| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SF - Henry Cummings (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (fresh) C - Robert Mousseau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette jams it on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Shannon Isham steals it from Richard Fox | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses long on an open runner from the left block | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Anthony Waldon snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Wallace Racette drills a driving attempt near the basket | 6-0 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Cummings, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:34 | UMass | Robert Mousseau steals the ball from Francis Walker | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Nunley | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem lays it up and in | 8-3 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Grenier | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Francis Walker is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Francis Walker, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), John Lee (C) Christopher Grenier, Wallace Nunley, Henry Cummings, Robert Mousseau | |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) SF - Gary Hoang (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (fairly fresh) C - John Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Anthony Waldon tips it in | 10-6 |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Harrison, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:02 | UMass | The jump hook by Bob Morgan is blocked by Shannon Isham | 10-6 |
| 15:00 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Eldon Olmsted | 10-6 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Shannon Isham - foul #1 on Shannon Isham, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG), Wallace Nunley (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Henry Cummings (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Gary Hoang, Shannon Isham, John Lee | |
| 14:26 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:10 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Nunley | 11-8 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Jon McDonald loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:40 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | UMass | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Robert Mousseau is called for the reach on John Knarr - foul #2 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (SF), John Lee (C) Ronald Zadeh, Robert Mousseau | |
| 12:58 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Gary Hoang - foul #1 on Gary Hoang, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Richard Fox lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Beall | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | John Lee is hacked by Jon McDonald - foul #1 on Jon McDonald, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:16 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley scores on a turnaround from the right block | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Richard Fox hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Francis Walker | 16-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the wide open jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Frank Beall comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Grenier | 16-14 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Christopher Grenier is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #1 on Christopher Grenier, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Shannon Isham (PF) Christopher Grenier, Wallace Nunley, Gary Hoang, Henry Cummings | |
| 10:58 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham is fouled on the floor by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | John Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 09:59 | St. Joseph's | John Lee gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Eldon Olmsted | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shannon Isham - foul #2 on Shannon Isham, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG), Wallace Nunley (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), Henry Cummings (PF) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Shannon Isham | |
| 09:25 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier is hacked by Dikembe Abdulmuniem in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bob Morgan (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Anthony Waldon, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:54 | UMass | James Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:31 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wallace Nunley | 16-21 |
| 08:10 | UMass | James Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Fox | 18-21 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Grenier | 18-23 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bob Morgan (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Cummings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - John Lee (tired) | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Bob Morgan, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Robert Mousseau (C) Christopher Grenier, Wallace Nunley, Gary Hoang, John Lee | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:18 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronald Zadeh | 19-25 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 19-25 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted loses the dribble to John Knarr in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Frank Beall lays it in on a nice dish by John Knarr | 21-25 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Zadeh | 21-27 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Henry Cummings swats the short shot by Anthony Waldon | 21-27 |
| 06:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 21-27 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the jump hook from the left block | 21-27 |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Mousseau | 21-27 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison loses the dribble to John Knarr in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 05:59 | UMass | Frank Beall banks in the layup set up by John Knarr | 23-27 |
| 05:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mousseau - foul #3 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG), Wallace Nunley (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), Shannon Isham (C) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Robert Mousseau | |
| 05:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Bixby - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 04:49 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:30 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 04:28 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Shannon Isham is called for the reach on Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Shannon Isham, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:54 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Cummings (tiring) 13 pts. C - Shannon Isham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Shannon Isham steps in front of the Jon McDonald pass | 27-30 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | John Knarr is called for the reach on Henry Cummings - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), John Lee (C) Christopher Grenier, Wallace Nunley, Shannon Isham | |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to John Lee | 27-31 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Bob Morgan is called for the reach on Eldon Olmsted - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Francis Walker is fouled on the floor by John Lee - foul #3 on John Lee, team foul #13 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh (SF), Robert Mousseau (C) Gary Hoang, John Lee | |
| 02:44 | UMass | Francis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Francis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Francis Walker - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG), Wallace Nunley (SG) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Mousseau | |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 29-32 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Jon McDonald loses the dribble to Wallace Nunley | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | John Knarr is called for the reach on Christopher Grenier in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Gary Hoang (SF) Ronald Zadeh, Robert Harrison | |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh (SF), Robert Mousseau (C) Eldon Olmsted, Gary Hoang | |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Ronald Zadeh is called for the reach on Richard Fox - foul #1 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #14 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (C) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG) Wallace Nunley | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-34 |