| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Fred White inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Fred White is fouled on the floor by Terry Humphrey - foul #2 on Terry Humphrey, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Raker - foul #1 on Christopher Raker, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Henry Curran clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Alan Smith grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Bennett | 22-33 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Terry Humphrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Smith | 22-35 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Daniel Lee hits a shot from the right side set up by Henry Curran | 24-35 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Smith | 24-37 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Henry Curran's pass is intercepted by William Bennett | 24-37 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses long on a floater from the right side | 24-37 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-39 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Henry Curran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Fred White | 24-39 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Alan Smith is fouled on the floor by Alex Adams - foul #3 on Alex Adams, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Raymond Grist (SF), Roland Graig (PF), Peter Berens (C) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Terry Humphrey, Henry Curran, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Bond (SG), David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF) Alan Smith, William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Billy Mathena connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Landrum | 24-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) SF - Raymond Grist (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roland Graig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Berens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Bond (fresh) SF - David Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Landrum (fresh) C - Derek Rooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Eric Parks drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Derek Rooney - foul #1 on Derek Rooney, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Smith (SF) Raymond Grist | |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Gambill (C) Derek Rooney | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Eric Parks misses the free throw | 26-42 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | William Landrum snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Billy Mathena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill tips it in | 26-44 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Eric Parks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 29-44 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | David Bond misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-44 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Peter Berens snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Roland Graig misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 29-44 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | David Coleman grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Eric Parks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Mathena - foul #1 on Billy Mathena, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Adams (SG), Henry Curran (PF) David Bufford, Roland Graig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Bennett (SG) Billy Mathena, David Bond | |
| 14:05 | UMass | Eric Parks makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Eric Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:05 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Curran | 30-46 |
| 13:43 | UMass | David Coleman swats the shot by Eric Parks | 30-46 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Daniel Smith misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Henry Curran pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Daniel Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-46 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | William Landrum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | William Bennett banks in the layup | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:00 | UMass | Eric Parks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-48 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Coleman | 30-48 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Berens - foul #2 on Peter Berens, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Christopher Raker (C) Eric Parks, Daniel Smith, Peter Berens | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred White (SF), Derek Rooney (C) David Coleman, William Landrum | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Daniel Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 12:14 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Curran | 30-49 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Alex Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Gambill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Derek Rooney comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Curran - foul #2 on Henry Curran, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Roland Graig (PF) Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG), Filip Jaroski (PF) William Bennett, Anthony Gambill | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Derek Rooney makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Derek Rooney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Alex Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Terry Humphrey | 36-51 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Fred White buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Smith | 36-53 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Christopher Raker misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-53 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Fred White lays it up and in | 36-55 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Alex Adams is called for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Alex Adams, Terry Humphrey, Roland Graig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Coleman (SG), William Landrum (PF) Alan Smith, David Bond, Derek Rooney | |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Fred White is fouled on the floor by Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Humphrey (SF), Peter Berens (C) Daniel Smith, Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) Fred White | |
| 09:33 | Xavier | David Coleman's pass is intercepted by Eric Parks | 36-55 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Eric Parks misses the easy layup | 36-55 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Billy Mathena snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the floater from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Henry Curran snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Eric Parks is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Landrum | 36-55 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | William Bennett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Alex Adams (SG), Christopher Raker (C) Daniel Lee, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Fred White (SF), Anthony Gambill (C) Billy Mathena, David Coleman, Filip Jaroski | |
| 08:44 | UMass | William Bennett steals it from Christopher Raker | 36-55 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | William Bennett hits a jumper from close range | 36-57 |
| 08:02 | UMass | Eric Parks splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-57 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Raker - foul #2 on Christopher Raker, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Lee (PG), Daniel Smith (SF), Henry Curran (PF) Eric Parks, Terry Humphrey, Peter Berens | |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Curran (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Raker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred White (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Alex Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Daniel Lee snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Daniel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Filip Jaroski | 38-59 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | The short jumper by William Bennett is denied by Christopher Raker | 38-59 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Henry Curran takes the ball from Derek Rooney | 38-59 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Christopher Raker misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Derek Rooney - foul #2 on Derek Rooney, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Parks (PG), David Bufford (SG), Terry Humphrey (SF), Peter Berens (PF) Daniel Lee, Alex Adams, Daniel Smith, Henry Curran | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG), David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF) William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Christopher Raker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | David Bond grabs the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Derek Rooney drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Smith | 40-61 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Peter Berens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | David Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith is hacked by Eric Parks - foul #2 on Eric Parks, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Roland Graig (PF) Christopher Raker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Gambill (C) Derek Rooney | |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:32 | UMass | David Bufford drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eric Parks | 42-63 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | David Coleman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Smith | 42-66 |
| 03:59 | UMass | David Bufford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-66 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | David Coleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-66 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Roland Graig gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Eric Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bufford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Humphrey (fresh) PF - Roland Graig (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Berens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) SF - David Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Landrum (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | UMass | David Bufford is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Parks out of the doubleteam | 44-66 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Alan Smith's pass is intercepted by Roland Graig | 44-66 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Eric Parks makes the contested jumper from the right wing set up by David Bufford | 46-66 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Roland Graig grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Eric Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hays (PG), Raymond Grist (SF) David Bufford, Roland Graig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Alan Smith, David Bond, David Coleman, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | William Bennett's dunk attempt is rejected by Peter Berens | 46-66 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Eric Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Terry Humphrey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Filip Jaroski - foul #1 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Terry Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Terry Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the easy layup | 48-66 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Peter Berens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 01:36 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Walter Hays is blocked by Derek Rooney | 48-66 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Derek Rooney | 48-66 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Billy Mathena scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-69 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Filip Jaroski swats the layup by Walter Hays | 48-69 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Walter Hays tips it in | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | William Bennett comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Humphrey - foul #3 on Terry Humphrey, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UMass | David Bufford (SG), Roland Graig (PF) Walter Hays, Raymond Grist | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Billy Mathena | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Bufford's pass is intercepted by Filip Jaroski | 50-70 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Roland Graig is called for the reach on William Bennett - foul #1 on Roland Graig, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Roland Graig pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Roland Graig misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Bennett gets the rebound | 50-70 |