| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) SG - William Keyser (fresh) SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Daniel Desir (fresh) C - Stevan Petroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) SG - Brian Carini (fresh) SF - John Strobel (fresh) PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) C - John Super (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Stevan Petroski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Stevan Petroski can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Saint Louis | John Super throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Stevan Petroski is fouled on the floor by John Super - foul #1 on John Super, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Daniel Desir comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Daniel Desir hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses long on a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Daniel Desir snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Daniel Desir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Stevan Petroski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Stevan Petroski's fadeaway is rejected by John Super | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Saint Louis | John Super grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Stevan Petroski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Taggart - foul #1 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Mario Garza (PF) Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:20 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:53 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:45 | UMass | William Keyser is hacked by Brian Carini - foul #1 on Brian Carini, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG) Corey Siler | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:20 | UMass | William Keyser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 16:19 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | John Super grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Stevan Petroski is called for the reach on John Super - foul #1 on Stevan Petroski, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), Daniel Desir (PF) William Keyser, Stevan Petroski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (C) John Super | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) SG - Raymond Young (fresh) SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Daniel Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) SG - Brian Carini (fresh) SF - John Strobel (fresh) PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) C - Frank Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is fouled on the floor by Daniel Desir - foul #1 on Daniel Desir, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (SF) Ante Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (PF) Stanley Taggart | |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Hadfield | 4-0 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Charles Hadfield gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Daniel Desir misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 14:38 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Charles Hadfield steps in front of the John Strobel pass | 4-0 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Corey Siler lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Hadfield | 6-0 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on Michael Authement - foul #1 on Michael Authement, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | UMass | William Keyser (SG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Stevan Petroski (C) Raymond Young, Charles Hadfield, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF), John Super (C) Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| 13:38 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 6-0 |
| 13:36 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Desir | 6-0 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Brian Carini steals the ball from Daniel Desir | 6-0 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Authement | 6-2 |
| 12:42 | UMass | William Keyser misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 6-2 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Stevan Petroski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Corey Siler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 11:47 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Keyser (fresh) SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Daniel Desir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevan Petroski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) C - John Super (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Stevan Petroski knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Stanley Taggart - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG), Mario Garza (PF) Corey Siler, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (PF) Stanley Taggart | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement is fouled on the floor by Ante Zwagerman - foul #1 on Ante Zwagerman, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (C) John Super | |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Mario Garza banks in the layup | 11-5 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Strobel | 11-8 |
| 09:50 | UMass | William Keyser buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Young | 13-8 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 13-8 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Raymond Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Stevan Petroski tips it home | 15-8 |
| 09:03 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 09:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ante Zwagerman | 15-8 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Raymond Young misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-8 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on Fred Meeks - foul #1 on Fred Meeks, team foul #6 | 15-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), Charles Hadfield (SF), Walter Sterling (C) William Keyser, Ante Zwagerman, Stevan Petroski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), John Super (C) Michael Authement, Brian Carini, Frank Williams | |
| 08:03 | UMass | Raymond Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Quon Meng (SF), Daniel Desir (PF) Raymond Young, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PF) Fred Meeks | |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Sterling - foul #1 on Walter Sterling, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Ante Zwagerman (SF), Stevan Petroski (C) Quon Meng, Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Daniel Desir gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Hadfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stevan Petroski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) SF - John Strobel (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Authement (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - John Super (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Super - foul #2 on John Super, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UMass | William Keyser (SG) Charles Hadfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (C) John Super | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Stevan Petroski makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | Daniel Desir denies the turnaround by Frank Williams | 16-9 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement double dribbles | 16-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG), Fred Meeks (PF) Robert Salmon, Michael Authement | |
| 06:11 | UMass | Stevan Petroski is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gates - foul #1 on Tyler Gates, team foul #8 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Mario Garza (PF) Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:11 | UMass | Stevan Petroski misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 06:11 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 05:48 | Saint Louis | John Strobel scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Ante Zwagerman - foul #2 on Ante Zwagerman, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Hadfield (SF) Ante Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:48 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Stevan Petroski pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Corey Siler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 05:35 | Saint Louis | John Strobel pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Strobel | 16-14 |
| 05:02 | UMass | William Keyser travels with the ball | 16-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG), Daniel Desir (PF) Corey Siler, Stevan Petroski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (C) Frank Williams | |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 04:20 | UMass | William Keyser connects on the jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Mario Garza grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 04:00 | UMass | William Keyser can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 03:59 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Desir | 18-17 |
| 03:39 | UMass | William Keyser can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Carini - foul #2 on Brian Carini, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Siler (PG), Ante Zwagerman (SF), Stevan Petroski (C) Raymond Young, Charles Hadfield, Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Stanley Taggart (PF), John Super (C) Tyler Gates, Brian Carini, Fred Meeks, Don Maye | |
| 03:39 | UMass | William Keyser makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 03:39 | UMass | William Keyser makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 03:14 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Desir - foul #2 on Daniel Desir, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (SG), Walter Sterling (PF) William Keyser, Daniel Desir | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 03:14 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 03:14 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Siler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ante Zwagerman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Sterling (fresh) C - Stevan Petroski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) SF - John Strobel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Super (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UMass | Corey Siler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Salmon - foul #1 on Robert Salmon, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Mario Garza (PF) Walter Sterling | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 03:06 | UMass | Corey Siler makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Corey Siler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | John Super grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Authement | 21-22 |
| 02:25 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman misses the easy layup | 21-22 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Corey Siler tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Raymond Young is called for the reach on Michael Authement - foul #1 on Raymond Young, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG) John Strobel | |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Mario Garza gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Mario Garza misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Taggart - foul #3 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UMass | William Keyser (SG) Raymond Young | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (PF) Stanley Taggart | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Mario Garza makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Mario Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement is hacked by Corey Siler - foul #1 on Corey Siler, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Desir (PF) Mario Garza | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | John Super snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement clanks a jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks tips it in | 24-25 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Robert Salmon is called for the reach on Ante Zwagerman - foul #2 on Robert Salmon, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SF) Robert Salmon | |
| 01:09 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 01:02 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Ante Zwagerman gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Corey Siler connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Desir | 28-25 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Corey Siler is called for the reach on Michael Authement - foul #2 on Corey Siler, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Raymond Young (PG) Corey Siler | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (C) John Super | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Stevan Petroski pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Daniel Desir clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 28-26 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Daniel Desir tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Daniel Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Daniel Desir comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-26 |