| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - John Diorio (fresh) PF - David Stanley (fresh) C - David Ehret (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) SF - Kevin Paradiso (fresh) PF - Wesley Singleton (fresh) C - Russell Patton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Russell Patton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Providence | Scott Scheerer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Frank Pedersen clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Providence | The rebound goes to Russell Patton | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Providence | Wesley Singleton drills a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Russell Patton steps in front of the John Diorio pass | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Wesley Singleton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Scheerer | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | UMass | David Ehret can't throw it down | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Providence | Russell Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Providence | Jose Rivera lays it up and in set up by Scott Scheerer | 0-7 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Pedersen | 3-7 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Scott Scheerer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 18:10 | UMass | John Diorio gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | UMass | Frank Pedersen's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Patton | 3-7 |
| 18:05 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Jose Rivera loses the dribble to David Ehret | 3-7 |
| 17:26 | UMass | John Diorio is fouled on the floor by Kevin Paradiso - foul #1 on Kevin Paradiso, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Rocky Russo (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Daniel Hocker (C) Scott Scheerer, Jose Rivera, Kevin Paradiso, Russell Patton | |
| 17:03 | UMass | Daniel Hocker takes the ball from Jonathan Reynolds | 3-7 |
| 16:44 | Providence | Domingo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Michael Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Rocky Russo is called for the reach on Reynaldo Costa - foul #1 on Rocky Russo, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 16:15 | UMass | William Nava loses the dribble to Wesley Singleton | 3-7 |
| 15:52 | Providence | William Nava is called for the reach on Domingo Lopez - foul #1 on William Nava, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Scheerer (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Russell Patton (PF) Domingo Lopez, Rocky Russo, Wesley Singleton | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Diorio (fresh) PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) C - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) PF - Russell Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Hocker (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Providence | Daniel Hocker's fadeaway is rejected by Clifton Garrett | 3-7 |
| 15:32 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Stefan Ferrari - foul #1 on Stefan Ferrari, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | David Ehret (C) John Diorio | |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Paradiso (SF), Wesley Singleton (PF) Stefan Ferrari, Daniel Hocker | |
| 15:27 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:27 | Providence | Wesley Singleton grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:03 | Providence | 3 seconds is called on Jose Rivera | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF) Jonathan Reynolds, Clifton Garrett | |
| Subs | Providence | Rocky Russo (SF) Kevin Paradiso | |
| 14:43 | UMass | David Stanley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Ehret and he's fouled by Jose Rivera - foul #1 on Jose Rivera, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | UMass | David Stanley misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Providence | Jose Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Rocky Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Providence | Russell Patton tips it in | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | UMass | David Ehret banks in the layup | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Scott Scheerer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jose Rivera | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | UMass | David Ehret comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Patton - foul #1 on Russell Patton, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Reynaldo Costa (PF) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, David Stanley | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Richardson (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Kevin Paradiso (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF), Stefan Ferrari (C) Scott Scheerer, Jose Rivera, Rocky Russo, Wesley Singleton, Russell Patton | |
| 13:50 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Richardson | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | UMass | David Ehret scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Nava | 13-14 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Robert Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Domingo Lopez | 13-17 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Michael Whitfield connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Nava | 15-17 |
| 12:08 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 12:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Nava | 15-17 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Michael Whitfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, John Diorio, Reynaldo Costa, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Scheerer (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Rocky Russo (SF), Wesley Singleton (PF), Russell Patton (C) Robert Richardson, Domingo Lopez, Kevin Paradiso, Daniel Hocker, Stefan Ferrari | |
| 11:40 | Providence | Jose Rivera makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Scheerer | 15-19 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) PF - Wesley Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Frank Pedersen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Scheerer - foul #1 on Scott Scheerer, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Russell Patton pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:10 | Providence | A charge is called on Rocky Russo - foul #2 on Rocky Russo, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Paradiso (SF) Rocky Russo | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Frank Pedersen is called for the reach on Jose Rivera - foul #1 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) David Stanley | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (SF) Kevin Paradiso | |
| 10:30 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari loses the dribble to Jonathan Reynolds | 19-19 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds misses the easy layup | 19-19 |
| 10:25 | Providence | Russell Patton gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kosta Skibinski - foul #1 on Kosta Skibinski, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), William Pagel (SF) Kosta Skibinski, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:12 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Clifton Garrett snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Frank Pedersen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Pagel | 21-19 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Scott Scheerer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Russell Patton misses the tip | 21-19 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:48 | UMass | William Pagel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 24-19 |
| 09:30 | Providence | Jose Rivera scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Clifton Garrett comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 09:09 | UMass | William Pagel can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 09:08 | UMass | William Nava tips it in | 26-21 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Russell Patton buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Scheerer | 26-23 |
| 08:27 | UMass | William Nava scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Pedersen | 29-23 |
| 08:15 | Providence | Wesley Singleton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 08:13 | Providence | Russell Patton tips it home | 29-25 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Frank Pedersen scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Nava | 31-25 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Wesley Singleton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Nava - foul #2 on William Nava, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, William Nava, William Pagel, Clifton Garrett, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Richardson (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Kevin Paradiso (SF), Daniel Hocker (C) Scott Scheerer, Jose Rivera, Stefan Ferrari, Russell Patton | |
| 07:53 | Providence | Wesley Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Wesley Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:35 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 07:34 | UMass | David Ehret snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ehret (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Robert Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Paradiso (fresh) PF - Wesley Singleton (tiring) 6 pts. C - Daniel Hocker (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | UMass | David Stanley knocks in the runner from the left block set up by David Ehret | 33-26 |
| 07:08 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Richardson | 33-29 |
| 07:04 | UMass | Domingo Lopez steps in front of the Michael Whitfield pass in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 06:49 | Providence | Daniel Hocker is fouled on the floor by David Ehret - foul #1 on David Ehret, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | Russell Patton (C) Wesley Singleton | |
| 06:38 | Providence | Domingo Lopez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-29 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Russell Patton gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Robert Richardson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| 06:16 | UMass | David Ehret can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Domingo Lopez - foul #1 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (PF) David Stanley | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:16 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 06:16 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 06:16 | Providence | Russell Patton pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 06:05 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 06:03 | Providence | Russell Patton snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-29 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 05:30 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Paradiso | 33-31 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Domingo Lopez steals it from Kosta Skibinski | 33-31 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Robert Richardson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Paradiso | 33-34 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Robert Richardson steals the ball from John Diorio | 33-34 |
| 05:00 | Providence | Robert Richardson hits the finger roll | 33-36 |
| 04:53 | UMass | John Diorio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 04:52 | Providence | Russell Patton pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 04:46 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 33-36 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Michael Whitfield connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Ehret | 35-36 |
| 04:22 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Michael Whitfield snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Michael Whitfield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Hocker - foul #1 on Daniel Hocker, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), William Pagel (SF), David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, Jonathan Reynolds, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Scheerer (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Wesley Singleton (PF) Robert Richardson, Domingo Lopez, Kevin Paradiso, Daniel Hocker | |
| 04:15 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Michael Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Michael Whitfield takes the ball from Wesley Singleton | 36-36 |
| 03:56 | UMass | David Stanley misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-36 |
| 03:54 | Providence | Russell Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 03:36 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari loses the dribble to Frank Pedersen | 36-36 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Whitfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Pagel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifton Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scott Scheerer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Singleton (tiring) 6 pts. C - Russell Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 03:21 | Providence | Russell Patton grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 03:07 | Providence | Wesley Singleton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Frank Pedersen snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 03:01 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Garrett | 36-36 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stefan Ferrari - foul #2 on Stefan Ferrari, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Reynaldo Costa (C) Michael Whitfield, Clifton Garrett | |
| Subs | Providence | Rocky Russo (SF) Russell Patton | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Stefan Ferrari | 36-36 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reynaldo Costa - foul #1 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (SF) William Pagel | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:26 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:26 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:07 | UMass | William Nava misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 36-37 |
| 01:44 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:17 | Providence | Wesley Singleton can't connect on a runner from the right block | 36-37 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:11 | UMass | William Nava comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Rocky Russo snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Rocky Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 00:57 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Rivera | 36-37 |
| 00:46 | Providence | Scott Scheerer is hacked by Frank Pedersen - foul #2 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, William Nava, Jonathan Reynolds, David Stanley, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (SG), Kevin Paradiso (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF), Russell Patton (C) Jose Rivera, Rocky Russo, Wesley Singleton, Stefan Ferrari | |
| 00:46 | Providence | Scott Scheerer misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Clifton Garrett snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Shane Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 00:32 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kevin Paradiso | 36-37 |
| 00:27 | Providence | Scott Scheerer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Paradiso | 36-40 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Richardson (PG) Scott Scheerer | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Kevin Paradiso misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-40 |