| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SF - Matt Hull (fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Johnny Buckmaster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Daniel Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Robert Crawford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Noel Cannon | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Allen | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Daniel Wood's pass is intercepted by Clifford Baker | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Matt Hull - foul #1 on Matt Hull, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Matt Hull scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges is fouled on the floor by Gary Jorgenson - foul #1 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Robert Crawford's pass is intercepted by Larry Meis | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Noel Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Wood | 8-6 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Daniel Wood gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is hacked by Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Bobby Allen, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:53 | UMass | Joseph Connolly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Harward - foul #1 on John Harward, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG) Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (PG), Edward Bracero (SF), Norbert Combs (PF) Bobby Allen, Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker | |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Joseph Connolly hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Franklin Posey pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:09 | UMass | John Harward is fouled on the floor by Norbert Combs - foul #1 on Norbert Combs, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Noel Cannon (PF) Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG), Kevin McCabe (C) Larry Meis, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Franklin Posey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) SG - Franklin Posey (fresh) SF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - John Harward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert McDonald (fresh) SG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) PF - Norbert Combs (fresh) C - Kevin McCabe (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 8-8 |
| 15:49 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Robert McDonald takes the ball from Joseph Connolly | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert McDonald | 8-12 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Kevin McCabe swats the layup by Franklin Posey | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Joseph Connolly misses the tip | 8-12 |
| 14:59 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Roderick Cathey | 8-12 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald can't connect on a floater from the right side | 8-12 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Joseph Connolly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Trent | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Jacks (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Franklin Posey, Joseph Connolly, Noel Cannon, John Harward | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Johnny Buckmaster (C) Robert McDonald, Roderick Cathey, Edward Bracero, Norbert Combs, Kevin McCabe | |
| 14:01 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Allen - foul #2 on Bobby Allen, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (PG) Bobby Allen | |
| 13:54 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the driving attempt near the basket | 11-12 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Baker | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster buries a 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:49 | UMass | Robert Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Noel Cannon (PF) Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (PG) Sean Amundson | |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Noel Cannon - foul #1 on Noel Cannon, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-16 |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis is hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Connolly (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs (C) Johnny Buckmaster | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) C - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norbert Combs (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis is hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), John Harward (C) Robert Crawford, Matt Hull | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe (C) Clifford Baker | |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey jams it on a nice dish by Kevin McCabe and he's fouled by Patrick Trent - foul #1 on Patrick Trent, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG), Edward Bracero (SF) Larry Meis, Kristopher Hodges | |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:55 | UMass | John Harward clanks a floater from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 10:54 | UMass | John Harward tips it home | 13-19 |
| 10:44 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-22 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Patrick Trent tips it back up and in | 15-22 |
| 10:13 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Norbert Combs | 15-24 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Franklin Posey picks off the pass by Norbert Combs | 15-24 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Harward - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Jacks (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Franklin Posey, Joseph Connolly, Noel Cannon, John Harward | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Johnny Buckmaster (C) Roderick Cathey, Norbert Combs, Kevin McCabe | |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-26 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Edward Bracero is denied by Daniel Wood | 18-26 |
| 08:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to Daniel Wood | 18-26 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Bracero - foul #1 on Edward Bracero, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (PG), Larry Meis (SG) Robert McDonald, Edward Bracero | |
| 08:24 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Joseph Jacks is called for the reach on Clifford Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:54 | UMass | Patrick Trent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 07:52 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 07:35 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the board | 19-28 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Trent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jacks (fresh) C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Sean Amundson (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Buckmaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Joseph Jacks grabs the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Larry Meis steals the ball from Daniel Wood | 19-28 |
| 06:44 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Noel Cannon (PF) Patrick Trent, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG) Sean Amundson | |
| 06:28 | UMass | Matt Hull misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-28 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Noel Cannon tips it back up and in | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Wood - foul #1 on Daniel Wood, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) Matt Hull, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (PG), Edward Bracero (SF), Norbert Combs (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Robert McDonald, Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the 3rd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-30 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG) Larry Meis | |
| 05:18 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-30 |
| 05:17 | UMass | Joseph Connolly hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 04:57 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roderick Cathey | 23-33 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Noel Cannon is called for traveling | 23-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF), Daniel Wood (C) Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Johnny Buckmaster (C) Roderick Cathey, Norbert Combs, Kevin McCabe | |
| 04:45 | St. Joseph's | Gary Jorgenson steals it from Robert McDonald | 23-33 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson lays it in | 25-33 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Noel Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Matt Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (SG), Joseph Jacks (PF) Franklin Posey, Noel Cannon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG) Edward Bracero | |
| 03:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald tips it home | 25-35 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Matt Hull comes up short on the shot in the paint | 25-35 |
| 03:39 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 03:22 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Jacks - foul #2 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Crawford (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Patrick Trent, Joseph Jacks, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG) Robert McDonald | |
| 03:22 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:22 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Buckmaster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | UMass | Robert Crawford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges lays it up and in set up by Bobby Allen | 25-39 |
| 02:22 | UMass | The short jumper by John Harward is denied by Clifford Baker | 25-39 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen is hacked by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Noel Cannon (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, John Harward | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (SF), Norbert Combs (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Joseph Connolly's floater is knocked away by Norbert Combs | 25-41 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Daniel Wood gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Daniel Wood drills a shot from the baseline set up by Patrick Trent | 27-41 |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Norbert Combs is blocked by Noel Cannon | 27-41 |
| 01:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 27-41 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Daniel Wood hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Kevin McCabe - foul #1 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Larry Meis | |
| 01:16 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Noel Cannon snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Ricky Potter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Trent | 31-41 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 00:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Noel Cannon | 31-41 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Patrick Trent makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Noel Cannon | 34-41 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-41 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-41 |