| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lusk (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Room (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Steven Beard knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Snavely | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 32-34 |
| 18:37 | UMass | James Marlow is called for the reach on Steven Beard - foul #2 on James Marlow, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (PF) Raymond Erlandson | |
| 18:12 | UMass | Neil Lusk blocks the short jumper by Christopher McCreedy | 32-34 |
| 18:10 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Richard Duong double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Steven Beard, James Room, Christopher McCreedy, Arthur Snavely | |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | James Marlow buries a shot from close range | 37-34 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Greg Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Greg Graham, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SG), Jimmy Primmer (C) Greg Graham, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Steve Puryear buries a shot from the left block | 37-36 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jimmy Primmer | 40-36 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Hill - foul #2 on Cory Hill, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG) Cory Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:25 | UMass | Steve Puryear connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Duong | 40-38 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk tips it in | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Richard Duong is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Ted Robertson, Neil Lusk | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Raymond Erlandson, Brian Robinson | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) C - Jimmy Primmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Jimmy Primmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), James Room (SF) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 42-38 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Marlow | 42-38 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Marlow | 44-38 |
| 14:36 | UMass | James Room misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Richard Duong tips it in | 44-40 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham is hacked by Christopher McCreedy - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, David Amaro, Kenneth Kort, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Steve Puryear (SF) Richard Duong, James Room | |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Steve Puryear's layup is rejected by Neil Lusk | 44-40 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Steve Puryear pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Arthur Snavely knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steve Puryear | 44-42 |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SG), Robert Meade (SF) Greg Graham, Cory Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), James Room (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear, Christopher McCreedy, Arthur Snavely | |
| 12:41 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Robert Meade - foul #4 on Robert Meade, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), Richard Lynch (C) Bryant Crain, Robert Meade, Jimmy Primmer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:41 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 3rd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:24 | Saint Louis | David Amaro misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Steven Beard gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is fouled on the floor by Neil Lusk - foul #1 on Neil Lusk, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort (PF), James Marlow (C) Neil Lusk, Richard Lynch | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) James Room | |
| 11:45 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Duong | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) C - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | James Marlow comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 44-47 |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | David Amaro tips it home | 46-47 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Steve Puryear clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | Saint Louis | James Marlow snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | William Littleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, Ted Robertson, David Amaro, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Steven Beard, Raymond Erlandson, Brian Robinson | |
| 11:04 | UMass | Richard Duong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain connects on the jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Kenneth Kort - foul #1 on Kenneth Kort, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk (PF) Kenneth Kort | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SF) Steve Puryear | |
| 10:11 | UMass | Roger Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Arthur Snavely grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:50 | UMass | James Room makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Snavely | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Greg Graham is denied by Arthur Snavely | 48-50 |
| 09:37 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:32 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Baker | 50-52 |
| 08:50 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 08:49 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Christopher McCreedy | 50-52 |
| 08:10 | UMass | 3 seconds is called on Richard Duong | 50-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), David Amaro (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Greg Graham, Cory Hill, Neil Lusk, Jimmy Primmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, James Room, Christopher McCreedy, Arthur Snavely | |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | Brian Robinson is called for the reach on David Amaro - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF) Ted Robertson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Brian Robinson blocks the jumper by David Amaro | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Stembridge | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Amaro (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) C - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Puryear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the floater from the right block set up by Steven Beard | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Robinson takes the ball from Robert Meade | 50-54 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Puryear | 50-56 |
| 06:34 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by William Littleton is blocked by Raymond Erlandson | 50-56 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Steve Puryear snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Steve Puryear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Erlandson | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Saint Louis | James Marlow dunks the ball on a great pass from David Amaro | 52-58 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:32 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Steve Puryear | 52-60 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Richard Lynch (C) William Littleton, David Amaro, Robert Meade, Kenneth Kort, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), James Room (SF), Christopher McCreedy (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Steve Puryear, Raymond Erlandson, Paul Stembridge, Brian Robinson | |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Steven Beard snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Greg Graham - foul #4 on Greg Graham, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:40 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bryant Crain | 55-61 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Roger Baker loses the dribble to Bryant Crain | 55-61 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SF), James Marlow (C) Cory Hill, Richard Lynch | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF) Roger Baker, James Room | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Steven Beard is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Greg Graham | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Greg Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Lusk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Marlow (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Greg Graham is called for the reach on Christopher McCreedy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Greg Graham, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Greg Graham, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Brian Robinson (C) Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | Brian Robinson steps in front of the David Amaro pass | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Richard Duong double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Erlandson (PF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 02:56 | Saint Louis | David Amaro loses the dribble to Steve Puryear | 57-66 |
| 02:56 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF) Robert Meade | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), James Room (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear, Brian Robinson | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Arthur Snavely scores on a floater in the paint | 57-68 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (C) Jimmy Primmer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | James Room steps in front of the Bryant Crain pass | 57-68 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Steven Beard lays it in on a nice dish by James Room | 57-70 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill is whistled for a carry | 57-70 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Robert Meade (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Bryant Crain, Cory Hill, Neil Lusk, James Marlow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:56 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson is fouled on the floor by William Littleton - foul #3 on William Littleton, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Richard Duong connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Beard and the foul's on William Littleton - foul #4 on William Littleton, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | Arthur Snavely picks off the pass by Robert Meade | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | UMass | James Room is hacked by Robert Meade in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Meade, team foul #11 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG) Robert Meade | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:21 | UMass | James Room misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | UMass | James Room misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | Saint Louis | William Littleton pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | Richard Duong is called for the reach on William Littleton - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #3 | 57-74 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | David Amaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Steven Beard gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UMass | Kenneth Kort swats the short shot by Arthur Snavely | 57-74 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ted Robertson and he's hacked by Raymond Erlandson - foul #1 on Raymond Erlandson, team foul #4 | 59-74 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Steven Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Duong runs out the clock | 59-74 |