| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Delaune (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dick Almanza (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garf Brilowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Manuel Delaune inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Dick Almanza loses the dribble to Thomas Hughs | 37-39 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Manuel Delaune banks in the layup | 39-41 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dick Almanza - foul #2 on Dick Almanza, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:35 | UMass | John Nolen buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Gray | 40-44 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Vance Benito is hacked by Anthony Gray - foul #2 on Anthony Gray, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (SF) Vance Benito | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Gary Biddle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 18:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Gray | 40-44 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Manuel Delaune is fouled on the floor by Gary Biddle - foul #2 on Gary Biddle, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG), Deandre Johnson (C) Thomas Hughs, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | Harold Goodson (PF), James Slayton (C) Dick Almanza, Garf Brilowski | |
| 17:27 | UMass | Manuel Delaune connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Nolen | 40-46 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Manuel Delaune - foul #2 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF) Randy Lehto, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Edmond Nadeau (SG), Billy Harriss (SF) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Manuel Delaune | |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Billy Harriss misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Arturo Castro tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Mike George scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Billy Harriss - foul #2 on Billy Harriss, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), David Gutirrez (C) Steven Day, Deandre Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Mike George makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:11 | UMass | James Slayton blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Vance Benito is hacked by Billy Harriss - foul #3 on Billy Harriss, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Deandre Johnson (SF), Gary Biddle (PF) Mike George, Vance Benito, Jermaine Penix | |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Anthony Gray (SG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Dick Almanza (PF), Garf Brilowski (C) Arturo Castro, Edmond Nadeau, Billy Harriss, Harold Goodson, James Slayton | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deandre Johnson (fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Delaune (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dick Almanza (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garf Brilowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Deandre Johnson and he's fouled by Anthony Gray - foul #3 on Anthony Gray, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Manuel Delaune snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 15:14 | UMass | John Nolen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Dick Almanza pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:54 | UMass | John Nolen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Lehto - foul #3 on Randy Lehto, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG), Kenneth Harris (C) Thomas Hughs, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:54 | UMass | John Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:54 | UMass | John Nolen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 47-49 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Randy Lehto is hacked by John Nolen - foul #1 on John Nolen, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (SF) Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Garf Brilowski gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Anthony Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Garf Brilowski picks off the pass by Randy Lehto | 47-49 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Manuel Delaune misses the turnaround from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Gary Biddle gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Gary Biddle can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-49 |
| 13:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Gray | 47-49 |
| 13:06 | UMass | John Nolen buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Manuel Delaune | 47-52 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Dick Almanza gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Anthony Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Manuel Delaune | 47-55 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Dick Almanza is called for the reach on Deandre Johnson - foul #3 on Dick Almanza, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Howell (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Vance Benito (SF), David Gutirrez (C) Randy Lehto, Mike George, Jermaine Penix, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Edmond Nadeau (SG), Billy Harriss (SF), Harold Goodson (PF), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Manuel Delaune, Dick Almanza, Garf Brilowski | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Billy Harriss clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Billy Harriss grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:44 | UMass | James Slayton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Howell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Deandre Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Harriss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Goodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | James Slayton takes the ball from Joseph Howell | 49-57 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Arturo Castro blows the layup but he's fouled by David Gutirrez - foul #1 on David Gutirrez, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Davis (PF) Deandre Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Thomas Davis snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Vance Benito misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Harold Goodson gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Edmond Nadeau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-58 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | David Gutirrez pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Harold Goodson steals the ball from Joseph Howell | 49-58 |
| 10:33 | UMass | James Slayton is fouled on the floor by David Gutirrez - foul #2 on David Gutirrez, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (PF) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG) Edmond Nadeau | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Harold Goodson misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Hughs - foul #3 on Thomas Hughs, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Gary Biddle (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Joseph Howell, Vance Benito, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Robert Reeser (PF) Arturo Castro, Billy Harriss, James Slayton | |
| 10:04 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Gary Biddle hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 49-60 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Robert Reeser snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 09:40 | UMass | John Nolen hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Gray | 49-62 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix is fouled on the floor by Manuel Delaune - foul #3 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG) Thomas Hughs | |
| Subs | UMass | Garf Brilowski (C) Harold Goodson | |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Jermaine Penix is called for the reach on Manuel Delaune - foul #3 on Jermaine Penix, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dick Almanza (PF) Robert Reeser | |
| 08:56 | UMass | Dick Almanza is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Davis (SF), David Gutirrez (C) Jermaine Penix, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Manuel Delaune steps in front of the Thomas Davis pass | 51-62 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Manuel Delaune lays it up and in | 51-64 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Garf Brilowski is called for the reach on David Gutirrez - foul #1 on Garf Brilowski, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF) Randy Lehto, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Edmond Nadeau (SG), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Garf Brilowski | |
| 08:25 | Xavier | David Gutirrez makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | David Gutirrez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:06 | UMass | The jump hook by Arturo Castro is blocked by David Gutirrez | 53-64 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Dick Almanza hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Mike George hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Day | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike George (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Delaune (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dick Almanza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Slayton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | UMass | James Slayton's pass is intercepted by David Gutirrez | 55-66 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | David Gutirrez misses the lay-in | 55-66 |
| 07:12 | UMass | Arturo Castro pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Dick Almanza dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arturo Castro | 55-68 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Thomas Davis is fouled on the floor by Manuel Delaune - foul #4 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #11 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Gary Biddle (PF), Jermaine Penix (C) Mike George, Steven Day, Vance Benito, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Anthony Gray (SG), Harold Goodson (PF), Garf Brilowski (C) Edmond Nadeau, Manuel Delaune, Dick Almanza, James Slayton | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 57-68 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 57-68 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Randy Lehto | 59-68 |
| 05:58 | UMass | John Nolen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-68 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 59-68 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-68 |
| 05:32 | UMass | Anthony Gray grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:28 | UMass | John Nolen misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jermaine Penix - foul #4 on Jermaine Penix, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Gutirrez (C) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Reeser (PF) Garf Brilowski | |
| 05:28 | UMass | John Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:28 | UMass | John Nolen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 59-69 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix tips it in | 61-69 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Robert Reeser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 61-69 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Anthony Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Nolen | 64-72 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Randy Lehto | 66-72 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Jermaine Penix steps in front of the Arturo Castro pass | 66-72 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-72 |
| 03:57 | UMass | Arturo Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 03:51 | UMass | John Nolen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Reeser | 66-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Gary Biddle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hughs | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hughs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jermaine Penix (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gary Biddle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Gutirrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Nolen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Reeser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Arturo Castro is hacked by Jermaine Penix - foul #5 on Jermaine Penix, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF), Deandre Johnson (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Randy Lehto, Thomas Hughs, Jermaine Penix, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (SG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Dick Almanza (PF), Garf Brilowski (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Robert Reeser, Harold Goodson | |
| 03:13 | UMass | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson grabs the board | 69-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Vance Benito connects on the floater from the right block | 71-75 |
| 02:55 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG) Steven Day | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG) Edmond Nadeau | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Kenneth Harris is called for the reach on Manuel Delaune - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Mike George, Deandre Johnson, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG) Arturo Castro | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Manuel Delaune misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Garf Brilowski grabs the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Manuel Delaune scores on a jumper from the left side | 71-77 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs's pass is intercepted by Manuel Delaune | 71-77 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Anthony Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-77 |
| 01:50 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Nolen | 71-77 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Manuel Delaune's layup is rejected by Gary Biddle | 71-77 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | David Gutirrez pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Gary Biddle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hughs | 73-77 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Garf Brilowski knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Nolen | 73-79 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Manuel Delaune blocks the jumper by David Gutirrez | 73-79 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | David Gutirrez tips it but misses | 73-79 |
| 00:49 | UMass | John Nolen snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Thomas Hughs is called for the reach on John Nolen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Hughs, team foul #10 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Reeser (PF), Harold Goodson (C) Dick Almanza, Garf Brilowski | |
| 00:48 | UMass | John Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:48 | UMass | John Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Harold Goodson picks off the pass by Gary Biddle | 73-81 |
| 00:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UMass | Manuel Delaune is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lehto - foul #4 on Randy Lehto, team foul #11 | 73-81 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Manuel Delaune misses the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Manuel Delaune makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-82 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Harold Goodson gets the rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Harold Goodson is hacked by Randy Lehto in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randy Lehto, team foul #12 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG) Randy Lehto | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Harold Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Gary Biddle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-84 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Mike George gets the offensive rebound | 73-84 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | John Nolen is called for the reach on Mike George - foul #2 on John Nolen, team foul #12 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG), Deandre Johnson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | Arturo Castro (PG), Edmond Nadeau (SG), Billy Harriss (SF), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Manuel Delaune, Robert Reeser | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Arturo Castro is hacked by Mike George in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike George, team foul #13 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Vance Benito (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Steven Day, Deandre Johnson, Thomas Davis, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Gray (SG), Manuel Delaune (SF), Robert Reeser (PF) Edmond Nadeau, Billy Harriss, James Slayton | |
| 00:20 | UMass | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Gutirrez gets the rebound | 75-85 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs is fouled on the floor by Manuel Delaune - foul #5 on Manuel Delaune, team foul #13 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Deandre Johnson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (SG), Billy Harriss (SF), James Slayton (C) Anthony Gray, Manuel Delaune, Robert Reeser | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Harold Goodson snags the defensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:13 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Arturo Castro is hacked by Mike George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike George, team foul #14 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vance Benito (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Deandre Johnson, Thomas Davis, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | John Nolen (PG), Anthony Gray (SG), Robert Reeser (PF) Edmond Nadeau, Billy Harriss, James Slayton | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | David Gutirrez grabs the defensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gray - foul #4 on Anthony Gray, team foul #14 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Xavier | Deandre Johnson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | UMass | Edmond Nadeau (SG), Billy Harriss (SF), James Slayton (C) John Nolen, Anthony Gray, Robert Reeser | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Arturo Castro runs out the clock | 78-86 |