| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) SF - William Hull (fresh) PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) SF - James Sumpter (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | James Sumpter is called for the reach on Carlos Ellis - foul #1 on James Sumpter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | UMass | James Sumpter snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | UMass | James Watts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herschel Foreman | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Adrian Robinson is called for the reach on Clarence Olsen - foul #1 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is whistled for a carry | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Adrian Robinson | 1-5 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis hits a jump hook from the left block | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Herschel Foreman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Olsen | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | William Hull misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Olsen | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | William Hull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Sumpter - foul #2 on James Sumpter, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Micheal Abe (SG), Donald Crook (PF), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, Richard Schweers, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF) James Sumpter | |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | William Hull makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | William Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Adrian Robinson loses the dribble to Alvaro Franco | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Herschel Foreman pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Herschel Foreman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Herschel Foreman, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) William Hull | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Paul Yount - foul #1 on Paul Yount, team foul #6 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG) Micheal Abe | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 6-5 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Marcus Walker double dribbles | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SG) Thomas Olson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Bhatia | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) SG - Micheal Abe (fresh) SF - Brian Bhatia (fresh) PF - Donald Crook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Cowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Yount (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | UMass | Herschel Foreman connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Marcus Walker | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Marcus Walker denies the turnaround by Brian Bhatia | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe tips it in | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Paul Yount tips it home | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Richard Schweers (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Micheal Abe, Donald Crook, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| 13:43 | UMass | Paul Yount connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Harris | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Bhatia | 13-13 |
| 13:18 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Yount | 13-16 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | William McEirath blocks the short jumper by James Kapoor | 13-16 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Lloyd Crain snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Lloyd Crain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Kapoor | 13-16 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on William McEirath - foul #1 on William McEirath, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Mark Cowell (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Richard Schweers, Brian Bhatia, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:18 | UMass | William McEirath tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Ellis | 14-16 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 14-16 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Clement Howell pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) SG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) SF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cowell (fresh) C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Yount (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William McEirath (fresh) C - Joshua Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | UMass | Lloyd Crain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Olson | 16-16 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Lloyd Crain knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:42 | UMass | William McEirath pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Clement Howell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Mark Cowell, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, William McEirath, Joshua Harris | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Paul Yount is fouled on the floor by James Kapoor - foul #1 on James Kapoor, team foul #1 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Crook (SF) William Hull | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Paul Yount hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Crook - foul #1 on Donald Crook, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Hull (SF) Donald Crook | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Paul Yount misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Paul Yount misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | William Hull snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Marcus Walker snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:32 | UMass | James Watts is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ellis - foul #1 on Carlos Ellis, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Donald Crook (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, William Hull, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | UMass | Louie Stearns (C) Paul Yount | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-19 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:45 | UMass | The short jumper by Marcus Walker is denied by Carlos Ellis | 16-19 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Adrian Robinson hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell is fouled on the floor by Louie Stearns - foul #1 on Louie Stearns, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Donald Crook, Carlos Ellis | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Louie Stearns | |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Adrian Robinson snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Thomas Olson steals the ball from Marcus Walker | 16-21 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Bhatia | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Adrian Robinson scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Watts and he's fouled by James Kapoor - foul #2 on James Kapoor, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Harris (C) Herschel Foreman | |
| 07:47 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Marcus Walker - foul #2 on Marcus Walker, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Paul Yount (SF), William McEirath (PF) James Watts, Adrian Robinson, Marcus Walker | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Yount (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William McEirath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Joshua Harris blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis lays it in despite the doubleteam | 22-26 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Yount | 22-29 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Richard Schweers, William Hull, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG) Lloyd Crain | |
| 06:25 | UMass | Paul Yount can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Bhatia - foul #1 on Brian Bhatia, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Thomas Olson, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, Joshua Harris | |
| 06:25 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Paul Yount steals it from Carlos Ellis | 22-31 |
| 06:03 | UMass | James Watts jams it set up by Paul Yount | 22-33 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 05:48 | UMass | William McEirath gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Herschel Foreman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William McEirath and he's hacked by Donald Crook - foul #2 on Donald Crook, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), William Hull (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Richard Schweers, Donald Crook, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Harris (C) Paul Yount | |
| 05:43 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) William Hull | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Herschel Foreman | |
| 05:01 | UMass | Adrian Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 22-36 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Carlos Ellis | 22-36 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco loses the dribble to Lloyd Crain | 22-36 |
| 04:45 | UMass | William McEirath clanks a shot from the right side | 22-36 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco's layup is rejected by Joshua Harris | 22-36 |
| 04:30 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 04:12 | UMass | James Watts is fouled on the floor by Thomas Olson - foul #1 on Thomas Olson, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Carlos Ellis | |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG), Paul Yount (SF), James Todd (PF) Lloyd Crain, Adrian Robinson, William McEirath | |
| 04:12 | UMass | James Watts misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Joshua Harris swats the shot by Richard Schweers | 22-36 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Watts | 24-39 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | William Hull lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Olson | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Cowell (fresh) C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Yount (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Todd (fresh) C - Joshua Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses the driving attempt from the right block | 26-39 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson is fouled on the floor by James Todd - foul #1 on James Todd, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), James Kapoor (C) Richard Schweers, William Hull, Mark Cowell, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Paul Yount, James Todd, Joshua Harris | |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:09 | UMass | James Sumpter's floater is tipped away by Carlos Ellis | 28-39 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Marcus Walker hits the follow up shot | 28-41 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis's layup is rejected by Adrian Robinson | 28-41 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Adrian Robinson grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Adrian Robinson is denied on a dunk by James Kapoor | 28-41 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Adrian Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:16 | UMass | James Sumpter is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Sumpter, team foul #11 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Micheal Abe (SF) Thomas Olson, Donald Crook | |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG), Paul Yount (SF) Lloyd Crain, James Sumpter | |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis's floater is tipped away by Paul Yount | 28-41 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers loses the dribble to Herschel Foreman | 28-41 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Herschel Foreman buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Adrian Robinson | 28-43 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Herschel Foreman - foul #2 on Herschel Foreman, team foul #12 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Micheal Abe, Carlos Ellis | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Clement Howell | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Adrian Robinson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Clarence Olsen is denied by Adrian Robinson | 29-45 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 29-45 |