| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Terry Kent inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the easy layup | 30-32 |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Yuri Grabski - foul #2 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura is hacked by Lawrence Timpson - foul #1 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Terry Kent connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matt Setliff | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Fontanez and he's hacked by Terry Kent - foul #2 on Terry Kent, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 18:54 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the floater from the right side | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Matt Setliff hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Yuri Grabski snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Fontanez - foul #1 on Kevin Fontanez, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:26 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is denied on a layup by Karl Ventura | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | UMass | Matt Setliff snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Rasnick | 36-38 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Frank Chaffin is called for the reach on Karl Ventura - foul #1 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (PG), Daryl England (SG), Damon Underwood (PF), Donald Rochelle (C) Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez, Frank Chaffin, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 16:24 | UMass | Terry Kent double dribbles | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daryl England (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Karl Ventura jams it set up by James Young and he's fouled by Dennis Rasnick - foul #2 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (PF) Damon Underwood | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | William Ownby swats the short shot by Frank Chaffin | 39-38 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin tips it in | 39-40 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Matt Setliff loses the dribble to Benny Mahaffey in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 14:46 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Donald Rochelle | 39-42 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Karl Ventura buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Ownby | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:12 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Karl Ventura is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Karl Ventura, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Howard Halsted, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Kevin Fontanez (SG), Damon Underwood (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Benny Mahaffey, Daryl England, Frank Chaffin, Donald Rochelle | |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:11 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-44 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (PF) Damon Underwood | |
| 12:33 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits a turnaround from the right block | 43-44 |
| 11:59 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez buries a jumpshot from the right side | 43-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | James Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Mike Bruce - foul #2 on Mike Bruce, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:35 | UMass | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:35 | UMass | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Karl Ventura - foul #4 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Lawrence Timpson picks off the pass by Terry Kent | 44-48 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez is fouled on the floor by Alphonse Ricci - foul #1 on Alphonse Ricci, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley, Alphonse Ricci | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (PG), Daryl England (SG), Damon Underwood (PF), Donald Rochelle (C) Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez, Frank Chaffin, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 09:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 44-48 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits the finger roll set up by Matt Setliff and he's hacked by Damon Underwood - foul #2 on Damon Underwood, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:35 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Dennis Rasnick is called for the reach on Terry Kent - foul #4 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder (SF) Dennis Rasnick | |
| 08:29 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Damon Underwood pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:54 | UMass | William Ownby knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Yuri Grabski and he's hacked by Damon Underwood - foul #3 on Damon Underwood, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Frank Chaffin (PF) Daryl England, Stephen Schroeder, Damon Underwood | |
| 07:54 | UMass | William Ownby makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | William Ownby is called for the reach on Frank Chaffin - foul #3 on William Ownby, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Lawrence Timpson (C) Benny Mahaffey, Donald Rochelle | |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:26 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike Bruce - foul #3 on Mike Bruce, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:26 | UMass | William Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:26 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stefan Costa - foul #2 on Stefan Costa, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF) Terry Kent, William Ownby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Dennis Rasnick steps in front of the Karl Ventura pass | 52-53 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Rasnick | 52-55 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Timpson - foul #2 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Terry Kent (SF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (PG), Daryl England (SG), Damon Underwood (PF), Donald Rochelle (C) Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez, Frank Chaffin, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 05:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Damon Underwood grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Terry Kent | 54-57 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Mahaffey | 54-60 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Daryl England picks off the pass by Yuri Grabski | 54-60 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Daryl England | 54-62 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl England (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Damon Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Terry Kent scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Karl Ventura | 56-62 |
| 03:16 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (PF) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Kevin Fontanez (SG), Frank Chaffin (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Benny Mahaffey, Daryl England, Damon Underwood, Donald Rochelle | |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | Matt Setliff takes the ball from Kevin Fontanez | 56-62 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Matt Setliff hits the finger roll | 58-62 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Bruce | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:07 | UMass | William Ownby hits a turnaround from close range set up by Yuri Grabski | 60-64 |
| 01:38 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 60-64 |
| 01:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 60-64 |
| 01:31 | UMass | William Ownby loses the ball out of bounds | 60-64 |
| 01:06 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-64 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin tips it back up and in | 60-66 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Matt Setliff is called for the reach on Frank Chaffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (PG), Daryl England (SG) Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez | |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Matt Setliff is called for the reach on Lawrence Timpson - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:50 | UMass | William Ownby snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Yuri Grabski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 63-68 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Grabski - foul #3 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Terry Kent misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson is hacked by Matt Setliff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matt Setliff, team foul #11 | 63-70 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-72 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Matt Setliff is called for the reach on Dennis Rasnick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matt Setliff, team foul #12 | 63-72 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey runs out the clock | 63-73 |