| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - Pavel Roblodowski (fresh) C - Scott Privett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Rumfelt (fresh) SG - Sean Sellars (fresh) SF - Robert Palmquist (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Kent Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | Scott Privett blocks the jumper by James Smith | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | UMass | David Ervin snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Palmquist | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Saint Louis | James Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski's fadeaway is rejected by James Smith | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson knocks in the jumper in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | UMass | David Ervin makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Rumfelt | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Lawrence Herren loses the dribble to Robert Palmquist | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kent Johnson | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Radman Schilawski (C) Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Bury (SG), William Johnson (PF) Sean Sellars, James Smith | |
| 17:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Palmquist can't connect on a jumper from close range | 5-8 |
| 16:59 | UMass | David Ervin grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Paul Tucker | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Vincent Rumfelt | 7-11 |
| 16:12 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 9-11 |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Radman Schilawski is called for the reach on Edward Bury - foul #1 on Radman Schilawski, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Jones (PG), Scott Dates (SG), Dikembe Dare (PF), Scott Privett (C) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren, David Ervin, Pavel Roblodowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars (SG), James Smith (PF), Howard Burkart (C) Vincent Rumfelt, Robert Palmquist, Kent Johnson | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Randal Jones (fresh) SG - Scott Dates (fresh) SF - Radman Schilawski (fresh) PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) C - Scott Privett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Bury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Sellars (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Howard Burkart (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury is hacked by Dikembe Dare - foul #1 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Johnson | 9-13 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Dare | 12-13 |
| 15:14 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Scott Dates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 14:52 | Saint Louis | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | William Johnson grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 14:20 | Saint Louis | James Smith buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Sellars and he's fouled by Randal Jones - foul #1 on Randal Jones, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Herren (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Radman Schilawski, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Mackie (PG), Robert Palmquist (SF), Kent Johnson (C) Edward Bury, William Johnson, Howard Burkart | |
| 14:20 | Saint Louis | James Smith makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Lawrence Herren hits a 3 from straight away set up by Randal Jones | 15-18 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Emanuel steals it from Robert Palmquist | 15-18 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Dikembe Emanuel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Scott Dates grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Lawrence Herren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 13:27 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars's pass is intercepted by Randal Jones | 15-18 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Scott Dates hits a floater from the right wing set up by Randal Jones | 17-18 |
| 12:47 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Randal Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Dikembe Dare pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Dikembe Dare comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Sellars - foul #1 on Sean Sellars, team foul #2 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), David Ervin (SF), Pavel Roblodowski (PF), Scott Privett (C) Randal Jones, Lawrence Herren, Scott Dates, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt (PG), Edward Bury (SG), William Johnson (SF), Howard Burkart (PF), James Bailey (C) William Mackie, Sean Sellars, Robert Palmquist, James Smith, Kent Johnson | |
| 12:22 | UMass | Dikembe Dare misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Dikembe Dare makes the 3rd free throw | 19-20 |
| 12:10 | Saint Louis | William Johnson buries a runner from close range set up by Edward Bury | 19-22 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Vincent Rumfelt steals the ball from Paul Tucker in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 12:06 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt misses the easy layup | 19-22 |
| 12:04 | UMass | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Dikembe Dare connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Privett | 22-22 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart misses long on a floater from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Dikembe Dare snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pavel Roblodowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Rumfelt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Bury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Paul Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (SG) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:19 | Saint Louis | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Privett - foul #1 on Scott Privett, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Herren (SG) Charles Merrell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson (C) James Bailey | |
| 11:03 | Saint Louis | William Johnson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 22-22 |
| 11:01 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart hits the follow up shot | 22-24 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 10:39 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 10:18 | Saint Louis | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-24 |
| 10:16 | UMass | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Paul Tucker is hacked by Edward Bury - foul #1 on Edward Bury, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Jones (PG), Scott Dates (SF), Radman Schilawski (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Paul Tucker, David Ervin, Pavel Roblodowski, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars (SG), Robert Palmquist (SF), James Bailey (PF) Edward Bury, William Johnson, Howard Burkart | |
| 10:01 | UMass | Scott Dates is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Smith (PF) James Bailey | |
| 09:41 | Saint Louis | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 22-24 |
| 09:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Radman Schilawski | 22-24 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Radman Schilawski comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Palmquist - foul #1 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Dare (PF) Lawrence Herren | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Mackie (PG) Vincent Rumfelt | |
| 09:34 | UMass | Radman Schilawski misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Radman Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:16 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Mackie | 23-27 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Scott Dates comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Radman Schilawski tips it in | 25-27 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Radman Schilawski is called for the reach on Robert Palmquist - foul #2 on Radman Schilawski, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), David Ervin (SF), Pavel Roblodowski (PF) Randal Jones, Scott Dates, Radman Schilawski, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt (PG), Edward Bury (SG), Howard Burkart (PF), James Bailey (C) William Mackie, Sean Sellars, James Smith, Kent Johnson | |
| 08:20 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Bury, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Mackie (SG) Edward Bury | |
| 07:56 | UMass | David Ervin banks in the layup set up by Paul Tucker and he's fouled by Vincent Rumfelt - foul #1 on Vincent Rumfelt, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Zackary Hicks (C) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Johnson (PF) James Bailey | |
| 07:56 | UMass | David Ervin makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:37 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart double dribbles | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Privett (C) Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars (SG), Kent Johnson (C) William Mackie, Howard Burkart | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pavel Roblodowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Rumfelt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Sellars (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Palmquist (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UMass | Kent Johnson swats the short shot by Scott Privett | 28-27 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Privett - foul #2 on Scott Privett, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Jones (PG), Scott Dates (SG), Dikembe Dare (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren, Pavel Roblodowski, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Mackie (PG), James Smith (PF) Vincent Rumfelt, Robert Palmquist | |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Dikembe Emanuel can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Emanuel swats the layup by James Smith | 30-29 |
| 06:17 | UMass | Dikembe Emanuel snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Sean Sellars is called for the reach on Scott Dates - foul #2 on Sean Sellars, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt (PG), Robert Palmquist (SF) Sean Sellars, William Johnson | |
| 06:12 | UMass | Scott Dates makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:12 | UMass | Scott Dates makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 32-32 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Dikembe Dare is hacked by Vincent Rumfelt - foul #2 on Vincent Rumfelt, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), Pavel Roblodowski (PF), Zackary Hicks (C) Randal Jones, Scott Dates, David Ervin, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Johnson (SG), Howard Burkart (C) Vincent Rumfelt, Kent Johnson | |
| 05:43 | UMass | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:17 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-32 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Lawrence Herren comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Palmquist grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | William Johnson is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (SF) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson (C) Howard Burkart | |
| 04:37 | UMass | Lawrence Herren scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Tucker | 37-32 |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | William Mackie misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | James Smith tips it in | 37-34 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Paul Tucker can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:50 | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | Robert Palmquist grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | James Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Lawrence Herren gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Herren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pavel Roblodowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Mackie (fairly fresh) SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Palmquist (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Tucker | 39-34 |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | James Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Jones (PG), David Ervin (SF), Radman Schilawski (PF), Scott Privett (C) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren, Pavel Roblodowski, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt (PG), Sean Sellars (SG), Edward Bury (SF), Howard Burkart (PF), James Bailey (C) William Mackie, William Johnson, Robert Palmquist, James Smith, Kent Johnson | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Howard Burkart is called for the reach on Scott Dates - foul #1 on Howard Burkart, team foul #10 | 39-34 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Scott Dates misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Scott Dates makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars is hacked by Randal Jones - foul #2 on Randal Jones, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Dare (SG) Scott Dates | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Radman Schilawski grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Scott Privett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Bailey - foul #1 on James Bailey, team foul #11 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kent Johnson (C) James Bailey | |
| 02:20 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | Edward Bury hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Sean Sellars grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Sean Sellars | 42-38 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Dikembe Dare can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 01:37 | UMass | David Ervin tips it home | 44-38 |
| 01:17 | Saint Louis | Howard Burkart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Randal Jones, David Ervin, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Palmquist (SF) Edward Bury | |
| 01:02 | UMass | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for a carry | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Pavel Roblodowski (PF) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Smith (PF) Howard Burkart | |
| 00:46 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt buries a runner in the paint | 44-40 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Lawrence Herren buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Tucker | 47-40 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kent Johnson and he's hacked by Paul Tucker - foul #1 on Paul Tucker, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | David Ervin (SF) Radman Schilawski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Bury (SG), Howard Burkart (C) Sean Sellars, Kent Johnson | |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Vincent Rumfelt makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Paul Tucker clanks a halfcourt shot | 47-43 |