In the building: Bruiser Flint, former associate A.D. Bill Strickland and former UMass field hockey star Streya Volla.

14:08: UMass 12, Saint Joseph's 12 - A Matt Glass three gave Chris Lowe the UMass assist record.

11:08: UMass 19, SJU 14 -  Kellogg just played his promised lineup ofBonner, Lynch and Gaffney on the floor together. If UMass had another big man, I might actually consider starting this group.

3:52: UMass 31, St. Joe's 27 - Gurley has been found. He's got seven points. Gaffney does too. Bonner has two fouls.

1:43: UMass 35, St. Joe 33 - This game is starting like a lot of recent UMass games.

HALFTIME: UMass 36, SJU 36 - UMass played pretty well in the first half, but they've done that before.

15:21: St. Joe's 44, UMass 38 - Hawks are on an 8-0 run.

11:58: St. Joe's 51, UMass 45 - Nivins can't graduate soon enough for UMass' He's got 14 points and sven boards.

3:34: St. Joe 63, UMass 61 - Gaffney has 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

42.4: UMass 66, SJU 65 - Luke just hit a three, his first hoop of the game to put UMass ahead.

2.0: UMass 70, SJU 69 - Chris Lowe makes two free throws to give the Minutemen the lead.

FINAL

As I walked off the court, Chris Lowe's father (also named Chris Lowe) was standing by himself. As a sea of disappointed Hawk fans walked out around him, he just smiled proudly. No doubt he'll be telling the relatives, co-workers and neighbors about his son's heroics for years to come.

...three days til Duquesne...