| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Marlow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:53 | Saint Louis | William Littleton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Marlow | 40-34 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Dennis Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 19:23 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | Richard Duong picks off the pass by Douglas Davenport | 40-34 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Sean Lewis picks off the pass by Richard Duong in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 19:02 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Richard Duong can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | William Littleton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Michael Fomby connects on the shot in the paint | 42-36 |
| 18:01 | Saint Louis | James Marlow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 42-36 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham (C) James Marlow | |
| 17:34 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport is hacked by Roger Baker - foul #2 on Roger Baker, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Littleton | 42-39 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Peter Boyles drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Room | 44-39 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Steven Beard picks off the pass by Joey Nelson | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | UMass | James Room lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 46-39 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (PG), Bryant Crain (SG), Cory Hill (SF) William Littleton, Douglas Davenport, Sean Lewis | |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the dunk but the foul's on Bryant Crain - foul #1 on Bryant Crain, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG) Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Boyles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Floyd Bullard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Crain (fresh) SF - Cory Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Saint Louis | Reginald Solarski steals it from Bryant Crain | 47-41 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Graham - foul #3 on Phillip Graham, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (PF) Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (C) Joey Nelson | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Reginald Solarski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Cory Hill - foul #1 on Cory Hill, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (C) Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:56 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain buries a jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 51-43 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Dennis Scott takes the ball from Floyd Bullard | 51-43 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Cory Hill steps in front of the Richard Duong pass in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Reginald Solarski takes the ball from James Marlow | 51-43 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Michael Fomby tips it home | 53-43 |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 53-43 |
| 13:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reginald Solarski | 53-43 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Michael Fomby buries a jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Bullard | 55-45 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Arthur Snavely's floater is tipped away by James Marlow | 55-45 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | James Marlow snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Arthur Snavely is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-48 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Douglas Davenport (SG), Sean Lewis (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) Floyd Bullard, Bryant Crain, Cory Hill, Phillip Graham | |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is whistled for a carry | 55-48 |
| 11:36 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 11:35 | UMass | James Room hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Room (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Boyles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Davenport (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Marlow (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | Jamie Becker denies the turnaround by Joey Nelson | 57-48 |
| 10:50 | UMass | James Room snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Roger Baker is hacked by Sean Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Lewis, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF) James Room, Steven Beard, Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (PF) James Marlow | |
| 10:21 | UMass | Richard Duong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:16 | Saint Louis | William Littleton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 10:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Becker | 57-48 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Reginald Solarski comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 57-48 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Reginald Solarski tips it in | 59-48 |
| 09:36 | Saint Louis | Peter Boyles picks off the pass by Floyd Bullard | 59-48 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Steve Puryear loses the dribble to William Littleton in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | William Littleton throws it down | 59-50 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Richard Duong buries a fadeaway from the left side | 61-50 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 61-50 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Davenport - foul #1 on Douglas Davenport, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Richard Duong, Steve Puryear, Reginald Solarski, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (PG), Phillip Graham (C) William Littleton, Floyd Bullard | |
| 08:29 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:28 | Saint Louis | David Amaro snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | David Amaro misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis tips it home | 61-52 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Dennis Scott throws it down on a great pass from Michael Fomby and he's fouled by Douglas Davenport - foul #2 on Douglas Davenport, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG), Cory Hill (SF) Douglas Davenport, Sean Lewis | |
| 07:46 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:46 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 07:22 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Amaro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Graham (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Joey Nelson - foul #3 on Joey Nelson, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF) Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (PF), James Marlow (C) Joey Nelson, Phillip Graham | |
| 07:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | James Marlow snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Dennis Scott buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Solarski | 66-54 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | James Marlow clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #3 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), James Room (SG), Peter Boyles (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Sean Lewis (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) David Amaro, Bryant Crain, Cory Hill | |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Jamie Becker snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 66-55 |
| 06:03 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | Jamie Becker picks off the pass by Floyd Bullard | 66-55 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled on the floor by Sean Lewis - foul #4 on Sean Lewis, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF) James Room, Steven Beard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham (C) James Marlow | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:21 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Steve Puryear, Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (SG) Floyd Bullard | |
| 04:57 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Douglas Davenport - foul #3 on Douglas Davenport, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (PG), Cory Hill (SF) William Littleton, Joey Nelson | |
| 04:57 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Peter Boyles snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:28 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Douglas Davenport in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Davenport, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Arthur Snavely | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG), Joey Nelson (PF), James Marlow (C) Douglas Davenport, Sean Lewis, Phillip Graham | |
| 04:28 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill drills a shot from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Dennis Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Room | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:41 | UMass | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Michael Fomby lays it in on a great pass from Richard Duong | 77-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Room (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Fomby (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Crain (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Cory Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Marlow (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | James Marlow knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joey Nelson | 77-59 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the floater in the paint | 77-59 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it back up and in | 79-59 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses badly on a floater from the right side | 79-59 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | David Amaro tips it back up and in | 79-61 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Richard Duong double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Steve Puryear (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, James Room, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (PF), Phillip Graham (C) Joey Nelson, James Marlow | |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | Steve Puryear is called for the reach on David Amaro - foul #1 on Steve Puryear, team foul #4 | 79-61 |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard misses the dunk attempt | 79-61 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Arthur Snavely gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Steven Beard is hacked by David Amaro - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #11 | 79-61 |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG) Steve Puryear | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:50 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard is fouled on the floor by Peter Boyles - foul #2 on Peter Boyles, team foul #5 | 80-61 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Roger Baker steps in front of the Bryant Crain pass | 80-61 |
| 01:23 | UMass | James Room hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Baker | 82-61 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | David Amaro clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-61 |
| 01:10 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill tips it home | 82-63 |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Room hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Snavely | 85-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | David Amaro loses the ball out of bounds | 85-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Steven Beard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 87-63 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Peter Boyles - foul #3 on Peter Boyles, team foul #6 | 87-65 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard misses the free throw | 87-65 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 87-65 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Room runs out the clock | 87-65 |