| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Frank Beall | 30-38 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Anthony Waldon banks in the layup set up by Frank Beall | 32-38 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 32-40 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Fox | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Frank Beall is called for the reach on Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Beall, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Tracy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Mark Thomas buries a floater from the right side set up by Richard Smith | 35-42 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 17:26 | UMass | Bob Morgan is whistled for traveling | 35-42 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Jon McDonald - foul #3 on Jon McDonald, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jon McDonald - foul #4 on Jon McDonald, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Knarr | 37-44 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is called for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Dikembe Banda | |
| 16:08 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Tracy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Bruce Bixby takes the ball from Warren Ruck | 37-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Richard Fox buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frank Beall and he's hacked by Francisco Santos - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski throws it down on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 40-46 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Frank Beall clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Bob Morgan (PF) Richard Fox, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:52 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Frank Beall blocks the jumper by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 41-46 |
| 14:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 41-46 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Dikembe Banda (C) Tracy Williams, Mark Thomas | |
| 14:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:59 | UMass | James Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Bob Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:43 | UMass | John Knarr clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-47 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Bruce Bixby swats the short shot by Richard Smith | 41-47 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | UMass | John Knarr misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF), Jon McDonald (C) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:04 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:04 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Francis Walker - foul #2 on Francis Walker, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Anthony Waldon can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-49 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Anthony Waldon tips it in | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 45-51 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Anthony Waldon buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Fox | 47-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) Frank Beall, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck, Mark Thomas | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bruce Bixby - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Richard Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Samuel Halpern hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Richard Fox double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck blows the wide open layup | 47-52 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the tip | 47-52 |
| 09:54 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 47-52 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Knarr | 49-52 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is fouled in the backcourt by John Knarr - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Frank Beall is hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Alberto Castro, Warren Ruck | |
| 09:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #5 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| 09:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Francis Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:43 | UMass | John Knarr loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Jon McDonald (C) James Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:24 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 51-54 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Frank Beall comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UMass | Richard Smith denies the turnaround by Jon McDonald | 51-54 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is hacked by Richard Fox - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:17 | UMass | Wallace Racette comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Mark Thomas scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Francisco Santos | 51-57 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Francisco Santos, Richard Smith | |
| 05:37 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 53-57 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Mark Thomas tips it home | 53-59 |
| 04:57 | UMass | John Knarr comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Alberto Castro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| 04:24 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Jon McDonald drills a shot from the right block set up by Frank Beall | 55-59 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher double dribbles | 55-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Fox and the foul's on Alberto Castro - foul #4 on Alberto Castro, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Torres (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Warren Ruck, Alejandro Torres | |
| 02:38 | UMass | Richard Fox is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #5 on Alberto Castro, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Warren Ruck (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Smith | |
| 02:38 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Warren Ruck | |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it home | 60-63 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Richard Smith is wide open and slams it home | 62-65 |
| 01:42 | UMass | James Williams makes the floater from the right side set up by Bruce Bixby | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #4 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Beall - foul #3 on Frank Beall, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Richard Fox knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Waldon | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Frank Beall is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Beall, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Francisco Santos - foul #3 on Francisco Santos, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Beall - foul #5 on Frank Beall, team foul #14 | 69-71 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Francisco Santos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #15 | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-75 |