| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for 10 seconds | 32-36 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Richard Fox pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Anthony Waldon comes up short on the jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 32-38 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is intercepted by Bradley Francois in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Richard Fox lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Francois | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Ronald Brown, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 36-42 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, William Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:48 | UMass | Tyrone Evans is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:33 | UMass | James Taylor banks in the layup and the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| 17:33 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (PF) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG) David Burt | |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:10 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (C) John Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Bradley Francois comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 16:48 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Walker | 37-45 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Francis Walker is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Taylor, Francis Walker | |
| 16:13 | UMass | Bob Morgan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wallace Racette | 37-47 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Anthony Waldon's pass is intercepted by Richard Boettcher | 40-47 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 42-47 |
| 15:01 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 14:50 | UMass | David Burt makes the driving attempt from close range | 42-49 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-49 |
| 14:33 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Richard Fox's pass is intercepted by Tracy Williams in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | John Williams denies the turnaround by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 42-49 |
| 14:14 | UMass | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:53 | UMass | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith blows the wide open layup | 42-49 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jon McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Francis Walker | 42-49 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Tyrone Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG) David Burt | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-49 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it but misses | 42-49 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Bradley Francois grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Francis Walker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jimmie Lyon | 45-49 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (C) Tyrone Evans, Bradley Francois, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Burt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's pass is intercepted by Richard Fox | 45-51 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Bob Morgan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 45-51 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-51 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 51-51 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | UMass | James Taylor connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Fox | 53-53 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Anthony Waldon picks off the pass by Tracy Williams in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), John Williams (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, David Burt, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, James Taylor | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | William Smith tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Francis Walker is denied on a layup by William Smith | 55-55 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 55-55 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Tyrone Evans misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 07:48 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (PF) Francis Walker | |
| 07:21 | UMass | John Williams steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF) Tyrone Evans, John Williams | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Jon McDonald steps in front of the William Smith pass | 55-57 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Richard Fox is called for 10 seconds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Bradley Francois | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | James Taylor is called for the reach on Ronald Brown - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Warren Ruck (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (PF), Wallace Racette (C) James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | David Burt is called for the reach on Tracy Williams - foul #2 on David Burt, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), John Williams (SF) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | David Burt is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #3 on David Burt, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 05:39 | UMass | John Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 55-57 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is fouled on the floor by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits the finger roll set up by Bradley Francois | 57-59 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Williams, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Bradley Francois clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is intercepted by Wallace Racette | 59-59 |
| 03:34 | UMass | Warren Ruck picks off the pass by Bradley Francois | 59-59 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 03:15 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UMass | Bradley Francois clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #3 on Warren Ruck, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), John Williams (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| 03:01 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 02:40 | UMass | John Williams snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Tyrone Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Williams | 59-64 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Bradley Francois, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | David Burt steals it from Ronald Brown in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 01:39 | UMass | David Burt hits the finger roll | 59-68 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Tyrone Evans takes the ball from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 59-68 |
| 01:30 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, Francis Walker | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:13 | UMass | Anthony Waldon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Fox | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bob Morgan - foul #3 on Bob Morgan, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| 00:57 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-71 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Bradley Francois in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses short on a shot from the right block | 62-72 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #3 on Wallace Racette, team foul #11 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) John Williams | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Bradley Francois is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Bradley Francois steps in front of the Ronald Brown pass in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-74 |
| 00:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bob Morgan | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Bradley Francois can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-74 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-74 |