| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Hanson (fresh) SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Linn inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | UMass | Anthony Linn dunks the ball on a great pass from David Frye | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Vernon Clark tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | UMass | John Hanson connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Dumaka Aja - foul #1 on Dumaka Aja, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | UMass | John Hanson makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | William Garofalo is called for the reach on Toni Zettel in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Garofalo, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | UMass | William Garofalo gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:44 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Percy Young misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Anthony Linn snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:24 | UMass | John Hanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| 18:24 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:24 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Percy Young misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 18:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Linn | 30-40 |
| 17:55 | UMass | David Frye misses the dunk | 30-40 |
| 17:54 | UMass | David Frye hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Percy Young | 32-42 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 32-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Vernon Clark, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Merrill King (SG), David Thomas (SF), James Springer (PF), Matthew Wise (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, David Frye, Ross Taylor | |
| 17:00 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marvin Raftery - foul #1 on Marvin Raftery, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | James Springer picks off the pass by Willie Mackey | 32-43 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez drills a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Willie Mackey - foul #2 on Willie Mackey, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Willie Mackey is fouled on the floor by Merrill King - foul #1 on Merrill King, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Willie Mackey is fouled on the floor by Merrill King - foul #2 on Merrill King, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Edmund Lanier | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Anthony Linn (SF), Ross Taylor (C) Merrill King, David Thomas, Matthew Wise | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge double dribbles | 32-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG) Marvin Raftery | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Springer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UMass | James Springer misses long on a floater from close range | 32-46 |
| 15:43 | UMass | James Springer grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Anthony Linn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Anthony Linn steps in front of the Percy Young pass | 32-46 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Linn | 32-48 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Percy Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Vernon Clark (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Willie Mackey, Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), David Frye (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, James Springer | |
| 14:36 | UMass | Toni Zettel steals it from John Hanson | 32-48 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja lays it up and in on a nice dish by Toni Zettel | 34-48 |
| 14:26 | UMass | John Hanson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Garofalo | 34-50 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Percy Young | 34-50 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Percy Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-50 |
| 13:42 | UMass | David Frye grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 13:35 | UMass | John Hanson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses the 3 from straight away | 34-52 |
| 13:16 | UMass | John Hanson pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Garofalo blows the layup but he's hacked by Toni Zettel - foul #1 on Toni Zettel, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Toni Zettel, Percy Young, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Leon Cornett (SF), James Springer (PF), David Thomas (C) Anthony Linn, David Frye, Ross Taylor | |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja knocks in the floater from the left side | 36-54 |
| 12:54 | UMass | William Garofalo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Hanson and he's hacked by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #1 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #6 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Tuma (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG) John Hanson | |
| 12:54 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the free throw | 36-57 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 12:39 | UMass | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 12:33 | UMass | William Garofalo misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-57 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Tuma | 36-57 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmund Lanier (SF) Dumaka Aja | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG) William Garofalo | |
| 11:57 | UMass | Marvin Raftery picks off the pass by James Springer | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edmund Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Springer (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 11:33 | UMass | Merrill King snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Merrill King scores on a shot from the right block set up by David Thomas | 36-59 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 36-59 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Willie Mackey hits the follow up shot | 38-59 |
| 10:49 | UMass | The short jumper by Merrill King is denied by Joseph Tuma | 38-59 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Edmund Lanier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 10:35 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Merrill King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 10:13 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Springer buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Merrill King and he's hacked by Willie Mackey - foul #3 on Willie Mackey, team foul #7 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF), Vernon Clark (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Marvin Raftery, Willie Mackey, Edmund Lanier, Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hall (PG), John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), Ross Taylor (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Merrill King, Leon Cornett, David Thomas | |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Springer misses the free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 38-61 |
| 09:53 | UMass | John Hall snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Anthony Linn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo is called for 5 seconds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), David Frye (PF) John Hall, James Springer | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Ross Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 09:09 | UMass | David Frye snags the offensive board | 38-61 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | William Garofalo is called for the reach on Toni Zettel - foul #3 on William Garofalo, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Toni Zettel hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Vernon Clark and the foul's on Anthony Linn - foul #2 on Anthony Linn, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:58 | UMass | David Frye lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Linn | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dumaka Aja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Frye (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Ross Taylor is called for the reach on Percy Young - foul #2 on Ross Taylor, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Vernon Clark, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Merrill King (SG), Leon Cornett (SF), James Springer (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Ross Taylor | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Willie Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Lanier | 41-63 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-63 |
| 07:09 | UMass | David Frye gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Edmund Lanier is called for the reach on Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Edmund Lanier, team foul #8 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (C) David Frye | |
| 07:04 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Tuma | 41-63 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Willie Mackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Edmund Lanier | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Anthony Linn (SF), Ross Taylor (C) Merrill King, Leon Cornett, David Thomas | |
| 06:25 | UMass | Anthony Linn scores on a floater from close range set up by William Garofalo | 41-65 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge's pass is intercepted by Oscar Gonzalez | 41-65 |
| 05:47 | UMass | William Garofalo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-68 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Willie Mackey misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ross Taylor - foul #3 on Ross Taylor, team foul #7 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmund Lanier (SF) Percy Young | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG), Leon Cornett (SF), David Thomas (PF), Matthew Wise (C) William Garofalo, Anthony Linn, James Springer, Ross Taylor | |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Willie Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Willie Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Leon Cornett is fouled on the floor by Edmund Lanier - foul #3 on Edmund Lanier, team foul #9 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Richey (PG), Greg Womack (PF) Marvin Raftery, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hall (SG) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 05:10 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Greg Womack gets the rebound | 43-68 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:28 | UMass | David Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-70 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 04:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 45-70 |
| 04:05 | UMass | Willie Mackey is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #4 on Willie Mackey, team foul #10 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Tuma (PF) Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), James Springer (PF) John Hall, Matthew Wise | |
| 04:05 | UMass | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:05 | UMass | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Willie Mackey misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leon Cornett - foul #4 on Leon Cornett, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG) Nicholas Richey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Willie Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Willie Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Mackey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Edmund Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Womack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-71 |
| 03:26 | UMass | James Springer tips it but misses | 46-71 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Merrill King pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Marvin Raftery steals the ball from Leon Cornett | 46-71 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery banks in the layup | 48-71 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Merrill King is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Merrill King, team foul #10 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Richey (PG), Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Edmund Lanier, Greg Womack | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hall (PG), Matthew Wise (C) Merrill King, David Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Xavier | A charge is called on Willie Mackey - foul #5 on Willie Mackey, team foul #11 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmund Lanier (SF) Willie Mackey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:01 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the lay-in | 48-71 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 48-71 |
| 01:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leon Cornett | 48-71 |
| 01:41 | UMass | James Springer drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Hall | 48-73 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Richey | 50-73 |
| 01:12 | UMass | John Hall misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-73 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the tip | 50-73 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Matthew Wise snags the offensive board | 50-73 |
| 00:46 | UMass | John Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #11 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Womack (SF) Nicholas Richey | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill King (SG), David Thomas (C) John Hall, Matthew Wise | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Leon Cornett is hacked by Marvin Raftery - foul #2 on Marvin Raftery, team foul #12 | 50-73 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 00:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Oscar Gonzalez | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez runs out the clock | 50-74 |