| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) SF - Thomas Stewart (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) PF - David Hudson (fresh) C - Edward Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Stevens | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | UMass | David Hudson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | UMass | David Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | UMass | David Hudson's floater is knocked away by Wilbur Simmons | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it in | 7-2 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 18:18 | UMass | David Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | UMass | David Hudson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:51 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera is fouled on the floor by Louis Blackmon - foul #1 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:17 | UMass | Jose Valdez lays it in set up by David Hudson | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Harold Stevens | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | UMass | The jump hook by Naija Abdelhamid is blocked by Jason Eversole | 9-4 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Naija Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Louis Blackmon - foul #1 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF) Jason Eversole | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:20 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 11-4 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid is hacked by Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) Edward Hanson | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfonso Rivera | 11-6 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Bryant (fresh) C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Stewart | 13-6 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid's pass is intercepted by Harold Stevens | 13-6 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Jack Wood (PF) Alfonso Rivera, Jose Valdez, David Hudson | |
| 14:54 | UMass | Jack Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Eversole - foul #1 on Jason Eversole, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:54 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 13-7 |
| 14:41 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Eversole | 13-7 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Stevens | 16-7 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Jack Wood buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 14:11 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 18-9 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses short on a floater near the basket | 18-9 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez snags the offensive board | 18-9 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Jack Wood's floater is knocked away by Harold Dorrough | 18-9 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon tips it but misses | 18-9 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Stewart | 18-9 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is whistled for a carry | 18-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Hudson (PF), Edward Hanson (C) James Smith, Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Andrew Brownell | |
| 13:01 | UMass | Edward Hanson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 18-9 |
| 13:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on a 3 from straight away | 18-9 |
| 12:46 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 12:40 | UMass | David Hudson's pass is intercepted by Pierre Bryant | 18-9 |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's | Jose Valdez denies the turnaround by Pierre Bryant | 18-9 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Thomas Stewart is called for the reach on Jose Valdez - foul #2 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Robert Rieke (SG), Karl Toon (SF) Louis Blackmon, Harold Stevens, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Wilfredo Montanez | |
| 11:54 | UMass | Edward Hanson is called for 3 seconds | 18-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Pierre Bryant, Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG) Jack Wood | |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 11:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Hudson | 18-9 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fresh) SG - Robert Rieke (fresh) SF - Karl Toon (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera misses long on a floater from the left block | 18-9 |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jason Eversole | 18-9 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edward Hanson - foul #1 on Edward Hanson, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG) Robert Rieke | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (PF) David Hudson | |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole misses the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Edward Hanson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-9 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses the shot from the right side | 19-9 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Edward Hanson pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Jack Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Hanson - foul #2 on Edward Hanson, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Hudson (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Alfonso Rivera, Jose Valdez, Jack Wood, Edward Hanson | |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Blackmon - foul #2 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #5 | 21-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (PG), Harold Stevens (SG) Louis Blackmon, Glen Tignor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant gets the rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Naija Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SF) Naija Abdelhamid | |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Jack Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-10 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant travels with the ball | 22-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG) Karl Toon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:44 | UMass | Andrew Brownell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-10 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hudson | 25-12 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons double dribbles | 25-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Jose Valdez (SF) Wilfredo Montanez, David Hudson | |
| 07:52 | UMass | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SF) Glen Tignor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough loses the ball out of bounds | 25-12 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Robert Rieke steps in front of the Alfonso Rivera pass | 25-12 |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon misses the lay-in | 25-12 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera grabs the board | 25-12 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Rieke (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Karl Toon (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Brownell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | UMass | Jose Valdez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-12 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Jose Valdez tips it in | 25-14 |
| 06:57 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Dorrough | 27-14 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Jose Valdez's layup is rejected by Jason Eversole | 27-14 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rieke | 30-14 |
| 06:17 | UMass | James Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alfonso Rivera | 30-17 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Rieke | 32-17 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Harold Dorrough - foul #1 on Harold Dorrough, team foul #6 | 32-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Thomas Stewart (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Robert Rieke, Harold Stevens, Karl Toon, Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Arroyo (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), David Hudson (PF), Edgar Bridgeforth (C) Alfonso Rivera, James Smith, Jack Wood, Andrew Brownell | |
| 05:42 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Arroyo | 32-19 |
| 05:22 | St. Joseph's | Jose Valdez picks off the pass by Pierre Bryant | 32-19 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-19 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-19 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Edgar Bridgeforth grabs the board | 32-19 |
| 04:52 | UMass | David Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG) Oscar Arroyo | |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 04:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alfonso Rivera | 32-19 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-19 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the offensive board | 32-19 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Jose Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Stewart - foul #3 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #7 | 32-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SG), Karl Toon (SF), Ernest Kaelin (C) Glen Tignor, Thomas Stewart, Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG), Herbert Crouch (C) Wilfredo Montanez, Edgar Bridgeforth | |
| 04:03 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Jose Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:45 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 03:20 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Louis Blackmon and the foul's on Alfonso Rivera - foul #1 on Alfonso Rivera, team foul #5 | 34-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| Subs | UMass | James Smith (PG), Naija Abdelhamid (SG), Edward Hanson (C) Alfonso Rivera, David Hudson, Herbert Crouch | |
| 03:20 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin misses the free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Edward Hanson gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Karl Toon (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Kaelin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jose Valdez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UMass | Jack Wood hits a runner from the baseline set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 34-23 |
| 02:47 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens banks in the layup | 36-23 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Edward Hanson scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Jason Eversole - foul #2 on Jason Eversole, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF), Harold Dorrough (C) Karl Toon, Ernest Kaelin | |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Edgar Bridgeforth (PF) Jose Valdez, Jack Wood | |
| 02:27 | UMass | Edward Hanson makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Harold Stevens | 38-26 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Jason Eversole denies the turnaround by James Smith | 38-26 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 01:42 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 01:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edward Hanson | 38-26 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Louis Blackmon steals the ball from Edward Hanson | 38-26 |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 40-26 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Smith | 40-28 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Edgar Bridgeforth, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (SG), Karl Toon (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Harold Stevens, Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Rivera (PG), Jack Wood (SF), David Hudson (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) James Smith, Wilfredo Montanez, Edgar Bridgeforth, Edward Hanson | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Alfonso Rivera buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Naija Abdelhamid | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons clanks a shot from the left block | 42-31 |