| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fawcett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-32 |
| 19:51 | Saint Louis | George Doyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Keith Shimp | 26-34 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Matt Setliff is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | George Doyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-34 |
| 19:10 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:59 | Saint Louis | George Doyle hits a floater from close range | 26-36 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Karl Ventura blows the dunk | 26-36 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | George Doyle gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett is hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shane Patterson | 26-38 |
| 18:02 | UMass | James Young is called for 10 seconds | 26-38 |
| 17:43 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 17:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 26-38 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura buries a fadeaway from close range | 28-38 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 16:49 | UMass | William Ownby misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by George Doyle - foul #3 on George Doyle, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG) Yuri Grabski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (PG), Alan Searfoss (PF), George Bowling (C) Keith Shimp, George Doyle, Shane Patterson | |
| 16:49 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:49 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:32 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss scores on a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 16:15 | UMass | William Ownby misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 16:13 | UMass | William Ownby gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a shot from the baseline | 30-43 |
| 15:50 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it but misses | 30-43 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fawcett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Searfoss (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Bowling (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Saint Louis | Karl Ventura steals the ball from James Zimmerman | 30-43 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Alan Searfoss picks off the pass by William Ownby | 30-43 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 15:08 | UMass | James Young grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 14:56 | UMass | William Ownby misses the easy layup | 30-43 |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | George Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:37 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alan Searfoss | 30-46 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Stefan Costa is whistled for a carry | 30-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), Dustin Sesco (SF), George Doyle (PF), Shane Patterson (C) James Zimmerman, David Fawcett, Scott Brooks, George Bowling | |
| 14:20 | Saint Louis | Matt Setliff steps in front of the Keith Shimp pass in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 3 from straight away | 30-46 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't tip it in | 30-46 |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | George Doyle gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | George Doyle knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Alan Searfoss | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the offensive board | 30-48 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Finley | 33-48 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | George Doyle is denied on a layup by Thomas Finley | 33-48 |
| 12:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hipolito Bruno | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:32 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by George Doyle - foul #4 on George Doyle, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Ventura (C) Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Charles Barrett (PF) Alan Searfoss, Dustin Sesco, George Doyle | |
| 12:32 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Charles Barrett drills a turnaround from close range set up by Keith Shimp | 36-50 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Yuri Grabski scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks hits a turnaround near the basket set up by David Fawcett | 38-52 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fawcett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Brooks | 41-55 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Karl Ventura is fouled on the floor by Shane Patterson - foul #2 on Shane Patterson, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Terry Kent (SF), William Ownby (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (PG), George Bowling (C) Keith Shimp, Shane Patterson | |
| 10:47 | UMass | William Ownby is denied on a layup by George Bowling | 41-55 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Terry Kent can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 10:29 | Saint Louis | George Bowling's floater is tipped away by Karl Ventura | 41-55 |
| 10:28 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett tips it back up and in | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Terry Kent is fouled on the floor by Scott Brooks - foul #2 on Scott Brooks, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Hipolito Bruno (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss (SF) Scott Brooks | |
| 09:56 | UMass | Terry Kent knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Yuri Grabski | 44-57 |
| 09:49 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Yuri Grabski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:24 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by George Bowling - foul #2 on George Bowling, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), Dustin Sesco (SF) James Zimmerman, Charles Barrett | |
| 09:24 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 08:57 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | Matt Setliff steals the ball from Dustin Sesco | 47-57 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Yuri Grabski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Dustin Sesco is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Shimp | 49-60 |
| 07:51 | UMass | William Ownby is fouled on the floor by George Bowling - foul #3 on George Bowling, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks (SF), George Doyle (PF), Shane Patterson (C) David Fawcett, Alan Searfoss, George Bowling | |
| 07:41 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-60 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Stefan Costa tips it in | 51-60 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Dustin Sesco clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Sesco (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Shane Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits a driving attempt from the right block | 53-60 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Scott Brooks | 53-62 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the turnaround in the lane | 53-62 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Stefan Costa tips it home | 55-62 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | George Doyle makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Shimp | 55-64 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Keith Shimp steps in front of the Stefan Costa pass | 55-64 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Thomas Finley steals it from Scott Brooks | 55-64 |
| 05:30 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (SG) Dustin Sesco | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura is hacked by Keith Shimp - foul #1 on Keith Shimp, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Fawcett | 57-66 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Yuri Grabski can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on David Fawcett - foul #1 on David Fawcett, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 04:11 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:02 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | UMass | The short jumper by William Ownby is denied by George Doyle | 58-69 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | George Doyle grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson tips it home | 58-71 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Fawcett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Shane Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Terry Kent is fouled on the floor by Shane Patterson - foul #3 on Shane Patterson, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman (PG), George Bowling (C) Keith Shimp, Shane Patterson | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks lays it up and in on a great pass from James Zimmerman and he's fouled by Matt Setliff - foul #4 on Matt Setliff, team foul #3 | 60-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) Terry Kent | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Matt Setliff misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-74 |
| 02:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Zimmerman | 60-74 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | George Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 60-74 |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | George Bowling tips it home | 60-76 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits the finger roll set up by Matt Setliff | 62-76 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-76 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss (SG), Dustin Sesco (SF), Charles Barrett (PF) David Fawcett, Scott Brooks, George Doyle | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Howard Halsted buries a 3 from straight away set up by Stefan Costa | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Dustin Sesco is denied by Thomas Finley | 65-76 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Stefan Costa pulls down the rebound | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-76 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to George Bowling | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Zimmerman runs out the clock | 65-76 |