| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Otis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sumler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Patrick Clark inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | David Saffold scores on a floater from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Hugh Eastland makes the floater from the left wing set up by Louis Otis | 31-27 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | David Saffold misses short on a shot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland tips it home | 33-27 |
| 18:38 | UMass | John Sumler makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Albert Senior | 33-29 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Patrick Clark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Saffold | 35-29 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Louis Otis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Louis Otis makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Louis Otis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Louis Otis pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:26 | UMass | John Sumler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Claudio Greco | 35-30 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Patrick Clark comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Cummings - foul #3 on Adam Cummings, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), Thomas Barr (SF), John Dietz (PF), Timmy Cantrell (C) Hugh Eastland, Adam Cummings, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barr - foul #1 on Thomas Barr, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Claudio Greco (C) Patrick Clark, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG) Albert Senior | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Dennis Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 15:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Dietz | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Maher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timmy Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Joshua Maher | 37-34 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by David Saffold | 39-34 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Thomas Barr banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | David Saffold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Joshua Maher misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Daniels - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Adam Cummings (SF), Louis Otis (PF), John Sumler (C) Gary Atherton, Thomas Barr, John Dietz, Timmy Cantrell | |
| 14:47 | UMass | Joshua Maher makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Joshua Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Claudio Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Clark | 41-37 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Louis Otis lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Senior | 41-39 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Maher - foul #2 on Joshua Maher, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG) Joshua Maher | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Hugh Eastland is fouled on the floor by Patrick Clark - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG) Wendell Brandon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:33 | UMass | John Sumler hits the finger roll set up by Hugh Eastland | 43-41 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | David Saffold buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 45-41 |
| 12:51 | UMass | David Saffold is called for the reach on Hugh Eastland - foul #3 on David Saffold, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Smith (C) Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:36 | UMass | Adam Cummings scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Hugh Eastland | 45-43 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | William Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | David Saffold gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits a turnaround from close range set up by David Saffold and he's fouled by Adam Cummings - foul #4 on Adam Cummings, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG) David Saffold, William Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (SF), John Dietz (PF), Timmy Cantrell (C) Adam Cummings, Louis Otis, John Sumler | |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:58 | UMass | John Dietz gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Joshua Maher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Albert Senior pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timmy Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UMass | Albert Senior hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wendell Brandon | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Hugh Eastland can't throw it down | 49-43 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Patrick Clark drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Daniels | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Hugh Eastland clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Dennis Smith snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to Timmy Cantrell | 51-43 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Albert Senior can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Timmy Cantrell tips it home | 51-45 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is fouled on the floor by Timmy Cantrell - foul #1 on Timmy Cantrell, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels, Patrick Clark, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Atherton (PG), Thomas Barr (SF), Louis Otis (PF), John Sumler (C) Hugh Eastland, Joshua Maher, John Dietz, Timmy Cantrell | |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barr - foul #2 on Thomas Barr, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF) Albert Senior | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Clark (SF) Wendell Brandon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Adam Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sumler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UMass | Thomas Barr is fouled on the floor by David Saffold - foul #4 on David Saffold, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Gary Atherton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Atherton, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | David Saffold is called for a charge - foul #5 on David Saffold, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:01 | UMass | Louis Otis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Xavier | John Sumler steals it from William Williams | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | UMass | Louis Otis comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Maurice Strickland - foul #3 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (PF) William Williams, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Maher (PG), Albert Senior (SG), John Dietz (C) Gary Atherton, Thomas Barr, John Sumler | |
| 05:21 | UMass | Louis Otis makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Louis Otis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Claudio Greco pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Daniels | 53-48 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Albert Senior buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Dietz | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Maher - foul #3 on Joshua Maher, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Maurice Strickland (PF) Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), John Sumler (C) Adam Cummings, Louis Otis | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | UMass | Joshua Maher can't finish the layup | 54-51 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Joshua Maher gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sumler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Hugh Eastland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 03:11 | UMass | John Sumler tips it home | 54-53 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Albert Senior's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Barr (SF) Joshua Maher | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Claudio Greco tips it in | 56-53 |
| 02:41 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Cummings (SF), Louis Otis (PF) Thomas Barr, John Dietz | |
| 02:26 | UMass | John Sumler misses the dunk | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Claudio Greco gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Patrick Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 01:53 | UMass | John Sumler pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Adam Cummings can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-53 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Claudio Greco grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | UMass | Claudio Greco swats the layup by Louis Otis | 61-53 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 01:00 | UMass | John Sumler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Hugh Eastland drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Albert Senior | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Patrick Clark can't connect on a floater in the paint | 61-56 |
| 00:30 | UMass | John Sumler gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is hacked by Hugh Eastland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 61-59 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland is hacked by Louis Otis - foul #3 on Louis Otis, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Albert Senior misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Louis Otis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Hugh Eastland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Otis | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Eastland - foul #2 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Wendell Brandon picks off the pass by Hugh Eastland in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Patrick Clark throws it down on a nice dish by Wendell Brandon | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |