| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | The jump hook by Albert Brown is blocked by William Walker | 23-22 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Robert Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker tips it back up and in | 23-24 |
| 18:42 | UMass | James Flanagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker and he's hacked by Albert Brown - foul #2 on Albert Brown, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SF) Herbert Skibisky | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Roger Whetzel clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 23-27 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 23-27 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Flanagan - foul #1 on James Flanagan, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Jordon Stebbins is called for the reach on Albert Brown - foul #1 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Nicely (PF) Albert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:03 | UMass | Jordon Stebbins steals the ball from James Flanagan | 23-28 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | David Gary can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Ruben Hudson gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Michael Turner tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | William Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Michael Turner, James Flanagan, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Ruben Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG) Robert Vose | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 15:47 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | William Walker tips it in | 26-30 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ruben Hudson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joshua Tucker - foul #1 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), James Flanagan (SG) Michael Turner, Herbert Skibisky | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Robert Ray loses the dribble to Robert Vose | 27-30 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the jump hook from the right block | 27-30 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 13:55 | UMass | Albert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Ruben Hudson lays it in set up by James Flanagan | 29-30 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jordon Stebbins | 29-33 |
| 12:45 | UMass | James Flanagan buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Vose | 32-33 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block | 32-35 |
| 12:04 | UMass | William Walker is called for the reach on James Flanagan - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Robert Vose, James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| 11:45 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Hudson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses the dunk | 32-35 |
| 11:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Turner | 32-35 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Nicely - foul #2 on Paul Nicely, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Jordon Stebbins (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Robert Ray | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Roger Whetzel loses the dribble to Jeffrey Beach | 32-37 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Floyd Ward's pass is intercepted by Herbert Skibisky | 32-37 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Roger Whetzel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Waldo Coop is hacked by Roger Whetzel - foul #1 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF) Roger Whetzel, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Robert Ray (SF), William Walker (C) Waldo Coop, Floyd Ward, Jeffrey Beach | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | David Gary makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Michael Turner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Herbert Skibisky | 34-39 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Michael Turner grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Joshua Tucker steps in front of the Albert Brown pass | 34-39 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the finger roll | 34-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Ruben Hudson tips it in | 36-41 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 06:37 | UMass | David Gary steals it from Albert Brown | 36-41 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | William Walker connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jordon Stebbins | 36-43 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Ruben Hudson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins tips it in | 36-45 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Michael Turner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Tucker - foul #2 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Paul Nicely (PF) James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| 05:29 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Robert Ray is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Moncayo | 38-47 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Michael Turner drills a shot from the right block set up by Roger Whetzel | 40-47 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Roger Whetzel hits a driving attempt near the basket | 42-47 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-50 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Ward - foul #2 on Floyd Ward, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Albert Brown (PF) Michael Turner, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (SG), Waldo Coop (SF) Joshua Tucker, Robert Ray | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Albert Brown blocks the jumper by Waldo Coop | 44-50 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Floyd Ward hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Skibisky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bergen (fresh) SF - Waldo Coop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-52 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Waldo Coop | 44-52 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG) Herbert Skibisky | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), Robert Ray (SF), Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, James Bergen, Waldo Coop, Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ray | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:16 | UMass | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-54 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Albert Brown hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is fouled on the floor by Ruben Hudson - foul #3 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | William Walker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Roger Whetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:29 | UMass | Roger Whetzel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Vose | 48-54 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins loses the dribble to James Flanagan | 48-54 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Albert Brown's pass is intercepted by Jordon Stebbins | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Robert Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Vose - foul #1 on Robert Vose, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF) Robert Vose, Roger Whetzel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Herbert Skibisky - foul #2 on Herbert Skibisky, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Albert Brown snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Michael Turner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Robert Ray is hacked by Michael Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | UMass | Michael Turner scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Flanagan | 53-56 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Ray is hacked by Michael Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky is fouled on the floor by Joshua Tucker - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Robert Ray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Turner, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Albert Brown | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Michael Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 00:15 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Hudson | 55-59 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Flanagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | David Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | David Gary is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Turner - foul #5 on Michael Turner, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | David Gary misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:01 | UMass | James Flanagan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |