| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Cerna (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Olson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kyle Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Wigginton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Way (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Danny Greer inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UMass | Kyle Williams hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Wade Olson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Cerna | 39-29 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Kyle Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Greer | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-31 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Ward Wilson misses the tip | 39-31 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Ward Wilson tips it in | 41-31 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Todd Rogers is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Williams | 41-34 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Thomas Wigginton steals the ball from Ward Wilson | 41-34 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Kyle Williams is fouled on the floor by John Cerna - foul #2 on John Cerna, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Donald Licata (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), James Britt (PF), David Crowe (C) John Cerna, Wade Olson, John Hart, Ward Wilson, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Juan Huerta (SG), Joseph Motz (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Kyle Williams, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Paul Way | |
| 17:13 | UMass | Danny Greer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Juan Huerta | 41-37 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Morris Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jamie Corbett (C) David Crowe | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:30 | UMass | Felix Bostic buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Juan Huerta | 41-40 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | James Britt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | James Britt tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Danny Greer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Joseph Motz hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Joseph Motz swats the shot by Christopher Jolicoeur | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Joseph Motz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Christopher Jolicoeur (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Licata (fairly fresh) SF - Morris Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - James Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Felix Bostic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Huerta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Greer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Purifoy (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Juan Huerta loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Larry Borum (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), David Crowe (C) Morris Fisher, James Britt, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Todd Rogers (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Paul Way (C) Felix Bostic, Juan Huerta, Danny Greer, Joseph Motz, Marc Purifoy | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Ward Wilson misses the jumper from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | UMass | David Crowe steals the ball from Kyle Williams in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman hits a shot from the left block set up by Thomas Wigginton | 43-44 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ward Wilson | 45-44 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Todd Rogers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Donald Licata is fouled on the floor by Todd Rogers - foul #1 on Todd Rogers, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Cerna (PG), Wade Olson (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), James Britt (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Donald Licata, Larry Borum, Ward Wilson, David Crowe | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Joseph Motz (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Kyle Williams, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Manuel Yeoman, Paul Way | |
| 13:28 | Xavier | John Cerna buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Olson | 47-47 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Danny Greer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | James Britt buries a jumper from the left side set up by Randall Thibodeau | 49-47 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Danny Greer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Wade Olson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Morris Fisher and he's fouled by Felix Bostic - foul #2 on Felix Bostic, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Hart (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), Jamie Corbett (C) Morris Fisher, James Britt, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Todd Rogers (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF) Felix Bostic, Juan Huerta, Danny Greer, Marc Purifoy | |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Kyle Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Cerna - foul #3 on John Cerna, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Larry Borum (SG) Wade Olson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:38 | UMass | John Hart steals the ball from Joseph Motz | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Cerna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Borum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kyle Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Wigginton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | John Cerna misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | John Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | John Cerna hits a shot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Kyle Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jamie Corbett | 54-47 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | John Cerna drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Borum | 57-47 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Kyle Williams is hacked by John Cerna in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Cerna, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Wade Olson (SG), James Britt (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) John Cerna, John Hart, Ward Wilson, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Paul Way (C) Manuel Yeoman, Joseph Motz | |
| 10:30 | UMass | Todd Rogers connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Wigginton | 57-49 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Wade Olson misses short on a floater from the left side | 57-49 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Kyle Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Kyle Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Wade Olson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 09:53 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kyle Williams | 57-49 |
| 09:38 | UMass | A charge is called on Thomas Wigginton - foul #2 on Thomas Wigginton, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Hart (SF), Morris Fisher (PF) Wade Olson, James Britt | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Felix Bostic, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Paul Way | |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Marc Purifoy gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Danny Greer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:09 | UMass | Danny Greer is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Borum - foul #4 on Larry Borum, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (PG), Wade Olson (SG), Ward Wilson (PF), James Britt (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Larry Borum, John Hart, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Motz (PF), Paul Way (C) Danny Greer, Manuel Yeoman, Marc Purifoy | |
| 07:50 | UMass | Juan Huerta buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Williams | 60-52 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | James Britt is hacked by Joseph Motz - foul #1 on Joseph Motz, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Cerna (PG), Larry Borum (SF), Jamie Corbett (C) Donald Licata, Morris Fisher, James Britt | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Todd Rogers (SG) Kyle Williams, Juan Huerta | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Cerna (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wade Olson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Borum (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Felix Bostic (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Wigginton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Motz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Way (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | John Cerna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Corbett | 60-52 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Ward Wilson can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 07:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to Todd Rogers | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Todd Rogers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Felix Bostic pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Joseph Motz comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 60-52 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Todd Rogers tips it but misses | 60-52 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Wade Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | John Cerna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Wade Olson tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Felix Bostic is called for 10 seconds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Hart (SF), James Britt (C) Wade Olson, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Felix Bostic, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Motz, Paul Way | |
| 05:40 | Xavier | James Britt clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Marc Purifoy - foul #3 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | James Britt makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | James Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Kyle Williams loses the dribble to Ward Wilson | 64-52 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Danny Greer swats the short shot by Ward Wilson | 64-52 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Marc Purifoy pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Danny Greer is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Borum - foul #5 on Larry Borum, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Olson (SG), Morris Fisher (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Larry Borum, Ward Wilson, James Britt | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:50 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman makes the jumper in the lane | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Wade Olson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Marc Purifoy - foul #4 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Britt (PF), David Crowe (C) John Hart, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Hadley (SG) Juan Huerta | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Wade Olson misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Karl Hadley is hacked by John Cerna in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Cerna, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG) John Cerna | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG) Karl Hadley | |
| 04:22 | UMass | Danny Greer misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Kyle Williams tips it in | 65-56 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | Kyle Williams takes the ball from David Crowe | 65-56 |
| 03:59 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Todd Rogers and he's hacked by Christopher Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Christopher Jolicoeur, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Hart (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Morris Fisher, James Britt, David Crowe | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Paul Way (C) Kyle Williams, Danny Greer, Marc Purifoy | |
| 03:59 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Christopher Jolicoeur steps in front of the Paul Way pass in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur banks in the layup | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Christopher Jolicoeur (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wade Olson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ward Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Felix Bostic (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wigginton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Yeoman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Way (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Randall Thibodeau swats the shot by Todd Rogers | 67-59 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Ward Wilson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Jolicoeur and he's fouled by Felix Bostic - foul #3 on Felix Bostic, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), James Britt (C) Wade Olson, John Hart, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Joseph Motz (C) Todd Rogers, Manuel Yeoman, Paul Way | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Ward Wilson makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Felix Bostic buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Juan Huerta | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Ward Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-62 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Joseph Motz pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:27 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Olson (SG), John Hart (SF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Ward Wilson, James Britt | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG), Paul Way (C) Juan Huerta, Joseph Motz | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Danny Greer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Todd Rogers | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Wade Olson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | UMass | Donald Licata picks off the pass by Danny Greer in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Paul Way swats the layup by Randall Thibodeau | 70-65 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:43 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Ward Wilson (PF) Donald Licata, Morris Fisher | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Manuel Yeoman (PF) Felix Bostic, Thomas Wigginton | |
| 01:14 | UMass | Danny Greer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Ward Wilson grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Kyle Williams is called for the reach on Christopher Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Kyle Williams, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Danny Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Ward Wilson grabs the board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Kyle Williams is called for the reach on Ward Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Williams, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Ward Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Ward Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Danny Greer hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Todd Rogers | 74-68 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Wade Olson is hacked by Todd Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Rogers, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Danny Greer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Randall Thibodeau | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau is hacked by Todd Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Rogers, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Paul Way grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Todd Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Paul Way grabs the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Danny Greer misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Williams - foul #3 on Kyle Williams, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Paul Way scores on a floater in the paint | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Wade Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Rogers - foul #4 on Todd Rogers, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Wade Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Todd Rogers is hacked by Wade Olson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Olson, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), James Britt (PF), Jamie Corbett (C) Wade Olson, John Hart, Ward Wilson, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Motz (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Kyle Williams, Danny Greer, Manuel Yeoman, Paul Way | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Todd Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Todd Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Donald Licata is hacked by Todd Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Todd Rogers, team foul #14 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Olson (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Morris Fisher, James Britt, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (PG), Juan Huerta (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Manuel Yeoman (PF), Paul Way (C) Felix Bostic, Todd Rogers, Thomas Wigginton, Joseph Motz, Marc Purifoy | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Donald Licata misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Donald Licata misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Paul Way pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Danny Greer misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Juan Huerta clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-72 |