| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fresh) SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Mark Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Frank Beall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Richard Fox loses the dribble to Mark Thomas | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Richard Smith steps in front of the Samuel Halpern pass | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Alberto Castro lays it up and in set up by Richard Smith | 7-0 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Frank Beall scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Samuel Halpern in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | UMass | John Knarr connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Williams and the foul's on Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Francisco Santos, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 17:01 | UMass | John Knarr makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos's pass is intercepted by John Knarr in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Richard Boettcher is called for the reach on Anthony Waldon - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| 16:25 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Frank Beall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:50 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the easy layup | 7-10 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Frank Beall gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Vule Zimmer is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 15:00 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Francisco Santos | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Casey Streitenberge is called for the reach on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG) John Knarr, James Williams | |
| 14:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan | |
| 13:50 | UMass | Jon McDonald comes up short on the runner in the paint | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Mark Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Bob Morgan (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald, Wallace Racette | |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | UMass | John Knarr's pass is intercepted by Warren Ruck | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 12-12 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the tip | 12-12 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Bob Morgan clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Smith, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:07 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Bixby - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it in | 16-13 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Francis Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Bob Morgan | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:12 | UMass | Francis Walker connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Waldon | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Alejandro Torres (C) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 10:56 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Smith | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alejandro Torres | 20-15 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Alberto Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Alberto Castro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:09 | UMass | Samuel Halpern's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Banda | 20-15 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Bruce Bixby steps in front of the Casey Streitenberge pass | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Bruce Bixby scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Knarr | 20-17 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 09:35 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) John Knarr | |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Alberto Castro pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Francisco Santos's pass is intercepted by Bob Morgan | 20-17 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled on the floor by Vule Zimmer - foul #2 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:54 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Bob Morgan - foul #2 on Bob Morgan, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-18 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 07:37 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:35 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Waldon (fresh) SF - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #10 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Anthony Waldon picks off the pass by Alberto Castro | 21-19 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 06:17 | UMass | Richard Fox scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Frank Beall | 21-22 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Samuel Halpern snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Halpern | 21-25 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 24-25 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-25 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Warren Ruck, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan | |
| 05:01 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Francisco Santos | 27-27 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Alejandro Torres picks off the pass by Wallace Racette | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-27 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres tips it home | 29-27 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Francis Walker | 29-29 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Francisco Santos, Richard Smith, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Anthony Waldon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-29 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alberto Castro | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bob Morgan (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Anthony Waldon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 02:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Waldon | 29-29 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #3 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Francis Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Richard Smith steals it from Wallace Racette | 31-31 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Francis Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Francis Walker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Knarr | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Francis Walker is called for the reach on Vule Zimmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) John Knarr, James Williams, Bruce Bixby | |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Bob Morgan gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Jon McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Mark Thomas swats the short shot by Anthony Waldon | 34-34 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Anthony Waldon tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Samuel Halpern - foul #2 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #12 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Richard Smith, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Jon McDonald | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the halfcourt shot | 36-34 |