| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) SG - Randall Dille (fresh) SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Richard Swan (fresh) C - Steven Tews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Allen Virgen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Gulley | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Joshua Wilson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Dille - foul #1 on Randall Dille, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Joshua Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Michael Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Arthur Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Tews, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | UMass | George Gulley takes the ball from Michael Bowen | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews's pass is intercepted by Arthur Stokes | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Christopher Byers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Steven Tews | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews is fouled on the floor by Joshua Wilson - foul #1 on Joshua Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Willie Henderson (PF) Christopher Byers, Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Wilson - foul #2 on Joshua Wilson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), George Passarelli (SF), Joseph Anthony (C) Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SF) Carlos Robinson | |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Douglas Welch hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Anthony and he's fouled by Randall Dille - foul #2 on Randall Dille, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG) Bradley Clements | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (SG), Calvin Faison (C) Randall Dille, Steven Tews | |
| 16:11 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Calvin Faison | 4-3 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | James Horner's layup is rejected by Willie Henderson | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin tips it home | 4-5 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Passarelli (fresh) PF - Willie Henderson (fresh) C - Joseph Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Horner (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Swan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Faison (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Willie Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (SG), Allen Virgen (PF) Douglas Welch, George Passarelli | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), Charles Johns (C) George Gulley, Richard Swan | |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | Joseph Anthony blocks the jumper by Nick Royals | 4-5 |
| 15:21 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's | Willie Henderson picks off the pass by Calvin Faison | 4-5 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Joseph Anthony's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Faison | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Willie Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:10 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Horner | 4-7 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Bradley Clements is fouled on the floor by Charles Johns - foul #1 on Charles Johns, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Arthur Stokes (SF) Christopher Byers, Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF), Steven Tews (C) Nick Royals, Forrest Tobin, Calvin Faison, Charles Johns | |
| 13:55 | UMass | Joseph Anthony knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Clements | 6-7 |
| 13:40 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Arthur Stokes gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Arthur Stokes can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Virgen (PF), George Passarelli (C) Willie Henderson, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SG) James Horner | |
| 13:00 | UMass | Arthur Stokes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Allen Virgen gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:53 | UMass | George Passarelli knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bradley Clements | 8-7 |
| 12:44 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley is hacked by Michael Bowen - foul #1 on Michael Bowen, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (PG) Bradley Clements | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's | Allen Virgen denies the turnaround by Richard Swan | 8-7 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Michael Bowen snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Allen Virgen misses the jump hook from the left block | 8-7 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Arthur Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fairly fresh) C - George Passarelli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Richard Swan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Tews (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Douglas Welch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Arthur Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Arthur Stokes misses the floater from the right side | 8-7 |
| 11:40 | UMass | George Passarelli misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:25 | UMass | Allen Virgen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews blows the layup but he's fouled by George Passarelli - foul #1 on George Passarelli, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Bradley Clements (SG), Willie Henderson (PF), Joseph Anthony (C) Douglas Welch, Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), James Horner (SG), Charles Johns (SF), Calvin Faison (PF) George Gulley, Forrest Tobin, Carlos Robinson, Richard Swan | |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Bradley Clements is fouled on the floor by Steven Tews - foul #2 on Steven Tews, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Alston (C) Steven Tews | |
| 10:27 | UMass | Joseph Anthony knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Byers and he's hacked by Charles Johns - foul #2 on Charles Johns, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty (SF) Charles Johns | |
| 10:27 | UMass | Joseph Anthony makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:09 | St. Joseph's | James Horner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-9 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Bradley Clements snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Nick Royals steps in front of the Christopher Byers pass | 14-9 |
| 09:57 | St. Joseph's | James Horner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nick Royals | 14-11 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Christopher Byers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Arthur Stokes (SF) Bradley Clements, George Passarelli | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF) Nick Royals, Brett Petty, David Alston | |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | James Horner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Gulley | 14-13 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Calvin Faison swats the short shot by Willie Henderson | 14-13 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 14-13 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Willie Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Michael Bowen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan loses the dribble to Joseph Anthony | 14-13 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Christopher Byers knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Calvin Faison - foul #1 on Calvin Faison, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Allen Virgen (PF), George Passarelli (C) Willie Henderson, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), David Alston (C) James Horner, Carlos Robinson, Calvin Faison | |
| 07:51 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Passarelli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nick Royals (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Swan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Alston (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | David Alston makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Swan | 17-16 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Christopher Byers slams it home | 19-16 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Stokes - foul #1 on Arthur Stokes, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG) Christopher Byers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty (SF) George Gulley | |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 06:50 | UMass | George Passarelli grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Bradley Clements connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allen Virgen | 21-16 |
| 06:21 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Allen Virgen is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Willie Henderson (SF), Joseph Anthony (C) Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, George Passarelli | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF), Calvin Faison (PF) Brett Petty, Richard Swan | |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Allen Virgen swats the short shot by Nick Royals | 21-19 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison can't tip it in | 21-19 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Allen Virgen grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Bradley Clements is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Clements, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG) Nick Royals | |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Gulley | 21-21 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Douglas Welch is hacked by David Alston - foul #1 on David Alston, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UMass | George Passarelli (SF) Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (SG), Richard Swan (PF) Forrest Tobin, David Alston | |
| 05:23 | UMass | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Robinson and he's fouled by Willie Henderson - foul #1 on Willie Henderson, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Douglas Welch connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Passarelli and he's fouled by James Horner - foul #1 on James Horner, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Arthur Stokes (SF) Bradley Clements, Joseph Anthony | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty (SF) Carlos Robinson | |
| 04:39 | UMass | Douglas Welch makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan is denied on a layup by Willie Henderson | 25-24 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Willie Henderson grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-24 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Arthur Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | UMass | George Passarelli misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Gulley - foul #1 on George Gulley, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Allen Virgen (PF), Joshua Wilson (C) Douglas Welch, Arthur Stokes, Willie Henderson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), Randall Dille (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), Charles Johns (PF), Steven Tews (C) George Gulley, James Horner, Brett Petty, Richard Swan, Calvin Faison | |
| 03:52 | UMass | George Passarelli makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:52 | UMass | George Passarelli makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) SF - George Passarelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Virgen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Nick Royals (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Dille (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) C - Steven Tews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 27-26 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Christopher Byers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Bowen | 29-26 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is hacked by Allen Virgen - foul #1 on Allen Virgen, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Stokes (SF) George Passarelli | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF) Nick Royals | |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Allen Virgen pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Randall Dille is called for the reach on Michael Bowen - foul #3 on Randall Dille, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG) Randall Dille | |
| 03:04 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Byers steals it from Nick Royals in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Michael Bowen is hacked by Forrest Tobin - foul #1 on Forrest Tobin, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), James Horner (SG) Nick Royals, Forrest Tobin | |
| 02:50 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Michael Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (SG), Willie Henderson (PF) Michael Bowen, Allen Virgen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison (PF) Charles Johns | |
| 02:18 | UMass | Willie Henderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:16 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Joshua Wilson denies the turnaround by Steven Tews | 30-26 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Bradley Clements gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Arthur Stokes misses the dunk but the foul's on Carlos Robinson - foul #1 on Carlos Robinson, team foul #13 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SG), Richard Swan (PF) James Horner, Calvin Faison | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Arthur Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Arthur Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Arthur Stokes gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 01:24 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan is called for traveling | 31-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Allen Virgen (PF) Christopher Byers, Joshua Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), Charles Johns (SF), David Alston (C) George Gulley, Carlos Robinson, Steven Tews | |
| 01:04 | UMass | Arthur Stokes is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Anthony (C) Arthur Stokes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison (C) David Alston | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Willie Henderson is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (SG) Charles Johns | |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Willie Henderson steals it from Forrest Tobin | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Joseph Anthony can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Joseph Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |