| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Holman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Willie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Pelkey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Douglas Holman inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Willie Smith is called for the reach on Bruce Carlson - foul #2 on Willie Smith, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 19:27 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Walker | 24-31 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Douglas Holman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Kevin Payne gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer comes up short on the runner in the paint | 24-31 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Douglas Holman pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Stephen Walker's pass is intercepted by Scott Pelkey in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Kevin Payne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Kim - foul #3 on James Kim, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (C) James Kim | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF) Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey | |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Kevin Payne makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Kevin Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Bruce Carlson hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Peasley | 27-33 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-33 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Stephen Walker grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Douglas Holman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Kevin Payne travels with the ball | 27-33 |
| Subs | UMass | James Cordon (SF) James Rew | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Pelkey (PG), Willie Smith (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Jerry Norris, Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby, Raymond Dittmer, Kevin Payne | |
| 17:04 | UMass | Charles Peasley loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Willie Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-33 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Timothy Barela grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Peasley - foul #3 on Charles Peasley, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (PF) Charles Peasley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG) Scott Pelkey | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Douglas Holman gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Jerry Norris steals the ball from James Cordon | 27-33 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Jerry Norris lays it in | 27-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Rew (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Holman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Waddington (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Barela (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | UMass | Willie Smith picks off the pass by James Cordon in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Willie Smith lays it up and in | 27-37 |
| 15:43 | UMass | James Cordon is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-37 |
| 15:42 | UMass | James Rew tips it in | 29-37 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Joel Waddington hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Smith | 29-39 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Douglas Holman scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 31-39 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Joel Waddington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (SF), Charles Peasley (PF), James Kim (C) Bruce Carlson, James Rew, Douglas Holman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Pelkey (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Jerry Norris, Willie Smith, Danny Hightower, Joel Waddington, Timothy Barela | |
| 14:49 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Stephen Walker tips it home | 33-39 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Kevin Payne connects on the turnaround from the left block | 33-41 |
| 14:20 | UMass | James Cordon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 33-41 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Charles Peasley pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:41 | UMass | James Cordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Bryan Royer is hacked by James Cordon - foul #2 on James Cordon, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Bruce Carlson (SG), Douglas Holman (C) Stephen Walker, Danny Johnston, James Kim | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Willie Smith (SG) Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby | |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Willie Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Pelkey | 33-44 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Jerry Norris picks off the pass by Johnny Mayo in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Jerry Norris slams it home | 33-46 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Douglas Holman hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Carlson | 35-46 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Willie Smith | 35-48 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Scott Pelkey steps in front of the Johnny Mayo pass | 35-48 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Charles Peasley snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 12:01 | UMass | James Cordon drills a shot from the right side | 37-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cordon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Peasley (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Holman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Pelkey (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Willie Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Johnny Mayo - foul #1 on Johnny Mayo, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Joseph White (SG), James Rew (PF), James Kim (C) Johnny Mayo, Bruce Carlson, James Cordon, Charles Peasley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Timothy Barela (C) Jerry Norris, Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey, Kevin Payne | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:32 | UMass | James Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Douglas Holman loses the dribble to Danny Hightower | 37-50 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Danny Hightower slams it home | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Gerald Jacoby steals it from Stephen Walker in the backcourt | 37-52 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Danny Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 10:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Kim | 37-52 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Danny Hightower steals it from Joseph White in the backcourt | 37-52 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Timothy Barela knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Hightower | 37-54 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Douglas Holman's floater is tipped away by Timothy Barela | 37-54 |
