| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | David Ehret swats the short shot by Shannon Tyson | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | UMass | John Diorio gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:37 | UMass | David Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is fouled on the floor by Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:12 | UMass | John Diorio is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman tips it home | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | UMass | David Ehret misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 18:40 | UMass | David Stanley tips it in | 40-35 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Diorio | 40-35 |
| 17:24 | UMass | David Stanley can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (C) Frank Pedersen, Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, David Ehret | |
| 17:24 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:24 | UMass | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski hits a floater from close range | 42-37 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Vince Pfister is called for the reach on William Nava - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) David Stanley | |
| 16:39 | UMass | Clifton Garrett blows the layup but the foul's on Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Clifton Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Clifton Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Howard Mandel | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Karnofski | 44-37 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-37 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel buries a driving attempt in the paint | 46-37 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifton Garrett | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Whitfield - foul #1 on Michael Whitfield, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Mark Narcisse, Vince Pfister, Howard Mandel, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski buries a 3 from the left wing set up by David Ehret | 48-43 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Harding | 51-43 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Harold Harding swats the short shot by Clifton Garrett | 51-43 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 53-43 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 14:02 | UMass | John Diorio hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | John Diorio picks off the pass by Robert Griffin | 53-45 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 13:31 | UMass | David Ehret misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG) Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), David Stanley (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett, David Ehret | |
| 12:56 | UMass | William Nava is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Nava, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (PF) Brad Jurgens, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG) Frank Pedersen | |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel is hacked by Jonathan Reynolds - foul #3 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (C) Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's fadeaway is rejected by David Stanley | 53-45 |
| 12:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Costa | 53-45 |
| 12:09 | UMass | William Nava misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| 12:09 | UMass | William Nava misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:09 | UMass | William Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Reynaldo Costa steals it from Vince Pfister | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Mark Narcisse, Vince Pfister, Howard Mandel, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Pedersen is called for the reach on Brad Jurgens - foul #2 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Ehret (C) Reynaldo Costa | |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson is fouled on the floor by David Ehret - foul #1 on David Ehret, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson's fadeaway is rejected by David Stanley | 53-46 |
| 10:44 | UMass | David Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Frank Pedersen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Ehret | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:21 | UMass | David Stanley grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Frank Pedersen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Stanley | 53-52 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | John Diorio is called for the reach on Victor Aleman - foul #3 on John Diorio, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel (C) Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kosta Skibinski, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | UMass | John Diorio lays it in | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman connects on the turnaround in the lane | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Frank Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Frank Pedersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Shannon Tyson (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), William Pagel (SF), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-54 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:02 | UMass | David Ehret's floater is tipped away by Shannon Tyson | 56-54 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Vince Pfister | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pagel (fresh) PF - David Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 07:15 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to David Stanley | 58-54 |
| 07:06 | UMass | David Ehret scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Nava and he's fouled by Shannon Tyson - foul #3 on Shannon Tyson, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF) William Nava, William Pagel, David Stanley | |
| 07:06 | UMass | David Ehret misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Whitfield | 58-58 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Mark Narcisse, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), John Diorio (SF) Kosta Skibinski, David Ehret | |
| 05:55 | UMass | Shannon Tyson takes the ball from John Diorio | 58-58 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:38 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-58 |
| 05:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 60-58 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 60-58 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson tips it in | 62-58 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Michael Whitfield clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:11 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:48 | UMass | Clifton Garrett makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 62-60 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Clifton Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Whitfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Whitfield | 62-62 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 02:54 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Whitfield | 62-62 |
| 02:54 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (C) Stanley Brown, Harold Harding, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Michael Whitfield, Clifton Garrett, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Frank Pedersen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF), Shannon Tyson (C) Vince Pfister, Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Harding | 64-65 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Frank Pedersen buries a shot from the right wing set up by John Diorio | 64-67 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson tips it in | 66-67 |
| 01:22 | UMass | David Ehret throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | John Diorio is called for the reach on Harold Harding - foul #4 on John Diorio, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | UMass | The rebound goes to Frank Pedersen | 67-67 |
| 00:44 | UMass | David Stanley comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Harding | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | UMass | David Ehret lays it up and in set up by David Stanley | 69-69 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Diorio steals the ball from Harold Harding | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Ehret (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 04:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Stanley | 69-69 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:31 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is called for 5 seconds | 69-69 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 03:46 | UMass | David Stanley gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Frank Pedersen double dribbles | 69-69 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin blows the layup | 69-69 |
| 03:00 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 02:39 | UMass | David Ehret is fouled on the floor by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF) Kosta Skibinski, John Diorio, David Stanley | |
| 02:39 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:39 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is denied on a dunk by David Ehret | 69-70 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens's pass is intercepted by Clifton Garrett | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Stanley (PF) William Nava, Jonathan Reynolds, Clifton Garrett | |
| 01:46 | UMass | Brad Jurgens steals the ball from John Diorio | 69-70 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Frank Pedersen hits a 3 from straight away | 72-73 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Diorio - foul #5 on John Diorio, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds (SF) John Diorio | |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Stanley and the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Brad Jurgens | 77-76 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - David Ehret (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 00:29 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-76 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Frank Pedersen is called for the reach on Shannon Tyson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 77-76 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 77-76 |
| 00:14 | UMass | David Stanley tips it home | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | David Stanley steals it from Robert Griffin | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UMass | Brad Jurgens is called for the reach on David Ehret in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| 00:05 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin's layup is rejected by David Stanley | 77-78 |