| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Wood inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | James Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Leon Cornett tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Gary Law grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | James Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Ashby | 36-29 |
| 19:12 | UMass | James Springer scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Corey Glover and he's hacked by Harold Ashby - foul #2 on Harold Ashby, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | UMass | James Springer misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Roger White gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Roger White comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Nielsen - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Roger White makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Roger White makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:39 | UMass | David Nielsen banks in the layup on a great pass from Leon Cornett | 38-33 |
| 18:21 | Saint Louis | Gary Law misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | UMass | David Nielsen snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Corey Glover knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Nielsen | 38-36 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Harold Ashby steals the ball from David Nielsen | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata (PF) Gary Law | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 16:55 | UMass | David Nielsen comes up short on the jumper from close range | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Corey Glover gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Ross Taylor misses the driving attempt from close range | 41-36 |
| 16:28 | UMass | James Springer grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:21 | UMass | David Nielsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Glover and the foul's on Roger White - foul #3 on Roger White, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG), Steven Dyer (SG), Robert Bourke (SF), Fred Redwine (C) James Williams, Roger White, Richard Bell, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Cornett (PF) James Springer | |
| 16:21 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:06 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke is hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Law (PF) Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Harry Wood (SG), James Wood (SF) Corey Glover, David Nielsen, David Thomas | |
| 15:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Dolin | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Zapata (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) SG - Harry Wood (fresh) SF - James Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UMass | James Wood misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:32 | UMass | James Wood tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Harold Ashby (C) Steven Dyer, Jose Zapata | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Steven Cate (SG), James Springer (C) William Garofalo, Harry Wood, Ross Taylor | |
| 14:53 | Saint Louis | Roger White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Richard Bell (SF) Christopher Dolin, Robert Bourke | |
| Subs | UMass | David Frye (PF) Leon Cornett | |
| 14:33 | UMass | David Frye misses the driving attempt from the left block | 44-41 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Gary Law | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Saint Louis | Roger White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Williams | 47-41 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Corey Glover loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata (PF) Gary Law | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Leon Cornett (PF) James Wood, David Frye | |
| 13:27 | Saint Louis | James Williams is hacked by Steven Cate - foul #4 on Steven Cate, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (C) Steven Cate, James Springer | |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | James Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 13:07 | UMass | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Corey Glover comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 13:02 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roger White | 47-41 |
| 12:45 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby's floater is tipped away by Ross Taylor | 47-41 |
| 12:43 | UMass | David Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Corey Glover hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Thomas | 47-43 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Fred Redwine (C) James Williams, Roger White, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (C) Ross Taylor | |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Corey Glover buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | David Thomas blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Fred Redwine | 49-46 |
| 12:00 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:56 | UMass | David Thomas buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Nielsen | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Redwine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke's pass is intercepted by Corey Glover | 49-48 |
| 11:36 | UMass | David Nielsen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leon Cornett - foul #3 on Leon Cornett, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Robert Bourke, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), James Wood (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) Corey Glover, David Thomas, Leon Cornett | |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:52 | UMass | David Nielsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 10:50 | UMass | James Wood gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Ross Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 10:17 | UMass | David Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:13 | UMass | James Springer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:11 | UMass | David Nielsen misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin's layup is rejected by James Wood | 51-48 |
| 09:50 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Gary Law steals it from James Wood | 51-48 |
| 09:16 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin's floater is tipped away by Ross Taylor | 51-48 |
| 09:14 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Ross Taylor knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Nielsen | 53-50 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 08:38 | UMass | David Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Harold Ashby steals the ball from James Wood | 53-50 |
| 08:27 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell misses badly on a runner from the right block | 53-50 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Steven Dyer (SG), Robert Bourke (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) Christopher Dolin, Roger White, Richard Bell, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Harry Wood (SG), David Thomas (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), David Frye (C) William Garofalo, David Nielsen, James Wood, Ross Taylor, James Springer | |
| 08:03 | UMass | Corey Glover is hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Leon Cornett drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Glover and he's hacked by Jose Zapata - foul #1 on Jose Zapata, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG) Harry Wood | |
| 07:55 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Redwine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Frye (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Saint Louis | James Williams is hacked by Corey Glover - foul #1 on Corey Glover, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 07:29 | Saint Louis | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:29 | Saint Louis | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:29 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Corey Glover steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-53 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 06:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 54-53 |
| 06:37 | UMass | David Frye hits the finger roll set up by Steven Cate | 54-55 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | James Williams hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Bourke | 56-55 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Robert Bourke blocks the short jumper by Corey Glover | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | UMass | David Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Corey Glover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Christopher Dolin (SF), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Steven Dyer, Robert Bourke, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), James Springer (C) David Thomas, David Frye | |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger White | 58-55 |
| 05:05 | UMass | James Springer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Roger White pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Bell (SF) Christopher Dolin | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:39 | UMass | James Springer hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Cate | 58-57 |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Leon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-57 |
| 04:14 | UMass | James Springer hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Williams | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UMass | James Wood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-59 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Corey Glover snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Leon Cornett connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Springer | 60-61 |
| 02:53 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 60-61 |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | James Williams tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Gary Law grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Roger White drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 02:24 | UMass | James Wood hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Corey Glover | 62-64 |
| 02:12 | Saint Louis | James Williams misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 02:11 | UMass | James Springer pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Steven Cate is whistled for traveling | 62-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG), Steven Dyer (SG), Robert Bourke (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) James Williams, Roger White, Richard Bell, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (SG), David Thomas (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Ross Taylor (C) Steven Cate, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Corey Glover knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Nielsen | 62-67 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Roger White (SG), Richard Bell (SF), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Christopher Dolin, Steven Dyer, Robert Bourke, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) William Garofalo, David Thomas, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:32 | UMass | James Wood hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Corey Glover | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | James Williams is hacked by Corey Glover - foul #2 on Corey Glover, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 01:04 | UMass | James Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Leon Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:42 | UMass | James Wood drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Springer | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 00:34 | Saint Louis | Gary Law hits the follow up shot | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Leon Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Roger White - foul #4 on Roger White, team foul #5 | 65-73 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Harold Ashby is called for the reach on Steven Cate - foul #3 on Harold Ashby, team foul #6 | 65-73 |
| 00:29 | UMass | James Williams is called for the reach on Leon Cornett - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Williams and the foul's on Steven Cate - foul #5 on Steven Cate, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:23 | UMass | James Wood snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:21 | UMass | James Williams is called for the reach on James Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| 00:21 | UMass | James Wood makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:21 | UMass | James Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by James Springer - foul #1 on James Springer, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Springer is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:13 | UMass | James Springer misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | Gary Law misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-77 |
| 00:06 | UMass | James Wood grabs the board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Corey Glover runs out the clock | 70-77 |