| 10:17 | UMass | James Rew tips it in | 39-54 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | The short jumper by Timothy Barela is denied by James Kim | 39-54 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Timothy Barela grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby's pass is intercepted by Joseph White | 39-54 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Stephen Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph White | 41-54 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-54 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Douglas Holman pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Douglas Holman misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Barela - foul #1 on Timothy Barela, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), James Cordon (SF), Charles Peasley (PF) Joseph White, James Rew, James Kim | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Willie Smith (SG), Scott Pelkey (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Brian Merritt (C) Gerald Jacoby, Bryan Royer, Danny Hightower, Raymond Dittmer, Timothy Barela | |
| 09:02 | UMass | Douglas Holman misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Douglas Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | James Cordon is called for the reach on Brian Merritt - foul #3 on James Cordon, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) Douglas Holman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Payne (C) Brian Merritt | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 08:20 | UMass | James Cordon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-56 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey tips it in | 45-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kim (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Pelkey (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joel Waddington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | UMass | James Kim misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-58 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Charles Peasley misses the tip | 45-58 |
| 07:44 | UMass | James Kim hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Smith | 47-60 |
| 07:23 | UMass | James Kim connects on the open shot from close range on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 49-60 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Kevin Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Johnny Mayo (PG), Danny Johnston (SF), Douglas Holman (C) Stephen Walker, James Cordon, James Kim | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Brian Merritt (C) Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey, Joel Waddington, Kevin Payne | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Bruce Carlson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Raymond Dittmer | 49-60 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holman - foul #2 on Douglas Holman, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Bryan Royer's pass is intercepted by Johnny Mayo | 49-60 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Danny Johnston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Mayo | 51-60 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Jerry Norris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 06:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Douglas Holman | 51-60 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Bruce Carlson is hacked by Bryan Royer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Royer, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | UMass | James Rew (PF) Charles Peasley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Timothy Barela (PF) Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby, Raymond Dittmer | |
| 05:59 | UMass | Bruce Carlson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jerry Norris hits a 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Johnny Mayo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 57-63 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Danny Hightower hits a jumper from the baseline | 57-65 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Brian Merritt blocks the short jumper by Douglas Holman | 57-65 |
| 04:45 | UMass | James Rew can't tip it in | 57-65 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Timothy Barela grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Brian Merritt hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Norris | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:14 | UMass | Douglas Holman knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Carlson | 59-67 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Danny Hightower comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 03:50 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Johnny Mayo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Carlson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Rew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Holman (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Hightower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Barela (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Merritt (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:44 | UMass | Bruce Carlson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 61-67 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Danny Hightower misses the shot from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Brian Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Johnny Mayo steals it from Timothy Barela | 61-67 |
| 03:14 | UMass | Danny Johnston is hacked by Danny Hightower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Hightower, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), James Cordon (SG), Brian Newton (SF), Charles Peasley (PF), James Kim (C) Johnny Mayo, Bruce Carlson, Danny Johnston, James Rew, Douglas Holman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Pelkey (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Joel Waddington (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Jerry Norris, Willie Smith, Danny Hightower, Timothy Barela, Brian Merritt | |
| 03:06 | UMass | James Kim clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Dittmer - foul #1 on Raymond Dittmer, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| 03:06 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:06 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 63-69 |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Cordon makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Peasley | 66-69 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses the turnaround in the paint | 66-69 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Kevin Payne snags the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Stephen Walker steps in front of the Kevin Payne pass | 66-69 |
| 01:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Douglas Holman (SF) James Cordon, Brian Newton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Willie Smith (SG) Bryan Royer, Joel Waddington | |
| 01:41 | UMass | Bruce Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey misses the dunk | 66-69 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Douglas Holman gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Douglas Holman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Kevin Payne is hacked by James Kim - foul #4 on James Kim, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Bruce Carlson banks in the wide open layup | 70-69 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Norris | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Douglas Holman is alone and throws it down set up by Bruce Carlson | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Charles Peasley is called for the reach on Raymond Dittmer - foul #4 on Charles Peasley, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Bruce Carlson connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Peasley | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Dittmer, team foul #6 | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | Jerry Norris is called for the reach on Charles Peasley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Norris, team foul #7 | 74-73 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Charles Peasley makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Charles Peasley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-73 |