AMHERST, Mass. -- UMass has made a run of their own, scoring six straight and eight of 10 to make it 27-20 as we reach the final media timeout of the half. About a minute earlier, Xavier called a 30-second timeout after an offensive rebound, as the offense had no one moving around and Sean Miller wisely went to regroup with his guys.

Through the under-eight-minute media timeout, UMass was 5-for-20 from the field and 2-for-8 from downtown. Add in seven turnovers, and it's not a surprise they were down double digits earlier.