| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kamangeni Asaro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Branko Odebralski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Matthew Brennan inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dan Feldmann and he's fouled by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Cesar Santos is hacked by Kamangeni Asaro - foul #3 on Kamangeni Asaro, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG) Kamangeni Asaro | |
| 19:12 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Young Xaimoungkhoun | 34-38 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Thomas Finley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Tippett | 36-38 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | John Tippett is called for the reach on Dan Feldmann - foul #3 on John Tippett, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:55 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 17:54 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett tips it home | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:07 | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Gordon Karst (SG) Marion Newbern | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (SG), Samuel Arellano (C) Dan Feldmann, Branko Odebralski | |
| 16:51 | UMass | Thomas Finley can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 36-40 |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Samuel Arellano | 36-40 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Dada Acri grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:28 | UMass | Thomas Finley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Arellano - foul #2 on Samuel Arellano, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Villalobos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Zoran Zehr (PG), Bruce Perry (SF), Bernard Lehmberg (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Matthew Brennan, Charles Barrett | |
| 16:16 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Joshua Dempsey denies the turnaround by James Zimmerman | 36-40 |
| 15:53 | UMass | Dale Deville grabs the board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Karst (fresh) SF - Joshua Dempsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) C - Dale Deville (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Zoran Zehr (fresh) SG - James Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Perry (fresh) PF - Bernard Lehmberg (fresh) C - Samuel Arellano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UMass | Bernard Lehmberg swats the layup by Dale Deville | 36-40 |
| 15:27 | Saint Louis | Bruce Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:15 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bernard Lehmberg | 36-42 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Dale Deville hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Joshua Dempsey | 38-42 |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gordon Karst - foul #3 on Gordon Karst, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro (PG), Matthew Brennan (SF), Charles Barrett (PF), Branko Odebralski (C) Zoran Zehr, Bruce Perry, Bernard Lehmberg, Samuel Arellano | |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Cesar Santos hits a jump hook near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dan Feldmann (SG) James Zimmerman | |
| 13:27 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the jumper near the basket set up by Marion Newbern | 42-44 |
| 13:02 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Thomas Finley pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Marion Newbern misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 12:25 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 42-44 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Thomas Finley is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Tippett | 44-44 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | Matthew Brennan is hacked by Cesar Santos - foul #1 on Cesar Santos, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Samuel Arellano (C) Kamangeni Asaro, Branko Odebralski | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Barrett (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Arellano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Thomas Finley blocks the short jumper by Charles Barrett | 44-44 |
| 11:33 | UMass | John Tippett snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Thomas Finley is hacked by Matthew Brennan - foul #1 on Matthew Brennan, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (SG), Bruce Perry (SF), Bernard Lehmberg (PF) Dan Feldmann, Matthew Brennan, Charles Barrett | |
| 10:55 | UMass | Dada Acri is hacked by James Zimmerman - foul #1 on James Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 10:42 | UMass | Dale Deville is hacked by Bruce Perry during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Bruce Perry, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski (C) Samuel Arellano | |
| 10:24 | UMass | Dale Deville evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Dempsey | 46-44 |
| 10:00 | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Bruce Perry | 46-46 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Dada Acri is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro (PG), Dan Feldmann (SG), Matthew Brennan (SF), Charles Barrett (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, James Zimmerman, Bruce Perry, Bernard Lehmberg | |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 46-46 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kamangeni Asaro | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Cesar Santos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Williams, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Samuel Arellano (C) Kamangeni Asaro, Branko Odebralski | |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 46-46 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Marion Newbern is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:45 | Saint Louis | Samuel Arellano misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Cesar Santos pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Barrett (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Arellano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Thomas Finley knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Dempsey and he's fouled by Matthew Brennan - foul #2 on Matthew Brennan, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Gordon Karst (SG), Christopher Williams (SF) Marion Newbern, Joshua Dempsey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (SG) Dan Feldmann | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 49-48 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the contested jumpshot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Charles Barrett is blocked by Cesar Santos | 51-48 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Thomas Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Thomas Finley is hacked by Samuel Arellano - foul #3 on Samuel Arellano, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Eric Villalobos (PF) Dada Acri, Cesar Santos | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro (PG), Bruce Perry (SF), Bernard Lehmberg (PF), Branko Odebralski (C) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Matthew Brennan, Charles Barrett, Samuel Arellano | |
| 06:12 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Bruce Perry pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #5 on Christopher Williams, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Marion Newbern (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Dale Deville (C) Gordon Karst, Christopher Williams, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Branko Odebralski takes the ball from Dale Deville | 52-50 |
| 05:04 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kamangeni Asaro | 52-52 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Dale Deville shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Marion Newbern | 54-52 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Branko Odebralski | 54-54 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Marion Newbern comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Lehmberg - foul #1 on Bernard Lehmberg, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Cesar Santos (PF) Eric Villalobos | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Dan Feldmann (SG), Matthew Brennan (SF), Charles Barrett (PF) Kamangeni Asaro, James Zimmerman, Bruce Perry, Bernard Lehmberg | |
| 04:00 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Deville (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Barrett (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Branko Odebralski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Matthew Brennan picks off the pass by Marion Newbern | 56-54 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Tippett - foul #4 on John Tippett, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Thomas Finley (C) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Dale Deville | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Samuel Arellano (C) Branko Odebralski | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Dada Acri misses the easy open layup | 56-56 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Gordon Karst tips it in | 58-56 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG) Dada Acri | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro (PG), Branko Odebralski (C) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Samuel Arellano | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett buries a runner from the right block | 58-58 |
| 02:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Marion Newbern (SG) Gordon Karst | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:27 | UMass | Thomas Finley banks in the layup on a great pass from Marion Newbern | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro misses the shot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 02:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Finley | 60-58 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Thomas Finley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 01:52 | UMass | John Tippett pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Charles Barrett swats the short shot by Thomas Finley | 60-58 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Cesar Santos tips it back up and in | 62-58 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Branko Odebralski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 01:29 | Saint Louis | Dan Feldmann snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:10 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett connects on the jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Marion Newbern jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by John Tippett and the foul's on Dan Feldmann - foul #1 on Dan Feldmann, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Thomas Finley picks off the pass by Kamangeni Asaro | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Kamangeni Asaro is called for the reach on Joshua Dempsey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kamangeni Asaro, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Kamangeni Asaro snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:26 | Saint Louis | Joshua Dempsey steals it from Dan Feldmann | 67-60 |
| 00:23 | UMass | John Tippett lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Dempsey | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Dan Feldmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Feldmann - foul #2 on Dan Feldmann, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | John Tippett steps in front of the Kamangeni Asaro pass in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Tippett runs out the clock | 71-60 |