| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Willie Tucker (fresh) PF - David Clemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Winslow (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Steve Puryear inbounds the ball | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Arthur Snavely banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Puryear | 40-56 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-56 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | David Clemmons tips it in | 42-56 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Chapman - foul #3 on Paul Chapman, team foul #1 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Cline (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, David Stephens, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:25 | UMass | Steven Beard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Willie Tucker gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Steve Puryear knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Duong and he's fouled by Willie Tucker - foul #2 on Willie Tucker, team foul #2 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (PG), Leonel Parks (C) Dennis Noga, James Godina | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:04 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the free throw | 42-59 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses the jumper from the right side | 42-59 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Leonel Parks misses the tip | 42-59 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins double dribbles | 42-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, Willie Tucker, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Steve Puryear, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 18:22 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Dennis Noga - foul #2 on Dennis Noga, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), Leonel Parks (C) Daniel Jenkins, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), Paul Stembridge (C) Richard Duong, Arthur Snavely | |
| 18:11 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brian Carroll | 42-61 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | David Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-61 |
| 17:51 | UMass | James Room pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:32 | UMass | Paul Stembridge misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy can't tip it in | 42-61 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Leonel Parks | 42-61 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | David Stephens drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:13 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Dennis Noga, David Stephens, Willie Tucker, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Paul Stembridge | |
| 17:13 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | The short jumper by William Winslow is denied by Steve Puryear | 45-63 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:43 | UMass | Richard Duong misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | William Winslow gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Brian Carroll is called for the reach on Daniel Jenkins - foul #2 on Brian Carroll, team foul #1 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (PG), Willie Tucker (SF), James Godina (C) Dan Booker, Stephen Cline, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Raymond Erlandson (PF) Brian Carroll, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Stephens | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:18 | UMass | Steven Beard is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Jenkins - foul #2 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG) David Stephens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:05 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is called for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (PG) Dennis Noga | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Willie Tucker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Clemmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Godina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Richard Duong can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 47-63 |
| 15:39 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-63 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | David Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Steven Beard is denied on a layup by David Clemmons | 47-63 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Steve Puryear tips it back up and in | 47-65 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the floater from the right wing | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:48 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson can't throw it down | 49-65 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Willie Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Clemmons | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:17 | UMass | Arthur Snavely connects on the open floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 51-67 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | David Clemmons lays it up and in set up by David Stephens | 53-67 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 53-69 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | David Stephens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 13:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:01 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled on the floor by Willie Tucker - foul #3 on Willie Tucker, team foul #6 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Leonel Parks (PF), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, Daniel Jenkins, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, James Godina | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (SG), James Room (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Raymond Erlandson, Arthur Snavely | |
| 12:42 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Brian Robinson is blocked by William Winslow | 53-69 |
| 12:40 | UMass | James Room misses the tip | 53-69 |
| 12:39 | UMass | James Room tips it back up and in | 53-71 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 12:32 | UMass | James Room pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:03 | UMass | Brian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-71 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Leonel Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | William Winslow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Christopher McCreedy - foul #3 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #2 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) Richard Duong | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | William Winslow misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | William Winslow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 11:54 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Leonel Parks steps in front of the Christopher McCreedy pass in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Cline (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willie Tucker (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonel Parks (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - William Winslow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Room (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | William Winslow hits a driving attempt in the lane | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:11 | UMass | James Room is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 55-71 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Cline | 55-71 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Stephen Cline can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Brian Robinson gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 11:00 | UMass | James Room's pass is intercepted by Paul Chapman in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Paul Chapman lays it up and in | 57-71 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Brian Robinson connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steve Puryear | 57-73 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Stephen Cline makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-73 |
| 10:16 | UMass | James Room is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Cline - foul #3 on Stephen Cline, team foul #7 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Brown (SF), David Clemmons (PF) Willie Tucker, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF), Peter Saulter (C) Brian Carroll, Steve Puryear, Christopher McCreedy, Brian Robinson | |
| 10:16 | UMass | James Room misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Winslow | 59-73 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is hacked by Paul Stembridge - foul #1 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #3 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), Leonel Parks (C) Stephen Cline, Randy Brown, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Peter Saulter | |
| 09:40 | Xavier | David Clemmons hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Tucker | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:28 | UMass | David Stephens steals the ball from Paul Stembridge | 61-73 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Willie Tucker can't throw it down | 61-73 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Richard Duong clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Chapman - foul #4 on Paul Chapman, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, David Stephens, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:18 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Tucker | 64-75 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 64-75 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Steven Beard picks off the pass by Willie Tucker | 64-75 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Arthur Snavely knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Duong | 64-77 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | David Clemmons buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Jenkins | 66-77 |
| 07:44 | UMass | Paul Stembridge is hacked by David Clemmons - foul #2 on David Clemmons, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Stephens (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Stephen Cline (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Dennis Noga, Daniel Jenkins, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| 07:44 | UMass | Paul Stembridge misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Leonel Parks gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Cline (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Parks (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (tiring) 8 pts. 10 ast. SG - Steven Beard (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stembridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 07:29 | UMass | Steven Beard pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Steven Beard connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-79 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Christopher McCreedy steps in front of the Paul Chapman pass | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:40 | UMass | Steven Beard loses the dribble to David Stephens | 66-79 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Paul Chapman jams it on a great pass from David Stephens | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:33 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Erlandson | 68-81 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Paul Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-81 |
| 06:17 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | UMass | David Stephens steps in front of the Raymond Erlandson pass in the backcourt | 68-81 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-81 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the board | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | UMass | Paul Stembridge knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 68-83 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-83 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), James Godina (C) David Stephens, Randy Brown, Stephen Cline, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Brian Robinson (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Raymond Erlandson, Christopher McCreedy, Paul Stembridge | |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-83 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 68-83 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 68-83 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it back up and in | 68-85 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | David Clemmons misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Steve Puryear - foul #3 on Steve Puryear, team foul #4 | 68-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Winslow (C) James Godina | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Daniel Jenkins steps in front of the James Room pass in the backcourt | 70-85 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | James Room takes the ball from Paul Chapman | 70-85 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Brian Carroll can't finish the layup | 70-85 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 70-85 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | David Clemmons is hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #2 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #5 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) Steve Puryear | |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Arthur Snavely denies the turnaround by Paul Chapman | 70-85 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Willie Tucker can't tip it in | 70-85 |
| 03:52 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Steven Beard is hacked by David Clemmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Clemmons, team foul #10 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Brian Carroll, James Room, Brian Robinson | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Winslow | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Richard Duong is called for the reach on David Stephens - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #6 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) David Stephens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Paul Chapman clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Snavely - foul #3 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #7 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), James Godina (C) Stephen Cline, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Saulter (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 71-85 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Willie Tucker (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Clemmons (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Godina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (tiring) 8 pts. 10 ast. SG - Steven Beard (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Saulter (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Richard Duong hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 72-85 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Willie Tucker grabs the board | 72-85 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | David Clemmons is hacked by Christopher McCreedy - foul #4 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #8 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, James Godina | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF) Steven Beard, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-85 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Richard Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG) Stephen Cline | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (PF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-85 |
| 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) | |
| 02:04 | UMass | Peter Saulter is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-85 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Willie Tucker snags the defensive board | 76-85 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-85 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the rebound | 76-85 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Richard Duong is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Chapman - foul #5 on Paul Chapman, team foul #11 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Stephens (SG) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Arthur Snavely (C) James Room, Peter Saulter | |
| 01:40 | UMass | Richard Duong misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Richard Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Stephens | 76-85 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | William Winslow's floater is tipped away by Arthur Snavely | 76-85 |
| 01:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Steven Beard | 76-85 |
| 01:15 | UMass | David Stephens takes the ball from Raymond Erlandson in the backcourt | 76-85 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | David Stephens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-85 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the offensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | David Stephens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-85 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | David Clemmons snags the offensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | David Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-85 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UMass | Arthur Snavely is hacked by Dennis Noga in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Noga, team foul #12 | 76-85 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | David Stephens is fouled on the floor by Arthur Snavely - foul #4 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #9 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Brown (SF), Stephen Cline (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | David Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Leonel Parks takes the ball from Richard Duong in the backcourt | 76-86 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Stephen Cline knocks in the 3 from straight away | 79-86 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | David Stephens is called for the reach on Steven Beard in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #13 | 79-86 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Randy Brown, Stephen Cline, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | David Stephens knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Noga | 82-88 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Steven Beard is hacked by David Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stephens, team foul #14 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF) Steve Puryear | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | David Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-90 |
| 00:14 | UMass | James Room grabs the defensive rebound | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Room is hacked by Dennis Noga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Noga, team foul #15 | 82-90 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Room misses the 1st free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Room misses the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Willie Tucker snags the defensive board | 82-90 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | David Stephens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-90 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | David Clemmons grabs the offensive rebound | 82-90 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | David Stephens drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Duong runs out the clock | 85-90 |