| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Winslow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Roger Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Steve Puryear inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Scott Hoke - foul #3 on Scott Hoke, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | William Bentley connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Steve Puryear - foul #3 on Steve Puryear, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG) Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) Steve Puryear | |
| 19:26 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 19:26 | UMass | James Room pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 19:23 | UMass | James Room is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Billy Andrews tips it home | 47-45 |
| 18:55 | UMass | James Room's pass is intercepted by William Bentley | 47-45 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Billy Andrews | 49-45 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Gustavo Santana is called for the reach on Roger Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), David Stephens (SG), Ronald Hale (PF), William Winslow (C) Gustavo Santana, Daniel Jenkins, Adam Bourque, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (C) Michael Fomby | |
| 18:14 | UMass | Steven Beard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Ronald Hale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Ronald Hale blocks the jumper by Paul Stembridge | 49-48 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | William Bentley pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the floater from the left side | 49-48 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | William Waits tips it in | 51-48 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Arthur Snavely can't throw it down | 51-48 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 51-48 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Winslow | 53-48 |
| 17:01 | UMass | James Room scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 53-51 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | William Waits lays it in | 55-51 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Arthur Snavely can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled on the floor by James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, David Stephens, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Arthur Snavely, Paul Stembridge | |
| 16:17 | Xavier | William Bentley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Steven Beard grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Roger Baker loses the dribble to Paul Chapman in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | William Bentley clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Room - foul #2 on James Room, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) SF - William Bentley (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) 4 reb. C - Billy Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Roger Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Room (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Brian Robinson buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Roger Baker | 56-53 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Michael Fomby steps in front of the Billy Andrews pass | 56-53 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Roger Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Chapman - foul #1 on Paul Chapman, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Christopher McCreedy (C) Roger Baker, Steven Beard, James Room, Michael Fomby | |
| 15:06 | UMass | Steve Puryear clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gustavo Santana - foul #4 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (C) Brian Robinson | |
| 15:06 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses long on a shot near the basket | 56-55 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Reginald Solarski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | William Waits gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Scott Hoke connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Waits | 58-55 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), Ronald Hale (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Adam Bourque, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Jenkins | 60-55 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Paul Stembridge knocks in the runner from close range set up by Steve Puryear | 60-57 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Scott Hoke's floater is tipped away by Paul Stembridge | 60-57 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Ronald Hale tips it but misses | 60-57 |
| 13:36 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane | 60-59 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Billy Andrews can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Scott Hoke tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Cline - foul #1 on Stephen Cline, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Adam Bourque (PF), William Winslow (C) Stephen Cline, Ronald Hale, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Arthur Snavely (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Reginald Solarski, Paul Stembridge, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 13:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF) Steve Puryear | |
| 12:50 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 12:42 | UMass | James Room misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 63-61 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | William Waits comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 12:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 63-61 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Reginald Solarski comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-61 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Adam Bourque gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Scott Hoke connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Jenkins | 66-61 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Scott Hoke - foul #4 on Scott Hoke, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Ronald Hale (PF) William Waits, Daniel Jenkins, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Michael Fomby (C) James Room, Brian Robinson | |
| 11:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - Stephen Cline (fairly fresh) SF - William Bentley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Winslow (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Xavier | William Bentley comes up short on the shot from the left block | 66-63 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Ronald Hale tips it in | 68-63 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Ronald Hale takes the ball from Steven Beard in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | The jump hook by Ronald Hale is blocked by Michael Fomby | 68-63 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Steven Beard hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Snavely | 68-65 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | William Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Reginald Solarski grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Stephen Cline is called for the reach on Reginald Solarski - foul #2 on Stephen Cline, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) Paul Chapman, Stephen Cline, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| 10:38 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Billy Andrews pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Steve Puryear is called for the reach on William Waits - foul #4 on Steve Puryear, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG) Steve Puryear | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Adam Bourque is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Ronald Hale (PF) David Stephens, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:00 | UMass | Reginald Solarski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | William Waits hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Reginald Solarski drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Duong | 71-68 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Billy Andrews is hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), William Winslow (C) Daniel Jenkins, Ronald Hale, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Christopher McCreedy (C) Richard Duong, Brian Robinson | |
