| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Mark Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Mark Davis makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Orlandi | 28-44 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Tom Simon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the easy layup | 31-45 |
| 18:48 | UMass | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Tom Simon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Dale Hill snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Orlandi and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Charles Brown misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Chase - foul #2 on Joseph Chase, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Dale Hill knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Mark Davis | 32-50 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Richard Edwards is called for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (SG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Robert Pink, Richard Edwards, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG), James Peterson (SF), Russell Heng (PF) Daniel Orlandi, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | James Peterson is fouled on the floor by Alberto Bianchi - foul #3 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SG), Jerry Tolbert (C) Tom Simon, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook (PF) Joseph Chase | |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Russell Heng can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Tolbert - foul #1 on Jerry Tolbert, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Russell Heng makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Russell Heng makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:53 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Horn | 35-52 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Kajetan Ziel steals it from Robin Chung | 35-52 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Donald Horn lays it up and in on a great pass from Kajetan Ziel | 37-52 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Robin Chung drills a floater from close range set up by James Peterson | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Donald Horn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Robin Chung pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Chung (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Mark Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Robert Pink loses the dribble to Robin Chung | 37-54 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Mark Davis misses the lay-in | 37-54 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Mark Davis takes the ball from Donald Horn | 37-54 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Donald Horn is called for the reach on Mark Davis - foul #3 on Donald Horn, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Robert Pink, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, Jerry Tolbert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Dale Hill (PF), Joseph Chase (C) Mark Davis, Robin Chung, James Peterson, Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng | |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Joseph Chase comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Joseph Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 14:06 | UMass | John Smith connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Brown | 39-55 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Lamar Williams loses the dribble to Joseph Chase | 39-55 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-55 |
| 13:26 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Tom Simon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Richard Edwards hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Dale Hill gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | David Mitchell connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Orlandi | 41-58 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Dale Hill blocks the short jumper by Richard Edwards | 41-58 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Richard Edwards tips it but misses | 41-58 |
| 12:25 | UMass | Richard Edwards tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-58 |
| 12:04 | UMass | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Richard Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-58 |
| 11:56 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Simon | 43-58 |
| 11:36 | UMass | Charles Brown drills a floater from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-58 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Richard Edwards gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Richard Edwards buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Jonathan Woods - foul #2 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG), Robin Chung (SG), James Peterson (SF), Scott Middlebrook (PF), Russell Heng (C) Daniel Orlandi, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill, Joseph Chase | |
| 11:19 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Richard Edwards steals it from Russell Heng | 48-58 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't finish the layup | 48-58 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | James Peterson pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Cameron Eanes is called for the reach on Mark Davis - foul #1 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Mark Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Mark Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-60 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Robin Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Alberto Bianchi - foul #4 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Jerry Tolbert (C) Donald Horn, Robert Pink, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Dale Hill (PF), Joseph Chase (C) Robin Chung, Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng | |
| 09:39 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Lamar Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Dale Hill pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Joseph Chase lays it up and in set up by Daniel Orlandi | 48-63 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | James Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #3 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UMass | John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Cameron Eanes, Jerry Tolbert | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF) Mark Davis, James Peterson | |
| 08:20 | UMass | Charles Brown is hacked by David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SG) Lamar Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Shaver (PG), Robin Chung (SG) Daniel Orlandi, David Mitchell | |
| 08:06 | UMass | Robert Pink clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Lee Shaver grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Joseph Chase blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Pink - foul #2 on Robert Pink, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Russell Harrison (SF) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Russell Heng (PF) Lee Shaver, Robin Chung, Dale Hill | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Pink | 53-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Harrison (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Mark Davis is called for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), Richard Edwards (SF) Robert Pink, Russell Harrison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), James Peterson (C) Mark Davis, Joseph Chase | |
| 06:41 | UMass | Charles Brown scores on a runner in the lane set up by Donald Horn | 55-65 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Edwards, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Donald Horn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Hill (PF) James Peterson | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:13 | UMass | The short jumper by Charles Brown is denied by Russell Heng | 55-66 |
| 06:11 | UMass | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Lamar Williams connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Simon | 58-66 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Dale Hill knocks in the shot near the basket set up by David Mitchell | 58-68 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Tom Simon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dale Hill | 58-68 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Mitchell | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | UMass | Richard Edwards buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Richard Edwards, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG), James Peterson (SF), Scott Middlebrook (PF), Joseph Chase (C) David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill, Russell Heng | |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 61-73 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Davis | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Mark Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Peterson | 61-76 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is hacked by James Peterson - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #5 | 61-76 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG) Daniel Orlandi | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UMass | Robert Pink misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Chase | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Mark Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-76 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the tip | 61-76 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alberto Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Robert Pink comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Joseph Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | A charge is called on Scott Middlebrook - foul #1 on Scott Middlebrook, team foul #6 | 61-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Robert Pink | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Heng (C) Joseph Chase | |
| 02:28 | UMass | Donald Horn is whistled for a carry | 61-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (C) Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Cameron Eanes takes the ball from Mark Davis | 61-76 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Donald Horn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Robin Chung pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:29 | UMass | The refs have stopped play. Cameron Eanes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 61-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (PF) Cameron Eanes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | James Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robin Chung | 61-78 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Donald Horn is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Davis - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #7 | 61-78 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Donald Horn misses the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Russell Heng pulls down the rebound | 61-78 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | James Peterson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-78 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Robin Chung snags the offensive board | 61-78 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | James Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-78 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi snags the defensive board | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Donald Horn makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alberto Bianchi | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Mark Davis runs out the clock | 63-78 |