| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) SF - Randy Parkins (fresh) PF - Allen Perkins (fresh) C - Jack Curci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edgar Johnson (fresh) SG - Larry Gilbert (fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) PF - Henry Sartain (fresh) C - Zachary Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Henry Sartain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | UMass | Zachary Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Charles Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Allen Perkins swats the layup by Edgar Johnson | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Randy Parkins pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Randy Parkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Allen Perkins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Johnson and he's hacked by Henry Sartain - foul #1 on Henry Sartain, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Allen Perkins misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Jack Curci snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Randy Parkins is fouled on the floor by Mathew Baumeister - foul #2 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Timothy Traylor (SG), David Christmas (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Mauricio Russo, Allen Perkins, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Pitcock (PG), Kurt Howard (SG), Stanley Kim (SF), Michael Logan (PF), Oliver Bruner (C) Edgar Johnson, Larry Gilbert, Mathew Baumeister, Henry Sartain, Zachary Scott | |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Randy Parkins misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Clayton Mason tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Stanley Kim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Randy Parkins's pass is intercepted by Stanley Kim | 7-2 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Kurt Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Randy Parkins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Dennis Prue tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock misses the shot in the paint | 9-2 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Traylor | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Traylor (fresh) SF - Randy Parkins (tiring) PF - David Christmas (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Pitcock (fresh) SG - Kurt Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Kim (fresh) PF - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) C - Oliver Bruner (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is fouled on the floor by Oliver Bruner - foul #1 on Oliver Bruner, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Allen Perkins (PF), Jack Curci (C) Clayton Mason, Timothy Traylor, David Christmas, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Larry Gilbert (SG), Jeffrey Riker (SF), Henry Sartain (PF), Zachary Scott (C) Christopher Pitcock, Kurt Howard, Stanley Kim, Michael Logan, Oliver Bruner | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Randy Parkins is fouled on the floor by Larry Gilbert - foul #1 on Larry Gilbert, team foul #5 | 9-2 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Johnson and he's hacked by Larry Gilbert - foul #2 on Larry Gilbert, team foul #6 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jesse Dyer (SF) Larry Gilbert | |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the free throw | 12-2 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Jesse Dyer is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Randy Parkins picks off the pass by Henry Sartain | 12-2 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Charles Johnson jams it on a nice dish by Randy Parkins | 14-2 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Jesse Dyer misses short on a floater from the left side | 14-2 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Henry Sartain gets the offensive rebound | 14-2 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Mauricio Russo takes the ball from Jeffrey Riker | 14-2 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Charles Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 16-2 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Edgar Johnson is hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #2 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Timothy Traylor (SF), David Christmas (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Randy Parkins, Allen Perkins, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Pitcock (PG), Kurt Howard (SG), Stanley Kim (SF), Michael Logan (PF), Oliver Bruner (C) Edgar Johnson, Jeffrey Riker, Jesse Dyer, Henry Sartain, Zachary Scott | |
| 13:17 | UMass | Kurt Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Pitcock | 16-4 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-4 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-4 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | David Christmas misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Kim - foul #1 on Stanley Kim, team foul #7 | 16-4 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-4 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Kurt Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-4 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Christmas | 18-4 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | David Christmas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Prue | 20-4 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Michael Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Allen Perkins (SF) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Allen Perkins buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-4 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-7 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Traylor (fresh) SF - Allen Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Prue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Pitcock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Kim (fresh) PF - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) C - Oliver Bruner (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | David Christmas drills a shot in the lane set up by Clayton Mason | 24-7 |
| 11:31 | UMass | Timothy Traylor is called for the reach on Christopher Pitcock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #3 | 24-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Randy Parkins (SF), John Shively (C) Timothy Traylor, David Christmas, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Riker (SF), Henry Sartain (PF), Zachary Scott (C) Kurt Howard, Stanley Kim, Michael Logan, Oliver Bruner | |
| 11:09 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-7 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo snags the defensive board | 24-7 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Randy Parkins buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 26-7 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Edgar Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #4 | 26-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SF), David Christmas (PF), Jack Curci (C) Randy Parkins, Allen Perkins, John Shively | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Kim (SF) Christopher Pitcock | |
| 10:24 | UMass | Edgar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-8 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Edgar Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-9 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo double dribbles | 26-9 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Edgar Johnson buries a runner near the basket | 26-11 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | David Christmas travels with the ball | 26-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Prue (PF) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | UMass | Kurt Howard (SG), Jesse Dyer (PF), Oliver Bruner (C) Jeffrey Riker, Henry Sartain, Zachary Scott | |
| 09:15 | UMass | Jesse Dyer travels with the ball | 26-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Randy Parkins (SF), John Shively (C) Timothy Traylor, David Christmas, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (PF) Jesse Dyer | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Johnson - foul #1 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jesse Dyer (SF) Stanley Kim | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 1st free throw | 26-11 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Michael Logan pulls down the rebound | 26-11 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Jesse Dyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-11 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Oliver Bruner tips it home | 26-13 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Dennis Prue loses the ball out of bounds | 26-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Allen Perkins (PF) Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Pitcock (SG) Kurt Howard | |
| 08:21 | UMass | Edgar Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Oliver Bruner tips it in | 26-15 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Oliver Bruner is called for the reach on Mauricio Russo - foul #2 on Oliver Bruner, team foul #9 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SG), David Christmas (PF), Jack Curci (C) Clayton Mason, Randy Parkins, John Shively | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Riker (SG), Stanley Kim (SF), Henry Sartain (PF), Zachary Scott (C) Edgar Johnson, Jesse Dyer, Michael Logan, Oliver Bruner | |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mauricio Russo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Traylor (fresh) SF - Allen Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Curci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Pitcock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Riker (fresh) SF - Stanley Kim (fresh) PF - Henry Sartain (fresh) C - Zachary Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-15 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor grabs the defensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Zachary Scott steals the ball from Allen Perkins | 28-15 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Timothy Traylor picks off the pass by Christopher Pitcock in the backcourt | 28-15 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | The jumper by Timothy Traylor is denied by Henry Sartain | 28-15 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Jack Curci pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Jack Curci is hacked by Zachary Scott - foul #1 on Zachary Scott, team foul #10 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Dennis Prue (PF) Mauricio Russo, Allen Perkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Kurt Howard (PG) Christopher Pitcock | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Jack Curci misses the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Jack Curci makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Kurt Howard double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Parkins (SF) Jack Curci | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Randy Parkins misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Henry Sartain - foul #2 on Henry Sartain, team foul #11 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Jesse Dyer (SF) Jeffrey Riker, Henry Sartain | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Randy Parkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Randy Parkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Zachary Scott makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Edgar Johnson | 31-17 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | David Christmas clanks a floater from close range | 31-17 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Kurt Howard pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Jesse Dyer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Zachary Scott steals it from Dennis Prue | 31-20 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-20 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Randy Parkins snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Kurt Howard is called for the reach on Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Kurt Howard, team foul #12 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Allen Perkins (PF), Jack Curci (C) Timothy Traylor, David Christmas, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Pitcock (PG), Jeffrey Riker (SG), Michael Logan (PF) Edgar Johnson, Kurt Howard, Stanley Kim | |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock is hacked by Clayton Mason - foul #2 on Clayton Mason, team foul #5 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SG) Clayton Mason | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG) Jesse Dyer | |
| 04:07 | UMass | Zachary Scott misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 33-20 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Allen Perkins snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | The jump hook by Jack Curci is blocked by Zachary Scott | 33-20 |
| 03:39 | UMass | Michael Logan pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mauricio Russo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Traylor (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Randy Parkins (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Curci (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edgar Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Pitcock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Riker (fresh) PF - Michael Logan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock's pass is intercepted by Jack Curci in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mauricio Russo | 36-20 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-20 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Michael Logan grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Michael Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Jack Curci grabs the defensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Jeffrey Riker swats the layup by Randy Parkins | 36-20 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Michael Logan gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock is hacked by Timothy Traylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Dennis Prue (PF), John Shively (C) Timothy Traylor, Randy Parkins, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | UMass | Kurt Howard (PG), Larry Gilbert (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Henry Sartain (PF), Oliver Bruner (C) Edgar Johnson, Christopher Pitcock, Jeffrey Riker, Michael Logan, Zachary Scott | |
| 01:51 | UMass | Larry Gilbert is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kurt Howard | 36-23 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Charles Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Christmas (SF) Allen Perkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Kim (C) Oliver Bruner | |
| 01:20 | UMass | Henry Sartain misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 36-23 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Henry Sartain tips it home | 36-25 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the turnaround in the lane | 36-25 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Larry Gilbert grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Larry Gilbert can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-25 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Larry Gilbert snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Prue - foul #1 on Dennis Prue, team foul #7 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SG), Allen Perkins (SF), Jack Curci (C) Mauricio Russo, Dennis Prue, John Shively | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Pitcock (PG) Kurt Howard | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Allen Perkins and he's fouled by Larry Gilbert - foul #3 on Larry Gilbert, team foul #13 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Riker (SG), Jesse Dyer (PF), Oliver Bruner (C) Larry Gilbert, Mathew Baumeister, Henry Sartain | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Stanley Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Johnson - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Christopher Pitcock makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Allen Perkins misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-28 |