| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Archibald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Bunch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Countess (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Thomas Stahl inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | UMass | Darryl Bunch swats the short shot by William Countess | 27-37 |
| 19:51 | Providence | Scott Archibald pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Scott Archibald evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 19:40 | Providence | Franklin Carr tips it in | 29-37 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Thomas Stahl loses the dribble to Billy Terry | 29-37 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Billy Terry lays it in | 31-37 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Darryl Bunch is called for the reach on William Countess - foul #3 on Darryl Bunch, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF) Darryl Bunch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:45 | UMass | Thomas Stahl hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Thomas Stahl doubles Scott Archibald and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Thomas Stahl | |
| 18:05 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Augustus Zarnick and he's hacked by Stefan Romano - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 18:05 | Providence | Scott Archibald misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:05 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:41 | UMass | William Countess is open and lays it up and in and he's hacked by Augustus Zarnick - foul #2 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 17:41 | UMass | William Countess makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Billy Terry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Franklin Carr | 36-43 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 16:52 | Providence | Franklin Carr pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:23 | Providence | The short jumper by Scott Archibald is denied by Stefan Romano | 36-43 |
| 16:21 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:03 | Providence | Scott Archibald shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 36-43 |
| 16:02 | Providence | Billy Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:44 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Terry | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) PF - Russell Evenson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Russell Evenson travels with the ball | 38-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Darryl Bunch (C) Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano, William Countess | |
| 15:09 | Providence | Scott Archibald evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-43 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Thomas Stahl gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Gregory Munson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Theodore Sartori grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Billy Terry is called for the reach on Gregory Munson - foul #3 on Billy Terry, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG) Billy Terry | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:29 | UMass | Thomas Stahl knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 38-45 |
| 14:08 | Providence | Scott Archibald shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Danny Woodie | 40-45 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Thomas Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF) Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (C) Russell Evenson | |
| 13:31 | Providence | Franklin Carr connects on the shot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 13:06 | UMass | William Countess misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 13:04 | Providence | Darryl Bunch snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:48 | Providence | Danny Woodie's floater is knocked away by William Countess | 42-45 |
| 12:47 | Providence | Franklin Carr hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Darryl Bunch steals it from Theodore Sartori | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Archibald | 47-45 |
| 11:44 | UMass | Thomas Stahl lays it in and he's fouled by Augustus Zarnick - foul #3 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Ebert (PF) Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SG), Russell Evenson (PF) Theodore Sartori, Wayne Weaver | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Thomas Stahl makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Carr (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Bunch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Providence | Darryl Bunch is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SG) Franklin Carr | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Thomas Stahl | |
| 10:59 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson jams it on a nice dish by William Countess | 47-50 |
| 10:46 | Providence | William Countess steals the ball from Danny Woodie | 47-50 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Russell Evenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Ebert - foul #2 on Paul Ebert, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Franklin Carr (SG), Augustus Zarnick (SF) Arthur Bacon, Scott Archibald | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:26 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:26 | Providence | Franklin Carr gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Franklin Carr is fouled on the floor by Russell Evenson - foul #1 on Russell Evenson, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:40 | Providence | Darryl Bunch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:32 | UMass | William Countess drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Munson | 47-53 |
| 09:05 | Providence | Franklin Carr hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Augustus Zarnick and he's hacked by William Countess - foul #1 on William Countess, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Scott Archibald (PF) Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF) Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano | |
| 09:05 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Orville Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 08:50 | Providence | Billy Terry grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 08:34 | Providence | Scott Archibald lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Billy Terry and he's hacked by Gregory Munson - foul #4 on Gregory Munson, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (SG) Franklin Carr | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, William Countess | |
| 08:34 | Providence | Scott Archibald makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Thomas Stahl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Thomas Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Theodore Sartori clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 07:44 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Bunch (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Evenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick is hacked by Thomas Stahl - foul #4 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Franklin Carr (SG), Paul Ebert (PF) Danny Woodie, Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SG), Stefan Romano (SF) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Thomas Stahl | |
| 06:56 | Providence | Wayne Weaver swats the short shot by Scott Archibald | 53-53 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Scott Archibald pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:07 | Providence | Nicolas Dickson steps in front of the Darryl Bunch pass | 53-53 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 05:45 | Providence | Darryl Bunch pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Franklin Carr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Stefan Romano gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Paul Ebert is called for the reach on Nicolas Dickson - foul #3 on Paul Ebert, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF) Scott Archibald | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Thomas Stahl (SF), William Countess (C) Gregory Munson, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| 04:36 | UMass | Thomas Stahl blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 04:35 | Providence | Darryl Bunch snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Billy Terry can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (SG), Scott Archibald (PF) Franklin Carr, Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SG) Nicolas Dickson | |
| 04:06 | Providence | Billy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Billy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 03:50 | UMass | William Countess tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Russell Evenson tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 03:22 | Providence | Scott Archibald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Thomas Stahl gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Archibald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Bunch (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Evenson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Countess (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Theodore Sartori is hacked by Augustus Zarnick - foul #4 on Augustus Zarnick, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Franklin Carr (SG), Paul Ebert (C) Danny Woodie, Darryl Bunch | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG) Orville Taylor | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:48 | Providence | Scott Archibald is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Scott Archibald, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (PG) Billy Terry | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG) Theodore Sartori | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Gregory Munson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 02:28 | UMass | William Countess can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 02:27 | Providence | Scott Archibald grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (PF) Orville Taylor, Thomas Stahl, Russell Evenson | |
| 01:45 | UMass | William Countess can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Danny Woodie gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Franklin Carr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Munson - foul #5 on Gregory Munson, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG), Darryl Bunch (C) Danny Woodie, Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Thomas Stahl (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Gregory Munson, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| 01:19 | Providence | Franklin Carr makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Franklin Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Russell Evenson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the jump hook in the paint | 56-57 |
| 01:05 | Providence | Darryl Bunch grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Providence | Scott Archibald can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Russell Evenson's layup is rejected by Scott Archibald | 56-57 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Scott Archibald pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Billy Terry slams it home | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses the fullcourt shot | 58-57 |