| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 19:39 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:34 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the jump hook from the right block | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leroy Gurney | 32-35 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Wallace Racette connects on the shot from the right block | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Leroy Gurney swats the layup by Frank Boeding | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is hacked by Chris Rivard - foul #2 on Chris Rivard, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:14 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:12 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the shot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 18:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 36-37 |
| 17:42 | UMass | James Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 17:40 | Saint Louis | Ruben Ferguson is called for the reach on James Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Jon McDonald (C) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Joshua Finch (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF) Kasey Rector, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding | |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | James Edwards hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Jo-Long Zhou and he's hacked by Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Leroy Gurney (PF) Richard Fox, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Frank Beall | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Jon McDonald loses the dribble to Chris Rivard | 39-39 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | James Edwards comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-39 |
| 16:33 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Leroy Gurney is called for the reach on James Edwards - foul #3 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Leroy Gurney, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) James Edwards, Joshua Finch, Chris Rivard | |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:51 | UMass | Frank Beall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Bixby | 41-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Bruce Bixby steps in front of the Kasey Rector pass in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:38 | UMass | Samuel Halpern hits a turnaround near the basket | 43-41 |
| 15:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kasey Rector and he's hacked by Richard Fox - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Joshua Finch (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Jackson Varnell | |
| 15:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Rodney Reese in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Reese, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG) Rodney Reese | |
| 14:57 | UMass | James Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Frank Boeding | |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector buries a floater in the lane | 43-46 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Bruce Bixby connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Knarr | 45-46 |
| 14:06 | Saint Louis | James Edwards clanks a turnaround near the basket | 45-46 |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:43 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is denied on a layup by Bruce Bixby | 45-46 |
| 13:42 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses badly on a runner near the basket | 45-46 |
| 13:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Fox | 45-46 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Richard Fox buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Bixby | 48-46 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Ruben Ferguson, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter, Joshua Finch | |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 13:09 | UMass | James Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Halpern | 50-46 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #4 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Jackson Varnell (C) Kasey Rector, Chris Rivard | |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:25 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the floater from close range | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jo-Long Zhou and he's hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #5 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-52 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Beall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) PF - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 11:21 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jackson Varnell | 52-52 |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 10:55 | UMass | James Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Samuel Halpern can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | Frank Beall steals it from Gustavo Zavala in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Reese - foul #5 on Rodney Reese, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Kasey Rector (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala, Frank Boeding, Jackson Varnell | |
| 10:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-53 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it but misses | 53-53 |
| 10:12 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter scores on a shot from the right side | 53-55 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Kasey Rector is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #3 on Kasey Rector, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG) Kasey Rector | |
| 09:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it in | 55-55 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter tips it home | 55-57 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Richard Fox is whistled for a carry | 55-57 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Charles Strong (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Ruben Ferguson, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) Jessie Jeter, Joshua Finch | |
| 07:59 | Saint Louis | James Edwards loses the dribble to Richard Fox | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 07:38 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Strong (fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:33 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Bruce Bixby, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Gustavo Zavala, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| 06:10 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Knarr | 58-60 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch buries a jumper in the paint set up by Kasey Rector | 58-64 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Frank Beall double dribbles | 58-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Chris Rivard (C) Jessie Jeter, Joshua Finch | |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Samuel Halpern lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Fox | 60-67 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Strong (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Joshua Finch (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) James Edwards, Gustavo Zavala, Jackson Varnell | |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Richard Fox's pass is intercepted by Kasey Rector in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| 03:38 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou can't finish the layup | 60-69 |
| 03:37 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Charles Strong can't finish the layup | 60-71 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 62-71 |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Rivard | 62-73 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Samuel Halpern, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF) Joshua Finch | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-73 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | James Williams is called for the reach on Jo-Long Zhou in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #12 | 62-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Frank Beall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kasey Rector - foul #4 on Kasey Rector, team foul #5 | 62-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Kasey Rector, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Frank Boeding (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Gustavo Zavala, Joshua Finch, Jackson Varnell | |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | James Edwards knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frank Boeding and he's hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 64-76 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it back up and in | 66-76 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch's pass is intercepted by Wallace Racette | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #14 | 66-76 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG) James Edwards | |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Zavala | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 66-79 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Wallace Racette scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou runs out the clock | 68-79 |