| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) SG - John Deforest (fresh) SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell buries a runner from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Kasey Rector, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is hacked by Frank Beall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Beall, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | John Deforest buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Edwards | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | UMass | James Edwards takes the ball from Bruce Bixby | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Bruce Bixby's floater is tipped away by Jackson Varnell | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Anthony Waldon denies the turnaround by Jessie Jeter | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | Wallace Racette picks off the pass by John Deforest in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits a driving attempt in the lane | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Bruce Bixby is called for the reach on Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Jackson Varnell | |
| 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 | |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski's floater is tipped away by Jon McDonald | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Jon McDonald pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | UMass | James Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it in | 4-10 |
| 14:43 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses long on a jumper near the basket | 4-10 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it in | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Francis Walker is fouled on the floor by Ilia Marcheski - foul #1 on Ilia Marcheski, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:10 | UMass | John Knarr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 14:07 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 6-10 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 6-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bob Morgan (SF) John Knarr, Francis Walker | |
| 13:35 | UMass | Jon McDonald lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 6-12 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:24 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Edwards | 9-12 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't throw it down | 9-12 |
| 12:06 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:40 | Saint Louis | James Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - Paul Isaac (fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 11:08 | UMass | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Isaac | 11-12 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Paul Isaac steals the ball from Francis Walker | 11-12 |
| 09:58 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 09:56 | UMass | James Williams grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 09:36 | UMass | James Williams is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon McDonald - foul #1 on Jon McDonald, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 08:50 | Saint Louis | James Edwards loses the dribble to Richard Fox in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Richard Fox can't finish the layup | 13-12 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | John Deforest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 08:26 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 13-14 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter drills a jumpshot from the left side | 15-14 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Ilia Marcheski (SF) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Jon McDonald | |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | Anthony Waldon is called for the reach on Jo-Long Zhou - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - John Deforest (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell scores on a shot from close range | 17-14 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Francis Walker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Richard Fox takes the ball from Jackson Varnell | 17-16 |
| 06:25 | UMass | James Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Walker | 17-19 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | John Deforest's pass is intercepted by James Williams | 17-19 |
| 05:46 | UMass | James Williams scores on a floater from the left side | 17-21 |
| 05:21 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Alvarenga and he's fouled by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, John Deforest, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Francis Walker, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Wallace Racette | |
| 05:21 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chris Rivard - foul #1 on Chris Rivard, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG) Ilia Marcheski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:49 | UMass | John Knarr's pass is intercepted by Paul Isaac | 21-22 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James Edwards | 23-22 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the lay-in | 23-22 |
| 04:13 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it home | 23-24 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #3 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Chris Rivard - foul #2 on Chris Rivard, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | John Knarr steals it from James Edwards in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 03:39 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 25-25 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | James Edwards is hacked by John Knarr in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bob Morgan, Bruce Bixby | |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Francis Walker is hacked by Kasey Rector - foul #2 on Kasey Rector, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Isaac (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | John Knarr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Jackson Varnell (C) James Edwards, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:15 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:15 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Jackson Varnell is blocked by Wallace Racette | 27-27 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Jackson Varnell is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #1 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF) Paul Isaac, Jessie Jeter | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SF) John Knarr, Francis Walker | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Frank Beall, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is denied on a dunk by Jackson Varnell | 29-27 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Deforest | 31-27 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #12 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Chris Rivard (C) John Deforest, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Richard Fox | |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | James Williams is called for the reach on Jo-Long Zhou - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #13 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF) James Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Frank Beall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Rivard - foul #3 on Chris Rivard, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 01:23 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:04 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jessie Jeter | 33-28 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Frank Beall hits a floater from the left wing set up by Francis Walker | 33-30 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Francis Walker snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem dunks the ball | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |