| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve inbounds the ball | 18-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | Roger Bobb makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Gildersleeve | 20-30 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Roger Bobb denies the turnaround by Jessie Williams | 20-30 |
| 19:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Bobb | 20-30 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Michael Larue misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses the tip | 20-30 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Jason Boese snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Gustavo Martin grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Branko Zacherl picks off the pass by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Branko Zacherl | 20-32 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Gustavo Martin buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens and he's fouled by Jason Boese - foul #3 on Jason Boese, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Wiley Stevens, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 17:38 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Stanley Wadkins steals the ball from Brandon Simmons | 22-32 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins lays it in | 24-32 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Wadkins - foul #3 on Stanley Wadkins, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF), Charles Darley (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Charles Darley buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wiley Stevens and he's hacked by Johnny Williams - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett (C) Johnny Williams | |
| 16:32 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Roger Bobb steals it from James Wilson | 27-34 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Jessie Williams connects on the jump hook in the lane | 27-36 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Hai Xie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Donald Bible is hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Roger Bobb (PF), Charles Darley (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, James Reeves, Hai Xie, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl is fouled on the floor by Wiley Stevens - foul #1 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Gustavo Martin (C) Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG) Donald Bible | |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-36 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Gustavo Martin gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Liang Hong | 29-38 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Roger Bobb is hacked by Jason Boese - foul #4 on Jason Boese, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (C) Brian Gildersleeve, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Donald Bible (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Jason Boese, Johnny Williams | |
| 12:44 | UMass | Roger Bobb can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brandon Simmons | 29-38 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl tips it home | 29-40 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Donald Bible steals it from Stanley Wadkins in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Donald Bible hits the finger roll | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:07 | UMass | Wiley Stevens's pass is intercepted by Donald Bible in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Jessie Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Bible | 29-44 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Wiley Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), James Reeves (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins, Roger Bobb, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Alfredo Ortiz - foul #1 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Williams (C) Broderick Shiflett | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | UMass | James Wilson is called for the reach on Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Michael Larue, Roger Bobb | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:53 | UMass | Gustavo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Wiley Stevens, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett (C) Brandon Simmons | |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Michael Larue loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Roger Bobb | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SG) James Wilson, Jessie Williams | |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-45 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Johnny Williams snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Gustavo Martin gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:22 | UMass | Donald Bible is called for the reach on Brian Gildersleeve - foul #2 on Donald Bible, team foul #5 | 29-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF), Charles Darley (C) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Jessie Williams (SG), Brandon Simmons (PF) Branko Zacherl, Liang Hong, Johnny Williams | |
| 09:17 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve is hacked by Donald Bible - foul #3 on Donald Bible, team foul #6 | 29-45 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Bible - foul #4 on Donald Bible, team foul #7 | 29-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), James Reeves (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Donald Bible | |
| 09:02 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Michael Larue steals the ball from Broderick Shiflett | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Roger Bobb's pass is intercepted by Jessie Williams | 31-45 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | Wiley Stevens picks off the pass by James Wilson in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Michael Larue can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Wiley Stevens tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Michael Larue grabs the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Roger Bobb makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 34-45 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | James Wilson travels with the ball | 34-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Johnny Williams (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Larue (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | UMass | Charles Darley is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 36-45 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:10 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Larue | 39-45 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Donald Bible misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Roger Bobb grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Roger Bobb hits a floater from close range set up by Michael Larue | 41-45 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Gustavo Martin grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Jessie Williams picks off the pass by Gustavo Martin in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Michael Larue pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Jessie Williams is called for the reach on Wiley Stevens - foul #1 on Jessie Williams, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Charles Darley (C) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Johnny Williams | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Ortiz | 43-45 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Wiley Stevens banks in the layup set up by Alfredo Ortiz | 45-45 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Jessie Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Alfredo Ortiz - foul #2 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), James Reeves (SF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF) Jason Boese | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 45-47 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Larue (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tired) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) Jessie Williams | |
| 02:27 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (C) Wiley Stevens, James Reeves, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Boese (PF) Brandon Simmons | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | James Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Gustavo Martin (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SG) Branko Zacherl | |
| 01:45 | UMass | Gustavo Martin drills a runner from the right block set up by Brian Gildersleeve | 49-47 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Jason Boese's floater is knocked away by Michael Larue | 49-47 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Gustavo Martin grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Jessie Williams (SG) James Wilson, Liang Hong | |
| 01:28 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 00:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Gustavo Martin is hacked by Branko Zacherl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #10 | 51-47 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett tips it home | 53-49 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Branko Zacherl - foul #2 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Jessie Williams buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Branko Zacherl | 55-51 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is hacked by Branko Zacherl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #12 | 55-51 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Roger Bobb grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roger Bobb is hacked by Branko Zacherl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #13 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Roger Bobb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Jason Boese connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Branko Zacherl | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Branko Zacherl is called for the reach on Alfredo Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #14 | 58-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Brian Gildersleeve (SF) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG) Branko Zacherl | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gustavo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Williams - foul #2 on Jessie Williams, team foul #15 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Alfredo Ortiz takes the ball from James Wilson in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Donald Bible is called for the reach on Alfredo Ortiz - foul #5 on Donald Bible, team foul #16 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Donald Bible | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Jason Boese buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Broderick Shiflett | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz is hacked by Jessie Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Williams, team foul #17 | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Broderick Shiflett | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |