| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Feaster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Newburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 28-30 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Frank Newburn | 28-30 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Wade Jackman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 28-30 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Bradley Billips snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Frank Newburn steals the ball from Robert Kyle | 28-30 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stacey Henry - foul #2 on Stacey Henry, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Casey Kunz grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Robert Kyle is fouled on the floor by Carl Feaster - foul #1 on Carl Feaster, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Casey Kunz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson is hacked by Jeffrey Wright - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG), Thomas Zahourek (SF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Wade Jackman, Johnnie Davidson, Frank Newburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Dino Greco | 29-30 |
| 16:56 | UMass | James McCrumb can't finish the layup | 29-30 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Alfredo Soto pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Herbert Eaton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-30 |
| 16:41 | UMass | James McCrumb snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Thomas Zahourek steps in front of the Todd Gale pass | 29-30 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Carl Feaster lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Zahourek | 31-30 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Alfredo Soto knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Herbert Eaton | 31-32 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Carl Feaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Zahourek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnathan Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Dino Greco (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | UMass | Dino Greco misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Alfredo Soto pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Dino Greco makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Eaton | 33-35 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Robert Brown clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James McCrumb - foul #2 on James McCrumb, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Wall (SG), Johnnie Davidson (SF), Frank Newburn (C) Carl Feaster, Jonathan Hilton, Johnathan Corrado | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, Alfredo Soto, James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Stacey Henry | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek can't connect on a shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Kyle and he's hacked by Jack Wall - foul #2 on Jack Wall, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Jackman (PG), Daniel Hathorn (PF) Robert Brown, Thomas Zahourek | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:12 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Jack Wall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jack Wall, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 35-43 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Wade Jackman knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Hathorn | 38-43 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Stacey Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carl Feaster (SG), Thomas Zahourek (PF) Jack Wall, Daniel Hathorn | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Wade Jackman | 40-43 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Casey Kunz scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Billips | 40-45 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton (PF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Johnnie Davidson, Frank Newburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (PF) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Jonathan Hilton swats the layup by Alfredo Soto | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Feaster (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Zahourek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnathan Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Herbert Eaton steals it from Thomas Zahourek | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Herbert Eaton lays it in | 40-47 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Carl Feaster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alfredo Soto - foul #1 on Alfredo Soto, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG), Johnnie Davidson (SF), Frank Newburn (C) Wade Jackman, Thomas Zahourek, Johnathan Corrado | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Stacey Henry (PF) Todd Gale, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Carl Feaster makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Carl Feaster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:03 | UMass | James McCrumb snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Jonathan Hilton is called for the reach on Stacey Henry - foul #3 on Jonathan Hilton, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF) Herbert Eaton, James McCrumb | |
| 10:24 | UMass | Robert Kyle misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-47 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Frank Newburn grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson makes the jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Bradley Billips buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kyle | 43-49 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Robert Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 43-49 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Stacey Henry pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Stacey Henry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-49 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Frank Newburn | 43-49 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Robert Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Casey Kunz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 45-52 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Brown and he's hacked by Casey Kunz - foul #3 on Casey Kunz, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Jackman (PG), Jack Wall (SG), Thomas Zahourek (PF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Robert Brown, Carl Feaster, Jonathan Hilton, Frank Newburn | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), John Newby (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, Alfredo Soto | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson is fouled on the floor by John Newby - foul #2 on John Newby, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:01 | UMass | John Newby grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jack Wall | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Wall (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Zahourek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnathan Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) PF - James McCrumb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Jack Wall drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Johnnie Davidson | 51-52 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Todd Gale lays it in | 51-54 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | James McCrumb steals the ball from Thomas Zahourek | 51-54 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Todd Gale drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Wright | 51-56 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Jack Wall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Herbert Eaton gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Todd Gale can't finish the layup | 51-56 |
| 06:14 | UMass | John Newby snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Herbert Eaton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Wade Jackman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Wall | 54-56 |
| 05:28 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carl Feaster (SG), Jonathan Hilton (PF), Frank Newburn (C) Jack Wall, Johnnie Davidson, Johnathan Corrado | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, John Newby, James McCrumb | |
| 05:11 | UMass | Casey Kunz misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Bradley Billips tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Frank Newburn snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Carl Feaster comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Casey Kunz snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Casey Kunz connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 54-59 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Wade Jackman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Carl Feaster connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Jackman | 57-59 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Feaster - foul #2 on Carl Feaster, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG) Wade Jackman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:50 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Feaster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Zahourek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Newburn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses the easy layup | 57-61 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Robert Kyle pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Robert Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Frank Newburn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Robert Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Jackman (PG), Johnnie Davidson (SF) Robert Brown, Thomas Zahourek | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson drills a shot from the right side set up by Wade Jackman | 59-61 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Stacey Henry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Stacey Henry, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Carl Feaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 02:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to Casey Kunz | 59-61 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Frank Newburn blocks the jumper by Robert Kyle | 59-61 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Carl Feaster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Bradley Billips is called for traveling | 59-61 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Carl Feaster makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Hilton - foul #4 on Jonathan Hilton, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wright | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Frank Newburn grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Wade Jackman | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UMass | Stacey Henry scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-65 |