| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) C - Wesley Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Andrew Brownell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Hershey | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Kevin Mondor banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | UMass | James Reeves drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilfredo Montanez - foul #1 on Wilfredo Montanez, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Andrew Brownell | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wesley Parks - foul #1 on Wesley Parks, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is hacked by Andrew Brownell - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (C) Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 0-8 |
| 17:01 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Louis Blackmon takes the ball from Rick Hershey | 0-8 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-8 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle tips it but misses | 0-8 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dallas | 0-8 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses badly on a runner from the left block | 0-8 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle tips it in | 2-8 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Rick Hershey travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore (SF) Harold Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Andrew Brownell (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, James Reeves | |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | UMass | David Hudson grabs the board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) SG - Jack Wood (fresh) SF - David Elsea (fresh) PF - David Hudson (fresh) C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Andrew Brownell can't finish the layup | 2-8 |
| 15:38 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Elsea | 2-8 |
| 15:20 | UMass | David Hudson connects on the shot from the left block set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 2-10 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle blows the layup but he's hacked by David Hudson - foul #1 on David Hudson, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Harold Stevens (SF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Louis Blackmon, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF) David Hudson | |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:42 | UMass | David Elsea can't connect on a floater from the right block | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | UMass | David Elsea snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Richard Dallas - foul #1 on Richard Dallas, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard (SG), Stanley Moore (PF) Richard Dallas, Victor Riddle | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Andrew Brownell | |
| 14:10 | UMass | David Elsea drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Kevin Mondor | 4-12 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart buries a floater from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:28 | UMass | James Reeves's 3 pointer is rejected by Harold Stevens | 6-12 |
| 13:26 | UMass | David Elsea hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard blows the layup | 6-14 |
| 13:08 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Lawrence Millard takes the ball from David Elsea | 6-14 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses the tip | 6-14 |
| 12:37 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Wilbur Simmons swats the short shot by Kevin Mondor | 6-14 |
| 12:31 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:26 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is called for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Victor Riddle (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Thomas Stewart, Lawrence Millard, Harold Stevens, Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, David Elsea | |
| 12:17 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Dallas - foul #2 on Richard Dallas, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (SG) Richard Dallas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:17 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-16 |
| 12:03 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 6-16 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon loses the dribble to Kevin Mondor | 6-16 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the easy layup | 6-16 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Wesley Parks | 6-16 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) SG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Wood (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks banks in the layup | 8-16 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Moore | 11-16 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Jack Wood misses long on a jumper near the basket | 11-16 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Brownell - foul #2 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the driving attempt from the right block | 13-18 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-18 |
| 09:38 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks's pass is intercepted by Rick Hershey | 15-18 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez is fouled on the floor by Wesley Parks - foul #2 on Wesley Parks, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Louis Blackmon, Victor Riddle, Wesley Parks | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (SG) Jack Wood | |
| 08:56 | UMass | David Elsea comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Millard - foul #1 on Lawrence Millard, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) David Hudson | |
| 08:56 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | UMass | David Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:33 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | James Reeves is called for the reach on Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on James Reeves, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG) Lawrence Millard | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Hudson (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Louis Blackmon | 18-20 |
| 07:46 | UMass | David Elsea clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 07:44 | UMass | James Reeves tips it but misses | 18-20 |
| 07:43 | UMass | David Elsea misses the tip | 18-20 |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) PF - Stanley Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elsea (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Hudson - foul #2 on David Hudson, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle (PF) Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SF), Jason Turner (C) Rick Hershey, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons clanks a floater from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Jack Wood snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle loses the dribble to Jack Wood | 19-21 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Kevin Mondor lays it in on a great pass from Jack Wood | 19-23 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wilbur Simmons and the foul's on Naija Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard (SG), Jason Eversole (C) Louis Blackmon, Wilbur Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (C) Naija Abdelhamid, James Reeves, Jason Turner | |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Kevin Mondor scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rick Hershey | 22-25 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 25-25 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Jack Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Stanley Moore (SF) Thomas Stewart, Harold Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Turner (C) Kevin Mondor | |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Jack Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Millard - foul #2 on Lawrence Millard, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (SG) Lawrence Millard | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:29 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Riddle | 27-27 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Louis Blackmon - foul #1 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, Jason Turner | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Jack Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF) Victor Riddle | |
| Subs | UMass | Jose Valdez (SF) Jack Wood | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:18 | UMass | David Elsea pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor lays it up and in on a great pass from James Reeves | 27-30 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore is hacked by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas (SG), Lawrence Millard (SF), Wesley Parks (C) Thomas Stewart, Harold Stevens, Jason Eversole | |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) David Elsea | |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 28-30 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 03:21 | UMass | James Reeves tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) SF - Lawrence Millard (fresh) PF - Stanley Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) PF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard is hacked by Jose Valdez - foul #1 on Jose Valdez, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle (PF) Louis Blackmon | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Hudson (PF) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, Jose Valdez, James Reeves | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Jack Wood hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rick Hershey | 30-35 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Moore and the foul's on Rick Hershey - foul #1 on Rick Hershey, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Harold Stevens (SF) Lawrence Millard, Stanley Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (PF) David Hudson | |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Rick Hershey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks is hacked by Andrew Brownell - foul #3 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #11 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Andrew Brownell | |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 34-35 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Rick Hershey can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Wesley Parks | 34-35 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | David Elsea is called for the reach on Wesley Parks - foul #1 on David Elsea, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), David Hudson (C) Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez | |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Kevin Mondor snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Harold Stevens steals it from Kevin Mondor | 36-35 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 38-35 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Rick Hershey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Kevin Mondor tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Riddle | 40-37 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Rick Hershey loses the dribble to Victor Riddle | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle misses the halfcourt shot | 40-37 |