| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Willie Byrum picks off the pass by Lawrence Weaver | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Francis Watkins lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses short on a jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Blake Radley snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Blake Radley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by James Foti - foul #1 on James Foti, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Blake Radley is fouled on the floor by Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Justin Spalding gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Marcus Walker steals the ball from Justin Spalding | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Blake Radley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Duane Coleman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | UMass | James Foti misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Marcus Walker's layup is rejected by Duane Coleman | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Willie Byrum lays it up and in set up by Francis Watkins and he's fouled by James Foti - foul #2 on James Foti, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), George Matus (C) James Foti, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Cory Vosburg can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Justin Spalding pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Francis Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF) Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 16:50 | UMass | John Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Cory Vosburg - foul #1 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) Willie Byrum | |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:30 | UMass | John Wilkerson is hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | UMass | John Wilkerson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF) Leonard Starr | |
| 16:18 | UMass | John Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | UMass | John Wilkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is fouled on the floor by John Wilkerson - foul #1 on John Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, George Matus | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Duane Coleman | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) SG - Harold Britton (fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Randal Simcox gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:33 | UMass | William Taylor steals the ball from Marcus Walker | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Victor Kemp (PF) Cory Vosburg, Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (PF) Harold Britton, Joseph Boyer | |
| 15:09 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Lawrence Weaver swats the layup by Willie Byrum | 4-9 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #1 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Marcus Walker lays it up and in and the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), George Matus (C) Blake Radley, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:40 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Duane Coleman clanks a floater from close range | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Wilkerson | 7-11 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the jumpshot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is hacked by John Wilkerson - foul #2 on John Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Shawn Kopecky (PF) Marcus Walker, Nicholas Kroeker, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Floyd Brooks | |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Harold Britton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Taylor | 9-14 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Cory Vosburg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Weaver (C) George Matus | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:03 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Harold Britton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Britton, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG) Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:35 | UMass | Blake Radley's pass is intercepted by Justin Spalding | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Harold Britton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lawrence Weaver | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Cory Vosburg hits a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | William Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Spalding (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Joseph Boyer is called for the reach on Cory Vosburg - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), Marcus Walker (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Antwan Lynch (C) Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley, Shawn Kopecky, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Joseph Boyer | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the floater from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:12 | UMass | Victor Kemp gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Antwan Lynch misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Blake Radley (SF) Cory Vosburg | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:01 | UMass | Antwan Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Antwan Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Duane Coleman pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Justin Spalding clanks a jump hook in the paint | 15-14 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Justin Spalding tips it in | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Marcus Walker is denied on a dunk by Floyd Brooks | 15-16 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Randal Simcox snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), George Matus (C) Randal Simcox, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 10:22 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the fadeaway near the basket | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Blake Radley double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Lawrence Weaver (C) Victor Kemp, George Matus | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Francis Watkins | |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Justin Spalding buries a jumper in the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Cory Vosburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Duane Coleman (PF) Harold Britton, Willie Byrum | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the shot from the left side | 17-20 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Kato | 20-23 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Cory Vosburg loses the dribble to William Taylor | 20-23 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Justin Spalding banks in the layup set up by William Taylor | 20-25 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Marcus Walker snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver is open but misses the lay-in | 20-25 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses the tip | 20-25 |
| 07:32 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Weaver | 20-25 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Radley (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Spalding (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Cory Vosburg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Justin Spalding drills a shot from the left block set up by William Taylor | 20-27 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Blake Radley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-27 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | David Kato misses the floater from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:57 | UMass | Marcus Walker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Cory Vosburg | 24-27 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a shot in the lane | 24-27 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Blake Radley gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Marcus Walker scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Kroeker | 26-27 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the floater from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 04:44 | UMass | David Kato picks off the pass by Blake Radley | 26-29 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Cory Vosburg - foul #2 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), Victor Kemp (PF), George Matus (C) Cory Vosburg, Marcus Walker, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (PF) David Kato, Duane Coleman | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 3rd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Victor Kemp gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:30 | UMass | William Taylor takes the ball from George Matus | 26-29 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Taylor | 26-31 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Blake Radley is hacked by Justin Spalding - foul #2 on Justin Spalding, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF) William Taylor, Justin Spalding | |
| 04:11 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Randal Simcox knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Victor Kemp grabs the board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Nicholas Kroeker (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Radley (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Victor Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Matus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Blake Radley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leonard Starr | 30-33 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Leonard Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), John Wilkerson (SF) Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| 02:44 | UMass | John Wilkerson double dribbles | 30-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Kopecky (PF), Antwan Lynch (C) Victor Kemp, George Matus | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses short on a floater from close range | 30-33 |
| 02:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Antwan Lynch | 30-33 |
| 02:15 | UMass | James Foti knocks in the shot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Harold Britton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Harold Britton | |
| 01:51 | UMass | James Foti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Duane Coleman | 32-33 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by John Wilkerson - foul #3 on John Wilkerson, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Marcus Walker (SF) Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Antwan Lynch snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Antwan Lynch loses the dribble to Floyd Brooks | 32-34 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a floater in the lane | 32-36 |
| 00:43 | UMass | James Foti knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by James Foti - foul #3 on James Foti, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Victor Kemp (PF), George Matus (C) James Foti, Shawn Kopecky, Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) Willie Byrum | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is hacked by Harold Britton - foul #2 on Harold Britton, team foul #11 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Weaver (C) George Matus | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG) Francis Watkins | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Harold Britton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | David Kato tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-38 |