| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton's pass is intercepted by Billy Baker in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 19:51 | UMass | Bruce Bixby double dribbles | 33-39 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou blows the layup | 33-39 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Shingleton | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Boeding, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Leroy Gurney hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:31 | UMass | John Knarr clanks a shot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton is hacked by Billy Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Baker, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Knarr | 35-41 |
| 17:40 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jo-Long Zhou | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Merrill Christensen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Terry Shingleton, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 17:07 | UMass | James Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Leroy Gurney (PF) Merrill Christensen | |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese is fouled on the floor by Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 16:32 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern | |
| 16:20 | UMass | John Knarr is hacked by Steven Harris - foul #2 on Steven Harris, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill Christensen (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 16:12 | UMass | John Knarr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Merrill Christensen tips it in | 37-45 |
| 15:46 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ferrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Merrill Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UMass | Bruce Bixby comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 37-45 |
| 15:22 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris is hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Rodney Reese, Steven Harris, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Charles Strong (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Merrill Christensen, Bruce Bixby | |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Samuel Halpern snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Frank Beall hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Strong | 37-47 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-47 |
| 13:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leroy Gurney | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Frank Boeding swats the short shot by Leroy Gurney | 37-47 |
| 13:44 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Baker | 37-47 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Leroy Gurney can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Boeding - foul #3 on Frank Boeding, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Harris (SG) Terry Shingleton | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Bruce Bixby (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Charles Strong | |
| 13:29 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:10 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou connects on the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Knarr | 40-51 |
| 12:26 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| 12:10 | UMass | John Knarr clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 40-51 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Joshua Finch | 40-51 |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Bruce Bixby swats the layup by Steven Harris | 40-51 |
| 11:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to Samuel Halpern | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ferrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-51 |
| 11:28 | UMass | Merrill Christensen can't tip it in | 40-51 |
| 11:26 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:24 | Saint Louis | James Williams picks off the pass by Jo-Long Zhou in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Samuel Halpern buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Frank Boeding (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Steven Harris, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (C) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| 10:48 | UMass | John Knarr makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Merrill Christensen and the foul's on Joshua Finch - foul #1 on Joshua Finch, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF) Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) Frank Beall, Merrill Christensen | |
| 10:48 | UMass | John Knarr makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) Rodney Reese | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG) John Knarr | |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ruben Ferguson | 41-57 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Frank Beall is hacked by Gustavo Zavala - foul #1 on Gustavo Zavala, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Leroy Gurney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch (SF), John Ferrier (C) Gustavo Zavala, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Bruce Bixby (C) Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| 10:00 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch loses the dribble to Frank Beall in the backcourt | 41-57 |
| 09:41 | UMass | John Ferrier denies the turnaround by Bruce Bixby | 41-57 |
| 09:39 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Ferrier | 41-57 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-57 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:53 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou clanks a jump hook in the lane | 41-57 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Charles Strong snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Frank Beall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 08:42 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:17 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Charles Strong is fouled on the floor by Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Kasey Rector, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Frank Boeding (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Terry Shingleton, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Charles Strong | |
| 07:56 | UMass | James Williams drills a floater from the left side | 44-59 |
| 07:27 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-59 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | UMass | Merrill Christensen comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-59 |
| 07:07 | UMass | John Knarr snags the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | UMass | James Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch (PF) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Merrill Christensen | |
| 06:04 | UMass | Frank Beall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the tip | 44-59 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 06:01 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-59 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Knarr | 44-61 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala gets the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses the easy open layup | 44-61 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Leroy Gurney pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-61 |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris is hacked by Bruce Bixby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), John Ferrier (PF) Gustavo Zavala, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF), Charles Strong (C) John Knarr, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Bruce Bixby | |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Shingleton | 46-61 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Merrill Christensen clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Shingleton - foul #2 on Terry Shingleton, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Rodney Reese, Steven Harris, Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Merrill Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Merrill Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 03:44 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 03:43 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:18 | UMass | Samuel Halpern hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank Beall | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ferrier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Strong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala connects on the open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jo-Long Zhou | 50-65 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Merrill Christensen drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-67 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Merrill Christensen - foul #1 on Merrill Christensen, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Joshua Finch (SF) Jo-Long Zhou, Terry Shingleton, Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) Frank Beall, Billy Baker, Samuel Halpern, Merrill Christensen, Charles Strong | |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Leroy Gurney lays it up and in | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch's pass is intercepted by Ruben Ferguson | 52-69 |
| 01:39 | UMass | John Knarr misses the lay-in | 52-69 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 01:35 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch loses the dribble to Bruce Bixby in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| 01:19 | UMass | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 01:17 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:13 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 00:52 | UMass | John Knarr misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton is hacked by Billy Baker - foul #4 on Billy Baker, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Ferrier - foul #3 on John Ferrier, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Leroy Gurney takes the ball from Terry Shingleton | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Knarr runs out the clock | 54-71 |