| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Mousseau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Harrison | 34-33 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Robert Mousseau is called for the reach on Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Harrison | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | UMass | James Williams is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | Samuel Halpern steals the ball from John Lee | 34-36 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Samuel Halpern jams it | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | John Lee is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Gary Hoang | 36-38 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wallace Racette, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG), Richard Engel (PF) Robert Harrison, John Lee | |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:04 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is fouled on the floor by Ronald Zadeh - foul #3 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Ronald Zadeh - foul #4 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Turner (SF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| 16:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted's pass is intercepted by James Williams in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby lays it up and in set up by James Williams | 41-38 |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang's pass is intercepted by Ruben Ferguson in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 16:26 | UMass | John Knarr dunks the ball set up by Ruben Ferguson | 43-38 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's | William Turner is fouled on the floor by Ruben Ferguson - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:51 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 15:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 43-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Engel (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mousseau (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Leroy Gurney hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Halpern and he's fouled by Richard Engel - foul #2 on Richard Engel, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Lee (PF), Robert Bennett (C) Richard Engel, Robert Mousseau | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | John Lee gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Racette takes the ball from Eldon Olmsted in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Richard Fox knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted loses the ball out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG), Hobert Hendrickson (SF) Eldon Olmsted, William Turner | |
| 15:07 | UMass | Frank Beall is fouled on the floor by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Strong (PF) Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (SG) Gary Hoang | |
| 14:56 | UMass | Bruce Bixby loses the dribble to Hobert Hendrickson | 48-38 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Hobert Hendrickson | 48-41 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Bruce Bixby lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Fox | 50-41 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | John Lee's floater is tipped away by Bruce Bixby | 50-41 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses badly on a runner from close range | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Hobert Hendrickson | 50-41 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | Hobert Hendrickson is hacked by Bruce Bixby - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Charles Strong, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (PG), Eldon Olmsted (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Richard Engel (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Robert Harrison, Barry Carter, Hobert Hendrickson, John Lee, Robert Bennett | |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Engel | 50-43 |
| 12:49 | UMass | John Knarr's pass is intercepted by Gary Hoang in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted jams it on a great pass from Gary Hoang | 50-45 |
| 12:29 | UMass | John Knarr misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | John Knarr steps in front of the Ronald Zadeh pass | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 12:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang hits the easy wide open finger roll | 50-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Engel (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Gary Hoang steps in front of the John Knarr pass | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (SG), John Lee (PF) Eldon Olmsted, Richard Engel | |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Richard Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's | Samuel Halpern is called for the reach on Gary Hoang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Turner (SF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang hits the finger roll set up by William Turner | 50-50 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Richard Fox drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Halpern | 53-50 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | John Lee hits a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:25 | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Hoang | 53-54 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Samuel Halpern comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Richard Fox can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Barry Carter | 53-54 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (PG), Eldon Olmsted (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Richard Engel (PF) Gary Hoang, Barry Carter, William Turner, John Lee | |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Jon McDonald snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jon McDonald | 56-56 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Jon McDonald picks off the pass by Robert Harrison in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Frank Beall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison's floater is knocked away by Charles Strong | 56-56 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Harrison | 56-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Engel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mousseau (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Charles Strong pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Harrison | 56-56 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau tips it home | 56-58 |
| 05:59 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 05:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (PG), William Turner (SF), John Lee (PF), Robert Bennett (C) Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Richard Engel, Robert Mousseau | |
| 05:28 | UMass | Richard Fox buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (SG) Eldon Olmsted | |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Fox and he's fouled by John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | John Lee grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 04:59 | St. Joseph's | William Turner banks in the layup | 60-62 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Leroy Gurney tips it home | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Williams - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Jon McDonald (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG), Richard Engel (C) Barry Carter, Robert Bennett | |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hobert Hendrickson (SF) William Turner | |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Richard Fox steps in front of the Hobert Hendrickson pass in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Frank Beall lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Harrison - foul #2 on Robert Harrison, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF) Richard Fox, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:46 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:21 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-63 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hobert Hendrickson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Engel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Knarr | 67-63 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 02:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bruce Bixby | 67-63 |
| 02:53 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh (SF), Robert Bennett (C) Hobert Hendrickson, Richard Engel | |
| 02:29 | UMass | Wallace Racette blows the layup | 67-63 |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 67-63 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Ferguson - foul #4 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau (C) John Lee | |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:44 | UMass | James Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 01:42 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gary Hoang | 67-65 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Lee (PF) Robert Bennett | |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Wallace Racette connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Frank Beall | 69-67 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Hoang and he's hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #2 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | John Lee gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Richard Fox steps in front of the Ronald Zadeh pass | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Wallace Racette wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:49 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is called for traveling | 69-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG), William Turner (SF), Richard Engel (C) Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Robert Mousseau | |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | William Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 04:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 69-69 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by Richard Engel - foul #3 on Richard Engel, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett (C) John Lee | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | St. Joseph's | Bruce Bixby is called for the reach on Richard Engel - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau (C) Robert Bennett | |
| 03:45 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Frank Beall drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-69 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang's pass is intercepted by Jon McDonald in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 03:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses long on a shot in the lane | 73-69 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Mousseau - foul #3 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), John Lee (PF) Eldon Olmsted, William Turner, Richard Engel | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | John Knarr steals it from Ronald Zadeh in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 02:55 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't connect on a shot from the right side | 74-69 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it but misses | 74-69 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gary Hoang | 74-69 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | John Lee can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 74-69 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau can't tip it in | 74-69 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 02:21 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't throw it down | 74-69 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | John Lee grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 01:57 | St. Joseph's | Richard Fox steps in front of the Ronald Zadeh pass in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Wallace Racette is called for traveling | 74-69 |
| 01:09 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau grabs the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 74-69 |
| 01:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leroy Gurney | 74-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Gary Hoang (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Gary Hoang and he's fouled by Ruben Ferguson - foul #5 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh makes the free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hoang - foul #2 on Gary Hoang, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | John Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | John Lee dunks the ball set up by Gary Hoang | 76-74 |
| 00:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a shot from the right side | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it back up and in | 78-74 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison is hacked by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hoang - foul #3 on Gary Hoang, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) Frank Beall, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-78 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox runs out the clock | 79-78 |