| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Higley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Meyer (fresh) C - Kenneth Rusnak (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Eric White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Kevin Hester (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Julio Sosa, Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:25 | UMass | Roman Villanueva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley throws it down and he's hacked by Nelson Plemons - foul #1 on Nelson Plemons, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF) Kevin Hester | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Roberto Martinez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Alvaro Costa snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Nelson Plemons is whistled for a carry | 38-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Hester (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Alvaro Costa, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak is hacked by Ronald Murphy - foul #1 on Ronald Murphy, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF) Kevin Hester | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SG), Thomas Cornelison (PF), Gregory Alexander (C) Eric White, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| 17:21 | UMass | Roman Villanueva loses the dribble to Thomas Cornelison | 38-26 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Tally - foul #1 on Stanley Tally, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Kevin Hester (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Stanley Tally, Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Nelson Plemons gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Roberto Martinez can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Cornelison - foul #1 on Thomas Cornelison, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (SG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Roman Villanueva, Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Eric White (SG), Benjamin Meyer (PF) Jason Evans, Donald Higley, Gregory Alexander | |
| 16:35 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Roberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Pantano | 40-29 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Roberto Martinez clanks a jump hook from the left block | 40-29 |
| 15:57 | UMass | Alvaro Costa tips it home | 42-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Tally (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Pantano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Beckwith (fresh) PF - Benjamin Meyer (fresh) C - Thomas Cornelison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Alvaro Costa comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Beckwith - foul #1 on Reginald Beckwith, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (SG), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Stanley Tally, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Higley (SF), Kenneth Rusnak (C) Reginald Beckwith, Benjamin Meyer | |
| 15:19 | UMass | Alvaro Costa misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:19 | UMass | Alvaro Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rusnak | 42-32 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nelson Plemons - foul #2 on Nelson Plemons, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Hester (SF) Alvaro Costa | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bill Annunziata (SG) Eric White | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Nelson Plemons gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Julio Sosa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Marvin Cooper hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison's floater is tipped away by Nelson Plemons | 44-33 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Marvin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Marvin Cooper's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Rusnak | 44-33 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley travels with the ball | 44-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF), Ronald Murphy (C) Julio Sosa, Roman Villanueva, Kevin Hester, Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PG), Eric White (SG), Benjamin Meyer (PF) Kevin Pantano, Bill Annunziata, Thomas Cornelison | |
| 13:23 | UMass | Ronald Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Roman Villanueva (SG) Stanley Tally, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Ronald Murphy gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Roberto Martinez drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Julio Sosa | 46-33 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Ronald Murphy steals it from Eric White | 46-33 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Roberto Martinez loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Marvin Cooper (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Julio Sosa, Roman Villanueva, Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SG), Johnnie Weitz (SF), Gregory Alexander (PF), Ron Bolyard (C) Eric White, Donald Higley, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stanley Tally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Beckwith (fresh) SF - Johnnie Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Bolyard (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Marvin Cooper, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison (PF) Ron Bolyard | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Roberto Martinez drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alvaro Costa | 48-33 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez swats the short shot by Johnnie Weitz | 48-33 |
| 11:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alvaro Costa | 48-33 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Stanley Tally is hacked by Thomas Cornelison - foul #2 on Thomas Cornelison, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Roman Villanueva (SG), Kevin Hester (SF), Marvin Cooper (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Stanley Tally, Joseph Walker, Alvaro Costa, Roberto Martinez, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Eric White (SG), Donald Higley (SF), Benjamin Meyer (PF) Jason Evans, Reginald Beckwith, Johnnie Weitz, Gregory Alexander | |
| 10:08 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Pantano | 48-35 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric White - foul #3 on Eric White, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak (C) Thomas Cornelison | |
| 09:49 | UMass | Marvin Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Marvin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Higley | 49-38 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Julio Sosa clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Roman Villanueva misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer makes the shot near the basket | 49-40 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Julio Sosa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Ronald Murphy pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roman Villanueva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Pantano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Higley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Benjamin Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Rusnak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UMass | Marvin Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Roman Villanueva misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Benjamin Meyer - foul #2 on Benjamin Meyer, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Kevin Hester (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF), Nelson Plemons (C) Julio Sosa, Alvaro Costa, Marvin Cooper, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PG), Reginald Beckwith (SG), Johnnie Weitz (SF), Thomas Cornelison (PF), Gregory Alexander (C) Kevin Pantano, Eric White, Donald Higley, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| 06:58 | UMass | Roman Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Roman Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Walker (SG) Roman Villanueva | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:16 | UMass | Kevin Hester is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cornelison - foul #3 on Thomas Cornelison, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 05:59 | UMass | Nelson Plemons connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Tally | 55-43 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Johnnie Weitz - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG), Alvaro Costa (SF), Ronald Murphy (C) Joseph Walker, Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Higley (SF) Johnnie Weitz | |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley is hacked by Alvaro Costa - foul #1 on Alvaro Costa, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Walker (SG) Stanley Tally | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley's fadeaway is rejected by Roberto Martinez | 55-43 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Higley | 55-43 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Alvaro Costa grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Joseph Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Ronald Murphy tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 55-43 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Joseph Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Jason Evans takes the ball from Julio Sosa in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Roberto Martinez gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Julio Sosa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvaro Costa (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Beckwith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Donald Higley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Cornelison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Jason Evans is called for the reach on Julio Sosa - foul #3 on Jason Evans, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Roman Villanueva (SG), Kevin Hester (SF), Nelson Plemons (C) Joseph Walker, Alvaro Costa, Ronald Murphy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Eric White (SG), Benjamin Meyer (PF), Kenneth Rusnak (C) Jason Evans, Reginald Beckwith, Thomas Cornelison, Gregory Alexander | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Julio Sosa misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-43 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Julio Sosa grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Roberto Martinez buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Nelson Plemons | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak is whistled for traveling | 58-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Tally (PG), Marvin Cooper (SF), Alvaro Costa (C) Julio Sosa, Kevin Hester, Nelson Plemons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bill Annunziata (SG), Johnnie Weitz (SF), Ron Bolyard (PF), Thomas Cornelison (C) Eric White, Donald Higley, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| 02:21 | UMass | Alvaro Costa misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Johnnie Weitz - foul #1 on Johnnie Weitz, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Murphy (C) Marvin Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:21 | UMass | Alvaro Costa makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Alvaro Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-43 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Roberto Martinez snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Ronald Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Roman Villanueva and he's fouled by Thomas Cornelison - foul #4 on Thomas Cornelison, team foul #9 | 61-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Julio Sosa (PG) Stanley Tally | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SG), Gregory Alexander (C) Bill Annunziata, Ron Bolyard | |
| 01:33 | UMass | Ronald Murphy makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano misses the easy layup | 62-43 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison can't tip it in | 62-43 |
| 01:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roberto Martinez | 62-43 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Ronald Murphy misses the lay-in | 62-43 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Alvaro Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Roberto Martinez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 62-43 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Murphy - foul #2 on Ronald Murphy, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Roberto Martinez snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Julio Sosa runs out the clock | 62-44 |