Crain drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clement Howell | 10-15 |
| 09:28 | Saint Louis | Clement Howell steps in front of the James Harkey pass in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Lloyd Crain drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clement Howell | 10-18 |
| 09:01 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a floater near the basket | 10-18 |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper tips it in | 12-18 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Lloyd Crain drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Clement Howell | 12-21 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Louie Stearns - foul #1 on Louie Stearns, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (SG), Justin McLennon (PF) Dikembe Ali, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | UMass | Marcus Walker (PF), James Todd (C) Lawrence Weaver, Louie Stearns | |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:35 | UMass | James Todd pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Marcus Walker scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Kroeker | 13-23 |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Clement Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Clement Howell grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Marcus Walker knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Crain | 13-25 |
| 07:25 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Harkey | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin McLennon (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 12 pts. C - James Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UMass | Kenneth Hamann is called for the reach on Lloyd Crain - foul #1 on Kenneth Hamann, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) James Harkey, Michael Hooper, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), John Wilkerson (SF) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Nicholas Kroeker | |
| 07:01 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 07:00 | UMass | James Todd gets the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Marcus Walker can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 16-25 |
| 06:54 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:34 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 06:26 | UMass | The short jumper by John Wilkerson is denied by Shane Bobo | 18-25 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:19 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-25 |
| 06:18 | UMass | James Todd gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:14 | UMass | John Wilkerson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-27 |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a floater in the paint | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali gets the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon is fouled on the floor by James Todd - foul #1 on James Todd, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Blake Radley | |
| 05:21 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-27 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Lloyd Crain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), Lawrence Weaver (PF), Louie Stearns (C) Cory Vosburg, John Wilkerson, Marcus Walker, James Todd | |
| 04:44 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clement Howell | 21-30 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Lloyd Crain is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Lloyd Crain, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Baran Pantic (PF) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | UMass | Marcus Walker (PF), James Todd (C) Lawrence Weaver, Louie Stearns | |
| 03:43 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 21-30 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-30 |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 12 pts. C - James Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Morris Washington | 23-30 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Baran Pantic is denied by Nicholas Kroeker | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #1 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), John Wilkerson (SF) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Nicholas Kroeker | |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Baran Pantic steps in front of the Cory Vosburg pass | 25-30 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | John Wilkerson steals the ball from Jeremy Hart | 25-30 |
| 01:33 | UMass | The jump hook by John Wilkerson is blocked by Jeremy Hart | 25-30 |
| 01:32 | UMass | James Todd tips it in | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 00:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Blake Radley | 25-32 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Blake Radley hits a floater from the right side set up by James Todd | 25-34 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 00:03 | UMass | James Todd grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Todd comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-34 |