| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wood (fresh) PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Wood inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | James Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Glover | 36-31 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is fouled on the floor by Steven Cate - foul #2 on Steven Cate, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | UMass | James Wood gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Corey Glover is hacked by Michael Addison - foul #1 on Michael Addison, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Leon Cornett connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Wood | 36-33 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | The short jumper by Edwin Hayles is denied by James Springer | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Cate - foul #3 on Steven Cate, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Corey Glover buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | UMass | James Springer can't throw it down but the foul's on Gilberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:45 | UMass | James Springer makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:45 | UMass | James Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Clark | 39-38 |
| 17:02 | UMass | James Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edwin Hayles | 39-38 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | James Springer picks off the pass by Vernon Clark | 39-38 |
| 16:51 | UMass | David Nielsen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Springer | 39-38 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a runner in the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Leon Cornett is called for the reach on Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Leon Cornett, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Frye (C) Corey Glover, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG) David Frye | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Goldsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMass | David Nielsen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 15:42 | UMass | David Thomas grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Kenneth Dandridge swats the dunk try by Ross Taylor | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Stephen Evans grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Vernon Clark hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Ross Taylor buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Cate | 41-40 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | UMass | The short jumper by Ross Taylor is denied by Gilberto Rizzo | 44-40 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Ross Taylor grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Steven Cate misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | UMass | David Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:37 | UMass | William Garofalo's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Dandridge | 44-40 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Stephen Evans comes up short on the floater in the paint | 44-40 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 44-40 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is hacked by William Garofalo - foul #1 on William Garofalo, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Stephen Evans, Joseph Goldsmith, Vernon Clark, Kenneth Dandridge, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) William Garofalo, David Thomas, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leon Cornett - foul #2 on Leon Cornett, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Wood (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:53 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses long on a floater in the lane | 44-40 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Addison | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leon Cornett | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | UMass | James Wood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edwin Hayles - foul #1 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | UMass | James Wood misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | UMass | James Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Harry Wood picks off the pass by Paul Armstrong | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Wood (fresh) SF - James Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | Leon Cornett hits the finger roll | 44-43 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Harry Wood is called for the reach on Michael Addison - foul #1 on Harry Wood, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (C) Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG) Harry Wood | |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Steven Cate misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Corey Glover - foul #2 on Michael Addison, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (SG), Joseph Tuma (C) Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Ross Taylor (C) James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 10:10 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Stephen Evans gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-43 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Ross Taylor grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Steven Cate misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Evans - foul #3 on Stephen Evans, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Vernon Clark (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Paul Armstrong, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:44 | UMass | Steven Cate makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Steven Cate makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:17 | UMass | David Thomas gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a floater from the right side | 46-45 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Ross Taylor tips it in | 46-47 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Ross Taylor gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Corey Glover buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ross Taylor and he's fouled by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #3 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF) Joseph Goldsmith, Vernon Clark, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) David Thomas, Ross Taylor | |
| 08:51 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Michael Addison is denied on a layup by James Springer | 46-49 |
| 08:32 | UMass | James Springer snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:27 | UMass | David Nielsen misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Leon Cornett picks off the pass by Stephen Evans | 46-49 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Clarence Nichols takes the ball from Leon Cornett | 46-49 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols jams it on a great pass from Stephen Evans and he's hacked by Steven Cate - foul #4 on Steven Cate, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Stephen Evans, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Harry Wood (SG), James Wood (SF) Corey Glover, Steven Cate, David Nielsen | |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:51 | UMass | James Wood misses badly on a jumper from close range | 49-49 |
| 07:50 | UMass | William Garofalo pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | UMass | William Garofalo is hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #2 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:34 | UMass | William Garofalo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vernon Clark | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Wood (fresh) SF - James Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edwin Hayles | 51-50 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Harry Wood is fouled on the floor by Michael Addison - foul #3 on Michael Addison, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), David Nielsen (PF) William Garofalo, Leon Cornett | |
| 06:50 | UMass | Harry Wood misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:28 | UMass | The refs have stopped play. James Wood is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (C) Harry Wood, James Wood, James Springer | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 06:19 | UMass | David Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | UMass | David Nielsen's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Rizzo | 51-50 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Cate - foul #5 on Steven Cate, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #4 on Stephen Evans, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Edwin Hayles (PF) Joseph Goldsmith, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:50 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Addison | 56-51 |
| 05:17 | UMass | David Nielsen hits a jumper near the basket | 56-53 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Vernon Clark (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Stephen Evans, Paul Armstrong, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| 04:37 | UMass | William Garofalo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 04:36 | UMass | James Springer grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:22 | UMass | William Garofalo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Leon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Edwin Hayles steals the ball from David Thomas | 56-53 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Michael Addison knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 03:41 | UMass | William Garofalo connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Corey Glover and he's hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #3 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Michael Addison, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG), James Wood (SF) Corey Glover, David Thomas | |
| 03:41 | UMass | William Garofalo misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Vernon Clark clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Leon Cornett - foul #3 on Leon Cornett, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Joseph Goldsmith, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Wood (PG) William Garofalo | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Vernon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Vernon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Wood (fresh) SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | UMass | David Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Harry Wood is called for the reach on Stephen Evans - foul #2 on Harry Wood, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Edwin Hayles (PF) Stephen Evans, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG) Harry Wood | |
| 02:54 | UMass | David Nielsen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 62-57 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Addison | 64-57 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Corey Glover connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Nielsen | 64-60 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits a floater from the right block | 66-60 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Corey Glover lays it up and in on a great pass from David Nielsen | 66-62 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Cornett | 66-62 |
| 01:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Corey Glover | 66-62 |
| 01:20 | UMass | David Nielsen throws it down on a nice dish by James Wood | 66-64 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Addison | 69-64 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Gilberto Rizzo denies the turnaround by Leon Cornett | 69-64 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Gilberto Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Nielsen, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (SG) Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Corey Glover can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo is hacked by Corey Glover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Glover, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | UMass | Corey Glover drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Nielsen | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Michael Addison in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Nielsen, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Michael Addison makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:18 | UMass | James Springer gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | James Wood scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Glover | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is hacked by Corey Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:05 | UMass | James Wood clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Leon Cornett snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Leon Cornett is called for traveling | 75-70 |