| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gerry Carley inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Mike Eccles is called for the reach on Joshua Bowne - foul #3 on Mike Eccles, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | UMass | John Beaudry (C) Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Harry Dunn picks off the pass by Gerry Carley | 27-39 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Gerry Carley steps in front of the Harry Dunn pass in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Gerry Carley lays it up and in | 27-41 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 27-41 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Gerry Carley gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerry Carley | 27-43 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Charlie Gray clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | William Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Charlie Gray snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 18:12 | UMass | John Beaudry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Beaudry, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG) Charlie Gray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Joshua Bowne | |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Dye | 27-46 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Harry Dunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 17:43 | UMass | John Beaudry grabs the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 17:26 | UMass | The jump hook by Monty Riding is blocked by Martin Clark | 27-46 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Martin Clark can't throw it down | 27-46 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Monty Riding gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Harry Dunn loses the dribble to Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 27-46 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Martin Clark drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Cox and he's fouled by John Beaudry - foul #3 on John Beaudry, team foul #3 | 27-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), William Young (SF), Leonard Roberts (PF) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Joshua Bowne (PF) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox | |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the free throw | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:18 | UMass | Charlie Gray comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-49 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Gerry Carley pulls down the rebound | 27-49 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG), Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Doyle Livingston, Leonard Roberts, Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong (PF) Martin Clark | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UMass | William Young misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-49 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Gerry Carley grabs the board | 27-49 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Gerry Carley lays it in set up by William Gray | 27-51 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Vincent Johnson is hacked by Zhong Xayavong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zhong Xayavong, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| 15:00 | UMass | Mike Eccles can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-51 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Martin Clark | 27-51 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Martin Clark misses the lay-in | 27-51 |
| 14:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 27-51 |
| 14:39 | UMass | William Young misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Martin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-51 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Gerry Carley gets the offensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Gerry Carley buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Dye | 27-53 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Robert Thomas's pass is intercepted by Gerry Carley | 27-53 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Mike Eccles blocks the short jumper by William Dye | 27-53 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Clark | 27-53 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Martin Clark knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by William Dye and the foul's on Mike Eccles - foul #4 on Mike Eccles, team foul #4 | 27-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Leonard Roberts (PF), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, Charlie Gray, William Young, Robert Thomas, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Kenneth Cox (PF) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Michael Gregory | |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the free throw | 27-56 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #5 | 27-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Bowne (C) Martin Clark | |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is hacked by John Beaudry - foul #4 on John Beaudry, team foul #6 | 27-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (C) John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Gerry Carley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-56 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Leonard Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 27-56 |
| 12:10 | UMass | The jump hook by Monty Riding is blocked by Joshua Bowne | 27-56 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Doyle Livingston gets the offensive rebound | 27-56 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Leonard Roberts connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Dunn | 29-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) PF - Leonard Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Monty Riding (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Carley (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gray | 29-58 |
| 11:28 | UMass | Joshua Bowne denies the turnaround by Harry Dunn | 29-58 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne snags the defensive board | 29-58 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | William Gray connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Arthur Robinson | 29-60 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Joshua Bowne picks off the pass by Monty Riding in the backcourt | 29-60 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne clanks a floater in the paint | 29-60 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the board | 29-60 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Harry Dunn's pass is intercepted by Gerry Carley in the backcourt | 29-60 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Harry Dunn steals it from Gerry Carley | 29-60 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Harry Dunn hits the finger roll | 31-60 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Gerry Carley knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Cox | 31-62 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the shot from the right side | 31-62 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson pulls down the rebound | 31-62 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Monty Riding swats the short shot by Gerry Carley | 31-62 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson tips it but misses | 31-62 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne tips it home | 31-64 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Monty Riding banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Batchelder and he's fouled by Kenneth Cox - foul #1 on Kenneth Cox, team foul #2 | 33-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG), William Young (SF) Harry Dunn, Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Joshua Bowne | |
| 09:21 | UMass | Monty Riding makes the free throw | 34-64 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-64 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Leonard Roberts snags the defensive board | 34-64 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-64 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Vincent Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 34-64 |
| 08:38 | UMass | The short jumper by Doyle Livingston is denied by Martin Clark | 34-64 |
| 08:36 | UMass | William Young tips it home | 36-64 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Wolford | 36-66 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Kenneth Cox blocks the short jumper by Monty Riding | 36-66 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the tip | 36-66 |
| 08:05 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Roberts | 36-66 |
| 07:51 | UMass | The short jumper by William Young is denied by Kenneth Cox | 36-66 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Martin Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Monty Riding (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Wolford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rodney Wolford, team foul #3 | 36-66 |
| Subs | UMass | John Beaudry (PF) Leonard Roberts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Humphrey (SG), Zhong Xayavong (PF) William Dye, Kenneth Cox | |
| 07:13 | UMass | John Beaudry misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-66 |
| 07:12 | UMass | John Beaudry tips it home | 38-66 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Monty Riding is called for the reach on Martin Clark - foul #1 on Monty Riding, team foul #7 | 38-66 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Monty Riding hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Doyle Livingston | 40-68 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-68 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Monty Riding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-68 |
| 05:35 | UMass | William Young snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Doyle Livingston can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 40-68 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Martin Clark pulls down the rebound | 40-68 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Dye | 40-70 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Martin Clark takes the ball from Doyle Livingston | 40-70 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Humphrey | 40-73 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Doyle Livingston is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Leonard Roberts (PF) Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, Richard Humphrey, William Dye, Martin Clark | |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Doyle Livingston is called for the reach on Gerry Carley - foul #2 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #8 | 40-73 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Doyle Livingston hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Young | 42-75 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne slams it home | 42-77 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Young (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Beaudry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Carley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Zhong Xayavong (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | UMass | William Gray picks off the pass by Doyle Livingston in the backcourt | 42-77 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong lays it in on a great pass from William Gray | 42-79 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Doyle Livingston scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | William Gray buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-82 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Gerry Carley picks off the pass by Doyle Livingston in the backcourt | 45-82 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Gerry Carley lays it up and in | 45-84 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Doyle Livingston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-84 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Leonard Roberts can't tip it in | 45-84 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne pulls down the rebound | 45-84 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | William Gray's pass is intercepted by William Young | 45-84 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:21 | UMass | Leonard Roberts is hacked by Zhong Xayavong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zhong Xayavong, team foul #4 | 45-84 |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (C) Leonard Roberts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Doyle Livingston knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Johnson | 47-84 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | William Young is called for the reach on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #9 | 47-84 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Martin Clark | |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 47-85 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 47-86 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Monty Riding lays it in set up by Vincent Johnson | 49-86 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Michael Gregory is fouled on the floor by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #10 | 49-86 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 49-87 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Michael Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| 01:00 | UMass | John Beaudry pulls down the rebound | 49-87 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:55 | UMass | Vincent Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Johnson, team foul #11 | 49-87 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerry Carley (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Gerry Carley blows the layup but he's fouled by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #12 | 49-87 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the 1st free throw | 49-88 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Gerry Carley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-88 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Monty Riding snags the defensive board | 49-88 |
| 00:31 | UMass | William Gray steals it from Doyle Livingston in the backcourt | 49-88 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Gerry Carley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-88 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox can't tip it in | 49-88 |
| 00:02 | UMass | William Young grabs the board | 49-88 |
| 00:00 | UMass | William Young clanks a fullcourt shot | 49-88 |