| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Bridges (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Renfro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jamerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) C - Richard Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Scott Duncan swats the layup by Christopher Renfro | 29-24 |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Charles Erickson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Renfro - foul #2 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Charles Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Charles Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Vincent Baxter drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Duncan | 32-28 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall blows the dunk | 32-28 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall tips it home | 32-30 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Scott Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | Scott Duncan swats the shot by Richard Randall | 32-30 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to James Jamerson | 32-30 |
| 16:58 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro tips it home | 32-32 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Charles Erickson loses the dribble to Walter Nielsen | 32-32 |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Nielsen | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Charles Erickson drills a jumper from close range set up by Larry Price | 34-34 |
| 16:13 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Ryan Holifield (PG), James Baker (SG), Maria Marino (PF), Ben Mabie (C) Vincent Baxter, Larry Price, Scott Duncan, Benjamin Bridges | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:01 | UMass | Maria Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ryan Holifield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) SF - Charles Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maria Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Mabie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Renfro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jamerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's | Maria Marino blocks the short jumper by James Jamerson | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | UMass | Maria Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Maria Marino misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ricky Dixon - foul #1 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Baxter (PG), Luis Leal (SF) Ryan Holifield, Charles Erickson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Maria Marino misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Maria Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Maria Marino pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:33 | UMass | James Jamerson steps in front of the Vincent Baxter pass | 35-34 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon's floater is tipped away by Maria Marino | 35-34 |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro is fouled on the floor by Luis Leal - foul #2 on Luis Leal, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Price (SG), Charles Erickson (SF), Scott Duncan (PF), Benjamin Bridges (C) James Baker, Luis Leal, Maria Marino, Ben Mabie | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine (PF) Ricky Dixon | |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Jamerson and the foul's on Benjamin Bridges - foul #3 on Benjamin Bridges, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Ryan Holifield (PG) Vincent Baxter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Larry Price | 35-36 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Charles Erickson buries a jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Nielsen | 37-38 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Charles Erickson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Nielsen | 40-40 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Charles Erickson scores on a jumper from close range | 42-40 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Randall and he's hacked by Scott Duncan - foul #1 on Scott Duncan, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Baxter (PG) Ryan Holifield | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon (PF) Frederic Celestine | |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Erickson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Scott Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bridges (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Christopher Renfro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jamerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | UMass | Vincent Baxter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 11:14 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Renfro out of a doubleteam | 42-45 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Charles Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Charles Erickson tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Baker (SG), Maria Marino (PF), Ben Mabie (C) Larry Price, Scott Duncan, Benjamin Bridges | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine (C) Richard Randall | |
| 09:46 | UMass | The jumper by Vincent Baxter is denied by Walter Nielsen | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | UMass | James Baker snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Charles Erickson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 44-45 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Maria Marino tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Maria Marino tips it home | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Maria Marino - foul #2 on Maria Marino, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm (SF) Ricky Dixon | |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Charles Erickson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Ben Mabie grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:33 | UMass | James Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Price (SG), Luis Leal (SF), Scott Duncan (PF), Benjamin Bridges (C) James Baker, Charles Erickson, Maria Marino, Ben Mabie | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Bridges swats the layup by Frederic Celestine | 46-48 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Gumm tips it home | 46-50 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Scott Duncan hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Baxter | 48-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Baxter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Leal (fresh) PF - Scott Duncan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bridges (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Christopher Renfro (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Gumm (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jamerson (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen misses the turnaround from close range | 48-50 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Benjamin Bridges pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Vincent Baxter connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Bridges | 50-50 |
| 06:21 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Scott Duncan snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Scott Duncan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:54 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Erickson (SF) Luis Leal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon (PF), Richard Randall (C) Walter Nielsen, Frederic Celestine | |
| 05:37 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Renfro travels with the ball | 50-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Ryan Holifield (PG) Vincent Baxter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:15 | UMass | Ryan Holifield misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Gumm - foul #2 on Donald Gumm, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Ryan Holifield makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Ryan Holifield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Bridges steps in front of the James Jamerson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 52-50 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Ryan Holifield connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Duncan | 54-50 |
| 04:13 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson steals it from Donald Gumm | 54-50 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Charles Erickson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Jamerson - foul #2 on James Jamerson, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Baxter (PG), James Baker (SG), Maria Marino (PF) Ryan Holifield, Larry Price, Scott Duncan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen (PG) Donald Gumm | |
| 03:52 | UMass | Charles Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Charles Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson steps in front of the Ricky Dixon pass | 56-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Baxter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Erickson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maria Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Bridges (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Walter Nielsen (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Christopher Renfro (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jamerson (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Randall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UMass | James Jamerson is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #3 on James Jamerson, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Vincent Baxter comes up short on the floater from the right block | 56-50 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Benjamin Bridges - foul #4 on Benjamin Bridges, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Price (SG), Ben Mabie (C) James Baker, Benjamin Bridges | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:36 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Duncan (PF), Benjamin Bridges (C) Maria Marino, Ben Mabie | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:14 | UMass | Vincent Baxter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricky Dixon - foul #2 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Vincent Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Vincent Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Charles Erickson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Larry Price makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Benjamin Bridges gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Vincent Baxter is fouled on the floor by Richard Randall - foul #3 on Richard Randall, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Vincent Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Vincent Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Nielsen | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Vincent Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Nielsen - foul #3 on Walter Nielsen, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Vincent Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Vincent Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | James Jamerson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Walter Nielsen | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Larry Price is hacked by Christopher Renfro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Larry Price misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Baxter steps in front of the Walter Nielsen pass in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Vincent Baxter can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Larry Price grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Christopher Renfro is called for the reach on Larry Price - foul #4 on Christopher Renfro, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Larry Price misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Larry Price makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Nielsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Erickson | 65-56 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Charles Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Nielsen - foul #4 on Walter Nielsen, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Charles Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Charles Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Randall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Charles Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Vincent Baxter runs out the clock | 66-56 |