| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luther Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Charles Darley hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:50 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 33-33 |
| 18:37 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Stewart | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hai Xie | 36-36 |
| 17:49 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor steals it from Luther Jackson | 36-36 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Wiley Stevens banks in the layup set up by Kevin Mondor | 36-38 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Wiley Stevens steals the ball from Luther Jackson | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Wiley Stevens banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:54 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hai Xie | 36-40 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Wiley Stevens buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Hai Xie and the foul's on Luther Jackson - foul #3 on Luther Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Harold Stevens, Victor Riddle, Luther Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG), James Reeves (SF), Jack Wood (PF), David Elsea (C) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| 16:47 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks's pass is intercepted by James Tristan | 36-43 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is hacked by Thomas Stewart - foul #2 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Robert Farris (SG) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas | |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SG) Wiley Stevens | |
| 16:08 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wesley Parks - foul #2 on Wesley Parks, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:57 | UMass | James Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Farris (fresh) SF - Horace Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) C - David Elsea (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (C) Jack Wood | |
| 15:46 | UMass | James Reeves is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, David Elsea | |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | Charles Darley swats the layup by Robert Farris | 36-43 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Kevin Mondor can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:55 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:30 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks scores on a runner in the paint set up by Horace Pitts | 38-43 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Charles Darley drills a jump hook in the lane set up by James Tristan | 38-45 |
| 14:11 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Horace Pitts is denied by Hai Xie | 38-45 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:02 | UMass | James Tristan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Victor Riddle (PF), Luther Jackson (C) Louis Blackmon, Robert Farris, Horace Pitts, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), James Reeves (SF), Jack Wood (PF), David Elsea (C) Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| 13:42 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens hits a floater from close range | 40-45 |
| 13:33 | UMass | David Elsea buries a floater in the lane set up by Wiley Stevens | 40-47 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 13:16 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:10 | UMass | James Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by David Elsea - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, James Reeves, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson loses the dribble to Kevin Mondor | 41-47 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Kevin Mondor can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 12:16 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 43-47 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Wiley Stevens can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 23 pts. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 6 reb. C - Luther Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:24 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas is fouled on the floor by Wiley Stevens - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Harold Stevens, Victor Riddle, Luther Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:51 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas drills a jumper in the paint | 45-47 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Charles Darley clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 10:23 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Stewart | 48-47 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Horace Pitts - foul #2 on Horace Pitts, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Robert Farris (SG) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Elsea (C) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| 09:52 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:32 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the runner from the baseline set up by Louis Blackmon | 50-49 |
| 09:20 | UMass | James Reeves scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon is fouled on the floor by David Elsea - foul #2 on David Elsea, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF), Victor Riddle (PF), Luther Jackson (C) Robert Farris, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (PF) Stanley Wadkins | |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-52 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 53-52 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson drills a jumpshot from the left side | 55-52 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the easy layup | 55-52 |
| 08:10 | UMass | James Reeves can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:39 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 7 reb. C - Luther Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) C - David Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | UMass | James Tristan is fouled on the floor by Louis Blackmon - foul #1 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG) Louis Blackmon, Horace Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, Jack Wood, David Elsea | |
| 07:13 | UMass | The jumper by Wiley Stevens is denied by Victor Riddle | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas loses the dribble to Kevin Mondor | 55-52 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 55-54 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Wiley Stevens pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Victor Riddle is called for the reach on Hai Xie - foul #2 on Victor Riddle, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Harold Stevens, Victor Riddle, Luther Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF) James Reeves | |
| 05:42 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens | 55-56 |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor steps in front of the Thomas Stewart pass | 55-56 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Thomas Stewart steps in front of the Kevin Mondor pass | 55-56 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor takes the ball from Horace Pitts | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Hai Xie misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 55-56 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Hai Xie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG) Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Elsea (C) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, Charles Darley, Hai Xie | |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 04:00 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins loses the dribble to Horace Pitts | 55-56 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 58-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fairly fresh) 28 pts. SF - Horace Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:06 | UMass | David Elsea travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Robert Farris (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Victor Riddle (PF), Luther Jackson (C) Louis Blackmon, Richard Dallas, Horace Pitts, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Tristan, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, David Elsea | |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wiley Stevens | 58-56 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 60-56 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Kevin Mondor drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Wadkins | 60-58 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's | Hai Xie blocks the short jumper by Robert Farris | 60-58 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle tips it in | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Robert Farris is called for the reach on Kevin Mondor - foul #2 on Robert Farris, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas (SG) Robert Farris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-58 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Hai Xie hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wiley Stevens and the foul's on Harold Stevens - foul #2 on Harold Stevens, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Hai Xie misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:38 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Harold Stevens | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor is called for the reach on Harold Stevens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Wadkins is called for the reach on Richard Dallas - foul #1 on Stanley Wadkins, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Mondor is called for the reach on Richard Dallas - foul #3 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson is fouled on the floor by Hai Xie - foul #1 on Hai Xie, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kevin Mondor snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Luther Jackson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Stanley Wadkins | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Stevens - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts (SF), Stanley Moore (PF) Harold Stevens, Victor Riddle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Wiley Stevens knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Wadkins | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas is hacked by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Hai Xie gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UMass | Luther Jackson takes the ball from Charles Darley | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | James Tristan is called for the reach on Horace Pitts in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Tristan, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Kevin Mondor comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-63 |