| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) SG - Henry Toles (fresh) SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - David Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) SG - Harris Brault (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Harris Brault takes the ball from Clarence Pascua | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Henry Toles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | David Pinto is called for the reach on Harris Brault - foul #1 on David Pinto, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Howard Young blocks the jumper by Harris Brault | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Ertel | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Clarence Pascua snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Clarence Pascua can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Howard Young misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Harris Brault - foul #1 on Harris Brault, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Scott Barnes (SF) Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis | |
| 17:26 | UMass | Howard Young misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes is fouled on the floor by Clarence Pascua - foul #1 on Clarence Pascua, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | UMass | George Keesler (C) David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Gregory Hanson, Sean Davis | |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hung Wang and he's fouled by George Keesler - foul #1 on George Keesler, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the free throw | 1-2 |
| 16:39 | UMass | George Keesler gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-2 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Keesler - foul #2 on George Keesler, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF), David Pinto (C) Clarence Pascua, George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Keith Beane, Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) SF - Nicholas Newton (fresh) PF - Robert Brosnan (fresh) C - David Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hung Wang (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Joseph Attebery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Brosnan blocks the short jumper by Thomas Mathis | 1-3 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Robert Brosnan pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Joseph Attebery clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Davis | 1-6 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Robert Brosnan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang is whistled for a carry | 3-6 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), Howard Young (PF) Wiley Clark, Joseph Attebery, Nicholas Newton, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Robert Rolston (SG) Hung Wang, Harris Brault | |
| 14:19 | UMass | Robert Rolston is called for the reach on Henry Toles - foul #1 on Robert Rolston, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (PF) Gregory Hanson | |
| 14:04 | UMass | Walter Ertel blows the dunk | 3-6 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Robert Brosnan tips it in | 5-6 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis clanks a floater from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Robert Brosnan snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Clarence Pascua hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rolston - foul #2 on Robert Rolston, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (C) Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Gregory Hanson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Sean Davis | |
| 13:07 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 9-8 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Harris Brault | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Henry Toles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Scott Barnes is called for the reach on Walter Ertel - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Clarence Pascua drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Ertel | 12-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Harris Brault is blocked by Clarence Pascua | 12-10 |
| 11:41 | UMass | David Pinto snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-10 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 12-10 |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-10 |
| 11:28 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:07 | UMass | David Pinto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Ertel | 15-10 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Wiley Clark picks off the pass by Harris Brault | 15-10 |
| 10:44 | UMass | Wiley Clark hits the finger roll | 17-10 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Clarence Pascua is called for the reach on Keith Beane - foul #2 on Clarence Pascua, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Robert Brosnan (PF), Adam Valentine (C) Walter Ertel, Clarence Pascua, Howard Young, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Harris Brault, Scott Barnes, Gregory Hanson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson slams it home on a great pass from Hung Wang and the foul's on Robert Brosnan - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Newton | 19-13 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang misses the tip | 19-13 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis tips it in | 19-15 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Wiley Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Valentine | 22-15 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Adam Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Nicholas Newton misses long on a shot from the right block | 22-15 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Nicholas Newton can't tip it in | 22-15 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Newton - foul #1 on Nicholas Newton, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Shrewsbury (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG) Wiley Clark, Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Keith Beane | |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Robin Shrewsbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Howard Young (PF), David Pinto (C) Robin Shrewsbury, Nicholas Newton, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Ray Wilson, Thomas Mathis, Sean Davis | |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pinto (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Howard Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes tips it home | 22-20 |
| 06:40 | UMass | David Pinto misses the dunk | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault is hacked by Joseph Attebery - foul #1 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Adam Valentine, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Keith Beane, Scott Barnes, Gregory Hanson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Thomas Mathis steals it from Joseph Attebery | 22-22 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis banks in the layup | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Henry Toles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Henry Toles steals the ball from Sean Davis | 25-24 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Henry Toles banks in the layup | 27-24 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Sean Davis and the foul's on Howard Young - foul #1 on Howard Young, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), David Pinto (C) Joseph Attebery, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Ray Wilson | |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Hung Wang picks off the pass by Wiley Clark in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 27-27 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Robert Brosnan snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Nicholas Newton is hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Howard Young (PF) Wiley Clark, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (SG) Harris Brault | |
| 04:43 | UMass | Gregory Hanson takes the ball from Walter Ertel | 27-27 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang drills a 3 from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Nicholas Newton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG), Adam Valentine (SF) Henry Toles, Nicholas Newton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Scott Barnes (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Thomas Mathis, Sean Davis | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Howard Young misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #1 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Pascua (SF), George Keesler (C) Adam Valentine, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG) Gregory Hanson | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keesler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 29-33 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the jumper near the basket set up by Wiley Clark | 31-33 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Rolston | 31-35 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Clarence Pascua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Wiley Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Howard Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Keith Beane, Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Attebery (PG), David Pinto (C) Wiley Clark, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| 01:40 | UMass | George Keesler knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Attebery | 33-35 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by David Pinto | 33-35 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis tips it in | 33-37 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Henry Toles's pass is intercepted by Sean Davis | 33-37 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Henry Toles - foul #1 on Henry Toles, team foul #10 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Robert Brosnan (PF), Adam Valentine (C) Henry Toles, Clarence Pascua, George Keesler, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Scott Barnes (SF) Hung Wang, Thomas Mathis | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-42 |