| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard's floater is tipped away by William Ownby | 35-37 |
| 19:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hipolito Bruno | 35-37 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Yuri Grabski is called for the reach on Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Robert Stewart, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Walter Crews drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Massenburg | 37-37 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-37 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the shot near the basket | 37-37 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Yuri Grabski gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Yuri Grabski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Walter Crews is hacked by Hipolito Bruno - foul #3 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (PF) Donald Massenburg, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (C) Hipolito Bruno | |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Yuri Grabski's pass is intercepted by Marvin Duda | 39-40 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Walter Crews comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alphonse Ricci - foul #1 on Alphonse Ricci, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Manuel Yates (SF) Robin Belliveau, Stephen Peacock | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Thomas Finley tips it in | 41-42 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Thomas Finley blocks the short jumper by Walter Crews | 41-42 |
| 16:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 41-42 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci's pass is intercepted by Robert Stewart | 41-42 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Robert Stewart hits the finger roll | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Terry Kent comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Stefan Costa gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | James Young is fouled on the floor by Marvin Duda - foul #1 on Marvin Duda, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley, Alphonse Ricci | |
| 15:20 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Ventura | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Yuri Grabski - foul #3 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Boyer (SG) Donald Massenburg | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Howard Halsted can't connect on a runner from the right block | 45-44 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it home | 45-46 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG) Joe Boyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Karl Ventura | 45-48 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard is fouled on the floor by William Ownby - foul #1 on William Ownby, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Thomas Turner can't connect on a shot from the right block | 45-48 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Yuri Grabski snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Terry Kent knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Thomas Turner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Karl Ventura snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Terry Kent buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Yuri Grabski | 45-53 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-53 |
| 12:56 | UMass | William Ownby pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Terry Kent lays it in on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 45-55 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Turner | 47-55 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 12:11 | UMass | William Ownby gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Karl Ventura is hacked by Manuel Yates - foul #3 on Manuel Yates, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robin Belliveau, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 11:39 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Duda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Edgar (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard slams it home set up by Robert Stewart and he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno blows the layup but he's hacked by David Edgar - foul #4 on David Edgar, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) David Edgar | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Walter Crews buries a turnaround from close range | 52-57 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Howard Halsted's pass is intercepted by Stephen Peacock | 52-57 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hipolito Bruno - foul #4 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Duda (PF) Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Howard Halsted, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stefan Costa and the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #3 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| 10:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Karl Ventura is called for the reach on Walter Crews - foul #4 on Karl Ventura, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (C) Karl Ventura | |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Leonard | 56-60 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Terry Kent buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 56-63 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Walter Crews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SF), Marvin Duda (PF) Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:55 | UMass | Terry Kent clanks a floater from the right block | 56-63 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Walter Crews | 56-63 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-63 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Yuri Grabski double dribbles | 59-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robin Belliveau, Manuel Yates, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby | |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg loses the dribble to Terry Kent | 59-63 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Terry Kent's floater is tipped away by Marvin Duda | 59-63 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Terry Kent tips it home | 59-65 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Thomas Finley swats the short shot by Micheal Leonard | 59-65 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Alphonse Ricci pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Duda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | UMass | Marvin Duda is called for the reach on Alphonse Ricci - foul #2 on Marvin Duda, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), David Edgar (C) Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley, Alphonse Ricci | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 06:55 | UMass | William Ownby tips it home | 59-67 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard double dribbles | 59-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Donald Massenburg, Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:22 | UMass | Karl Ventura's floater is tipped away by Thomas Turner | 59-67 |
| 06:21 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to William Ownby | 59-67 |
| 06:03 | UMass | William Ownby misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Manuel Yates (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 06:03 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:03 | UMass | William Ownby misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses short on a shot from close range | 59-68 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Terry Kent loses the dribble to Micheal Leonard | 59-68 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | The short jumper by Micheal Leonard is denied by William Ownby | 59-68 |
| 05:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 59-68 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled on the floor by Micheal Leonard - foul #1 on Micheal Leonard, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Marvin Duda (PF) Donald Massenburg, Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | The jump hook by David Edgar is blocked by Karl Ventura | 59-70 |
| 04:54 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Terry Kent connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Matt Setliff and he's fouled by Stephen Peacock - foul #2 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:40 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Donald Massenburg is blocked by Terry Kent | 59-73 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | David Edgar grabs the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Massenburg | 62-73 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Karl Ventura banks in the layup set up by Terry Kent | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-75 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled on the floor by Donald Massenburg - foul #2 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Donald Massenburg, Stephen Peacock, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - David Edgar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Manuel Yates | 64-77 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Stefan Costa buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-79 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Manuel Yates | 66-79 |
| 02:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-79 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Robin Belliveau, Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Terry Kent (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted, Thomas Finley, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Donald Massenburg steps in front of the Yuri Grabski pass | 66-79 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg jams it | 68-79 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Karl Ventura connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-81 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-81 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Yuri Grabski grabs the board | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | UMass | Matt Setliff hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Yuri Grabski and he's fouled by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #10 | 68-83 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Marvin Duda (SF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, David Edgar | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 01:33 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the free throw | 68-84 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Walter Crews is fouled on the floor by Thomas Finley - foul #2 on Thomas Finley, team foul #9 | 68-84 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 1st free throw | 68-84 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Marvin Duda pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-84 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 68-84 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Thomas Turner snags the offensive board | 68-84 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 68-84 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Marvin Duda gets the offensive rebound | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Walter Crews is blocked by Hipolito Bruno | 68-84 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Marvin Duda is called for the reach on Hipolito Bruno - foul #3 on Marvin Duda, team foul #11 | 68-84 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 68-85 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-86 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Howard Halsted grabs the board | 68-86 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Young runs out the clock | 68-86 |