| 09:21 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the lay-in | 71-68 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Reginald Solarski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 09:12 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stembridge | 71-68 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is hacked by William Winslow - foul #3 on William Winslow, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Ronald Hale (PF), Billy Andrews (C) David Stephens, Adam Bourque, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Arthur Snavely (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Roger Baker, Paul Stembridge, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 09:03 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Bentley | 71-69 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | William Waits hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jenkins | 73-69 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-69 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it back up and in | 73-71 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | William Waits misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Reginald Solarski grabs the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Michael Fomby is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Steven Beard | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (tiring) 3 ast. SF - William Bentley (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Room (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 07:35 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Arthur Snavely banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Steven Beard | 73-75 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | William Waits hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Andrews | 75-75 |
| 06:55 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 06:53 | UMass | James Room snags the offensive board | 75-75 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Michael Fomby hits the follow up shot | 75-77 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), William Winslow (C) William Waits, Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Ronald Hale, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Roger Baker (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Paul Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Roger Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Duong | 75-80 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | William Winslow is fouled on the floor by Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #7 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG) Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:15 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled in the backcourt by William Winslow - foul #4 on William Winslow, team foul #9 | 77-80 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-82 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Scott Hoke grabs the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 77-82 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Steve Puryear grabs the defensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Paul Stembridge is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Hoke, team foul #10 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), William Bentley (SF) William Waits, Scott Hoke | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Arthur Snavely (PF) Roger Baker, Brian Robinson | |
| 05:34 | UMass | Paul Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Paul Stembridge makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Arthur Snavely swats the dunk try by William Bentley | 77-84 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Adam Bourque tips it home | 79-84 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Steven Beard knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Duong | 79-86 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | The short jumper by Gustavo Santana is denied by Arthur Snavely | 79-86 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the board | 79-86 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Paul Stembridge buries a floater from the left block set up by Steven Beard and he's fouled by William Winslow - foul #5 on William Winslow, team foul #11 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (PF) Paul Chapman, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SF) Steve Puryear | |
| 04:37 | UMass | Paul Stembridge makes the free throw | 79-89 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | William Waits's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-89 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, Paul Stembridge | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:12 | UMass | Roger Baker is hacked by Gustavo Santana - foul #5 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #12 | 79-89 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), Billy Andrews (C) Gustavo Santana, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (PF) Arthur Snavely | |
| 04:12 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 79-90 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Roger Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Michael Fomby pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-90 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Reginald Solarski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Duong | 79-92 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tired) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cline (fresh) SF - William Bentley (very tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Bourque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Billy Andrews's floater is knocked away by Reginald Solarski | 79-92 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Roger Baker snags the defensive board | 79-92 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Reginald Solarski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 79-92 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Roger Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-92 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Reginald Solarski can't finish the layup | 79-92 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Billy Andrews snags the defensive board | 79-92 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | William Waits misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-92 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 79-92 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Reginald Solarski travels in the backcourt | 79-92 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), David Stephens (SG), Ronald Hale (PF) William Waits, Stephen Cline, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF), Christopher McCreedy (C) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Reginald Solarski, Brian Robinson, Michael Fomby | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Steven Beard takes the ball from Ronald Hale | 79-92 |
| 02:19 | UMass | James Room is hacked by David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #13 | 79-92 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SF) David Stephens, William Bentley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:19 | UMass | James Room makes the 1st free throw | 79-93 |
| 02:19 | UMass | James Room misses the 2nd free throw | 79-93 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 79-93 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-93 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ronald Hale scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adam Bourque and he's hacked by Christopher McCreedy - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #8 | 81-93 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Paul Stembridge (C) James Room, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the free throw | 81-93 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Arthur Snavely snags the defensive board | 81-93 |
| 02:06 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-93 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (C) Stephen Cline, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, Paul Stembridge | |
| 01:47 | UMass | Ronald Hale blocks the jumper by Michael Fomby | 81-93 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Ronald Hale snags the defensive board | 81-93 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | William Waits misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-93 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Richard Duong gets the rebound | 81-93 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Steve Puryear's pass is intercepted by William Waits in the backcourt | 81-93 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | William Bentley blows the layup | 81-93 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 81-93 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | William Bentley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fomby | 81-93 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Steve Puryear grabs the defensive rebound | 81-93 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Roger Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by William Waits - foul #3 on William Waits, team foul #14 | 81-93 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF) William Waits, David Stephens, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 81-94 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-95 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Roger Baker misses the 3rd free throw | 81-95 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Adam Bourque | 81-95 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | William Bentley's floater is knocked away by Brian Robinson | 81-95 |
| 00:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Brian Robinson | 81-95 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Roger Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Chapman - foul #2 on Paul Chapman, team foul #15 | 81-95 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 81-96 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-97 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Paul Stembridge takes the ball from William Bentley | 81-97 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Paul Stembridge runs out the clock | 81-97 |