| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) SG - David Mitchell (fresh) SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) PF - Dale Hill (fresh) C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Charles Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Charles Brown buries a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel lays it up and in on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on Jonathan Woods - foul #1 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods's floater is knocked away by Charles Brown | 2-5 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Dale Hill snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Norman Sarris drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dale Hill | 4-5 |
| 18:48 | UMass | A charge is called on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Norman Sarris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | UMass | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cameron Eanes | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Charles Brown hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | David Mitchell hits the finger roll | 8-9 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 8-11 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Dale Hill can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-11 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 17:03 | UMass | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), Russell Heng (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Vincent Kimball | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Robin Chung can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Bobby Childress grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Donald Horn can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Russell Heng pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Robin Chung misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Bobby Childress grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Russell Heng denies the turnaround by Robert Pink | 8-11 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Russell Heng grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fresh) SG - James Peterson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Pink (fresh) PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | James Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Vincent Kimball (C) James Peterson, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Alberto Bianchi (C) Donald Horn, Bobby Childress | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Tolbert | 8-13 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Norman Sarris loses the dribble to Robert Pink | 8-13 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Lamar Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Pink | 8-15 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | David Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robin Chung | 11-15 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 14:22 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Tolbert | 11-15 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Robert Pink's floater is knocked away by Vincent Kimball | 11-15 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Norman Sarris grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | David Mitchell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (PG), Charles Owens (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), David Singh (PF), Berdy Zebel (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Robin Chung, Russell Heng, Vincent Kimball | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Charles Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cameron Eanes | 11-17 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | James Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | James Peterson grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Charles Brown can't connect on a runner in the paint | 11-17 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | David Singh grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | John Smith steps in front of the Charles Owens pass | 11-17 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Brown | 11-19 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | James Peterson lays it up and in | 13-19 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Donald Horn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Kajetan Ziel - foul #1 on Kajetan Ziel, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Dale Hill (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) James Peterson, Charles Owens, Scott Middlebrook, David Singh, Berdy Zebel | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Jerry Tolbert (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) PF - Alberto Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Bobby Childress is called for the reach on Vincent Kimball - foul #1 on Bobby Childress, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 11:08 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Kimball | 13-19 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 16-19 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled on the floor by Norman Sarris - foul #1 on Norman Sarris, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| 10:16 | UMass | Jonathan Woods is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SF) Jonathan Woods | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Smith and the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (SF) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Peterson gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Dale Hill knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Chung | 18-21 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | John Smith steps in front of the James Peterson pass | 18-21 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Tom Simon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Tom Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Charles Brown's floater is tipped away by Dale Hill | 18-21 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Peterson grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Norman Sarris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook (SF), Russell Heng (PF), David Singh (C) Norman Sarris, Dale Hill, Vincent Kimball | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 08:20 | UMass | Russell Heng is called for the reach on Jerry Tolbert - foul #1 on Russell Heng, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Russell Heng hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-23 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook tips it home | 20-23 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Lamar Williams hits a runner from the left block set up by Donald Horn | 20-25 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Robert Pink is called for the reach on Scott Middlebrook - foul #1 on Robert Pink, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Charles Owens (SG) Robin Chung, James Peterson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Charles Owens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Bobby Childress pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) SF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Singh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Pink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Robert Pink is fouled on the floor by Russell Heng - foul #2 on Russell Heng, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Hill (PF) Russell Heng | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Donald Horn | |
| 07:33 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:33 | UMass | Robert Pink misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Dale Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Norman Sarris comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Pink - foul #2 on Robert Pink, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Norman Sarris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Smith | 21-26 |
| 06:59 | UMass | John Smith slams it home and the foul's on Charles Owens - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Kimball (C) David Singh | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:59 | UMass | John Smith makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 06:40 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Norman Sarris takes the ball from Cameron Eanes | 21-29 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Norman Sarris steals it from Tom Simon in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Charles Owens's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 21-29 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Cameron Eanes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 05:51 | UMass | John Smith tips it in | 21-31 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cameron Eanes - foul #1 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), David Singh (PF) Norman Sarris, Charles Owens, Dale Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Jerry Tolbert (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert hits the finger roll set up by Donald Horn | 23-33 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Donald Horn steals the ball from Robin Chung | 23-33 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel hits a jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Tolbert | 23-35 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Bobby Childress lays it in and he's hacked by Vincent Kimball - foul #1 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #10 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Owens (SG), Dale Hill (PF) Scott Middlebrook, Vincent Kimball | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Jerry Tolbert, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 04:26 | UMass | Bobby Childress makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cameron Eanes - foul #2 on Cameron Eanes, team foul #7 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Berdy Zebel (C) David Singh | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Harrison (SF), Charles Brown (C) Cameron Eanes, Bobby Childress | |
| 04:18 | Xavier | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Tom Simon is hacked by Berdy Zebel - foul #1 on Berdy Zebel, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Russell Heng (C) James Peterson, Charles Owens, Berdy Zebel | |
| Subs | UMass | Cameron Eanes (SF) Russell Harrison | |
| 04:00 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Dale Hill pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-39 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Tom Simon grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Tom Simon loses the ball out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Dale Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robin Chung - foul #1 on Robin Chung, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG) Robin Chung | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:17 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #8 | 25-40 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Dale Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Lamar Williams is fouled on the floor by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #13 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (SG), David Singh (C) David Mitchell, Dale Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (PF) John Smith | |
| 02:50 | UMass | Lamar Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Lamar Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | James Peterson is called for 3 seconds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Bobby Childress (C) Lamar Williams, Charles Brown | |
| 02:11 | UMass | Cameron Eanes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kajetan Ziel and the foul's on Jonathan Woods - foul #3 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #14 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG), Vincent Kimball (C) Jonathan Woods, David Singh | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Tom Simon | |
| 02:11 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the free throw | 26-44 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Russell Heng snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Russell Heng travels with the ball | 26-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook (SF), Dale Hill (PF) Norman Sarris, Russell Heng | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF), John Smith (PF) Cameron Eanes, Jerry Tolbert | |
| 01:27 | UMass | Robert Pink is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Pink, team foul #9 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (SF), Charles Brown (C) Robert Pink, Bobby Childress | |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Dale Hill lays it in set up by Robin Chung | 28-44 |
| 00:51 | UMass | John Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 28-44 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Dale Hill gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | James Peterson's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 28-44 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-44 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dale Hill | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-44 |