| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 19:47 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #1 on Howard Halsted, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:16 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Draeger | 43-31 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Karl Ventura buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 43-33 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Karl Ventura takes the ball from Frank Chaffin | 43-33 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Karl Ventura drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Halsted | 43-35 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Matt Setliff is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Karl Ventura can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is fouled on the floor by Howard Halsted - foul #2 on Howard Halsted, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (C) Frank Chaffin | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SF) Matt Setliff, Howard Halsted | |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-35 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Dennis Rasnick is called for the reach on Yuri Grabski - foul #2 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) Michael Gardner | |
| Subs | UMass | Emilio Garcia (C) Karl Ventura | |
| 16:44 | UMass | Yuri Grabski travels with the ball | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Terry Kent | |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | Emilio Garcia blocks the short jumper by Dennis Rasnick | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-35 |
| 15:57 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses short on a floater from close range | 45-35 |
| 15:31 | UMass | James Young gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Yuri Grabski drills a driving attempt from close range | 45-37 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses the dunk | 45-37 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Emilio Garcia pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Stefan Costa can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Rasnick - foul #3 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), William Ownby (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Yuri Grabski, Hipolito Bruno, Emilio Garcia | |
| 14:18 | UMass | Stefan Costa misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Stefan Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is hacked by William Ownby - foul #4 on William Ownby, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF) Stefan Costa, William Ownby | |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-37 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Yuri Grabski - foul #2 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Yuri Grabski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Chaffin - foul #1 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| 12:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner is hacked by Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG) James Young | |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UMass | Karl Ventura knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 52-43 |
| 11:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Draeger and he's hacked by Karl Ventura - foul #3 on Karl Ventura, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Benny Mahaffey, Michael Gardner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Karl Ventura | |
| 11:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 54-43 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the easy layup | 54-43 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's | James Young steals it from Thomas Draeger in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 10:42 | UMass | James Young misses the easy layup | 54-43 |
| 10:40 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Rodney Matthews | 54-43 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-43 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Dennis Rasnick - foul #4 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Rasnick, Frank Chaffin | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Emilio Garcia | |
| 10:00 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:51 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Draeger | 56-45 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Michael Gardner blocks the short jumper by Karl Ventura | 56-45 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Timpson | 56-45 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Karl Ventura's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gardner | 56-45 |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Gardner | 56-45 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews hits a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #3 on Howard Halsted, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Terry Kent (PF) James Young, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Terry Kent is fouled on the floor by Michael Gardner - foul #3 on Michael Gardner, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 07:57 | UMass | Karl Ventura banks in the layup set up by Matt Setliff | 59-47 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Draeger (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Yuri Grabski picks off the pass by Benny Mahaffey | 59-47 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Yuri Grabski comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Chadwick Bibb - foul #1 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick (SF), Damon Underwood (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Chadwick Bibb, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Timpson | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), William Ownby (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Stefan Costa, Karl Ventura | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | Emilio Garcia denies the turnaround by Thomas Draeger | 59-49 |
| 07:11 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Damon Underwood | 59-49 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Terry Kent steps in front of the Benny Mahaffey pass | 59-49 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Damon Underwood - foul #1 on Damon Underwood, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Benny Mahaffey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:46 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (PF) Damon Underwood | |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Emilio Garcia | |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:05 | UMass | William Ownby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Draeger - foul #2 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Hipolito Bruno (PF) James Young, Terry Kent | |
| 06:05 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | UMass | William Ownby misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-52 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Matt Setliff gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Karl Ventura knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Ownby | 59-54 |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Hipolito Bruno - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Rodney Matthews is called for the reach on Stefan Costa - foul #3 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (C) Frank Chaffin | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:18 | UMass | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:54 | St. Joseph's | Karl Ventura steps in front of the Dennis Rasnick pass | 61-56 |
| 04:44 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the shot in the paint | 61-56 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:30 | UMass | William Ownby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Rodney Matthews, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Timpson | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Stefan Costa, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 03:51 | UMass | Yuri Grabski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 61-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Draeger (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger clanks a turnaround from close range | 61-59 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Michael Gardner (PF) Benny Mahaffey, Chadwick Bibb | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), William Ownby (SF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Howard Halsted, Emilio Garcia | |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Matthews | 63-59 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Karl Ventura's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gardner | 63-59 |
| 02:16 | UMass | Matt Setliff tips it in | 63-61 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Draeger | 65-61 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Karl Ventura can't connect on a floater from the right side | 65-61 |
| 01:39 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Karl Ventura is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Karl Ventura, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Rasnick | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled on the floor by Thomas Draeger - foul #3 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Yuri Grabski scores on a jump hook near the basket | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | William Ownby steals the ball from Thomas Draeger | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Ownby | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Matt Setliff is called for the reach on Thomas Draeger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |