| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Kevin Mondor grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is whistled for traveling | 30-21 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 30-26 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Andrew Brownell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jay Berry | 30-26 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Keith Mueller | 30-28 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Kevin Mondor buries a shot from the right side set up by Wilfredo Montanez | 32-28 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:54 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 35-28 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Jarrett Stevens steals the ball from Kevin Mondor | 35-30 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller lays it up and in on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 35-32 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Kevin Mondor, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Christopher Mojica, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG) Francis Hungate | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ernest Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Jack Wood scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Whitney | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Jack Wood can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Mueller - foul #2 on Keith Mueller, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:50 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's pass is intercepted by James Reeves | 39-35 |
| 14:08 | UMass | David Elsea comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 13:36 | UMass | David Elsea snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Rick Hershey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:23 | UMass | David Hudson hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens loses the dribble to James Reeves | 41-35 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jack Wood misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Blocker - foul #1 on Ernest Blocker, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Rick Hershey, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney, Ernest Blocker | |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jack Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 12:23 | UMass | The short jumper by Wilfredo Montanez is denied by Carl Graig | 42-37 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 11:58 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Jack Wood steals it from Jarrett Stevens | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jay Berry and he's fouled by Andrew Brownell - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (SF), David Hudson (PF) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG) Allen Harris | |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Mueller - foul #3 on Keith Mueller, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Jose Valdez (SF) Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (SF) Christopher Mojica | |
| 10:39 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Rick Hershey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry tips it but misses | 45-40 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Jose Valdez snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jose Valdez | 47-40 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is hacked by Jose Valdez - foul #1 on Jose Valdez, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), James Reeves (PF), Andrew Brownell (C) Rick Hershey, Jose Valdez, David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG), Christopher Mojica (SF), Ernest Blocker (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Paul Whitney, Carl Graig | |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Mojica | 47-43 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is hacked by Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 07:59 | UMass | James Reeves is fouled on the floor by Ernest Blocker - foul #2 on Ernest Blocker, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF) Jay Berry | |
| 07:54 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG) Naija Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG) Christopher Mojica | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Wood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Blocker (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens buries a jumper from the left side set up by Carl Graig | 47-45 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Rick Hershey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 07:01 | UMass | James Reeves can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jarrett Stevens | 47-47 |
| 06:22 | UMass | James Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Rick Hershey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Reeves | 49-47 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the runner from close range | 49-49 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-49 |
| 05:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Montanez | 49-49 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Jack Wood is hacked by Carl Graig - foul #3 on Carl Graig, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), David Elsea (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Carl Graig, Ernest Blocker | |
| 05:07 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Naija Abdelhamid takes the ball from Jarrett Stevens | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Jack Wood lays it in set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 53-49 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Mondor - foul #2 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Jose Valdez (SF) Jack Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG) Allen Harris | |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:55 | UMass | David Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Kevin Mondor snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarrett Stevens (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | David Elsea drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is hacked by Jose Valdez - foul #2 on Jose Valdez, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), James Reeves (PF) Naija Abdelhamid, Jose Valdez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG), Ernest Blocker (C) Jarrett Stevens, Jay Berry | |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | David Elsea steals the ball from Allen Harris | 56-51 |
| 02:36 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) David Elsea, David Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jay Berry (C) Ernest Blocker | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Mueller - foul #4 on Keith Mueller, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF) Paul Whitney | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry is called for 3 seconds | 58-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG) Allen Harris | |
| 01:23 | UMass | James Reeves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Kevin Mondor tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's pass is intercepted by Rick Hershey in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Rick Hershey banks in the layup | 62-51 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez is hacked by Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, Andrew Brownell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a shot from the baseline set up by Keith Mueller | 64-56 |
| 00:48 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid is hacked by Keith Mueller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Mueller, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (PG) Keith Mueller | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Berry | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Jarrett Stevens - foul #4 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG) Jack Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | David Hudson steals it from Carl Graig | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SG) Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:17 | UMass | David Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Harris - foul #3 on Allen Harris, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| 00:17 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:17 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Jack Wood grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:10 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | David Hudson is hacked by Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Corbeil (SG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| 00:07 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:07 | UMass | David Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Jack Wood takes the ball from Jay Berry | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Jack Wood runs out the clock | 70-59 |