| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Andres Moretti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Terrance Masterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Zlatko Zukowsky picks off the pass by Terrance Masterson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Terrance Masterson blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | Mark Sullivan takes the ball from Michael Jackson | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Michael Jackson steps in front of the Stanley Kim pass | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Luis Bruhn | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Stanley Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Mark Sullivan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses long on a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence loses the dribble to Luis Bruhn in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 5-0 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Terrance Masterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Andres Moretti - foul #1 on Andres Moretti, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Michael Logan (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Mathew Baumeister, Stanley Kim | |
| 16:52 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Jesse Dyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Logan | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Rick Doane | 7-4 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Michael Logan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Terrance Masterson tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Reuben Price and he's fouled by Terrance Masterson - foul #2 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Terrance Masterson | |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) SG - Michael Logan (fresh) SF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) C - Walter Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Ronald Tober is fouled on the floor by Rick Doane - foul #1 on Rick Doane, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Michael Logan lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Dyer | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Jesse Dyer pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Ronald Tober is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Tober, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Ming-Hoa Chu, Steven Hammes, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Stanley Kim (PF) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan, Jesse Dyer, Joel Eaves | |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 11-8 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the jumper in the paint | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 11-8 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the floater from the right block | 11-8 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 14:27 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Baumeister | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Andres Moretti steals the ball from Mark Sullivan | 11-8 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Mathew Baumeister - foul #1 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Reuben Price, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Joel Eaves (C) Austin Leigh, Mathew Baumeister, Walter Hill | |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:37 | UMass | Jesse Dyer drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Joel Eaves | 13-11 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Steven Hammes (PF) Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (C) Mile Zahniser | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky connects on the shot from the right side | 15-11 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Rick Doane steps in front of the Michael Logan pass | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 18-11 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Luis Bruhn drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Dyer | 18-13 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky buries a floater in the lane set up by Rick Doane | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Hammes (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Dyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Kim (fairly fresh) C - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Logan | 20-15 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kim - foul #1 on Stanley Kim, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Zlatko Zukowsky, Ming-Hoa Chu, Steven Hammes, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Michael Logan, Jesse Dyer, Joel Eaves | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price is hacked by Stanley Kim - foul #2 on Stanley Kim, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Stanley Kim | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 10:28 | UMass | Mark Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Ronald Tober connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Eaves | 22-17 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson travels with the ball | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG) Ronald Tober | |
| 09:21 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Austin Leigh - foul #1 on Austin Leigh, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG) Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF), Jesse Dyer (PF) Mathew Baumeister, Walter Hill | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Jesse Dyer is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Reuben Price, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Michael Logan (SG) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan | |
| 08:30 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Tommy Dale can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Michael Logan tips it in | 22-21 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rick Doane | 24-21 |
| 07:53 | UMass | Jesse Dyer's pass is intercepted by Ming-Hoa Chu | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mile Zahniser (fresh) PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) C - Andres Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Logan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) PF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joel Eaves (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ming-Hoa Chu | 27-21 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Marchetti - foul #1 on Jeff Marchetti, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Jeff Marchetti, Rick Doane, Mile Zahniser, Ming-Hoa Chu, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Walter Hill (C) Michael Logan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves | |
| 07:16 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 29-22 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Michael Jackson denies the turnaround by Walter Hill | 29-22 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes buries a runner from the baseline | 31-22 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Ronald Lawrence steps in front of the Mathew Baumeister pass | 31-22 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence lays it up and in | 33-22 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Luis Bruhn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Reuben Price (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Steven Hammes, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Michael Logan (PF) Ronald Tober, Jesse Dyer | |
| 05:24 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda misses long on a shot in the paint | 33-23 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Logan | 33-26 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is hacked by Luis Bruhn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Joel Eaves (C) Luis Bruhn, Walter Hill | |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 04:45 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Mark Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price's pass is intercepted by Austin Leigh | 35-26 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses short on a turnaround from close range | 35-26 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price grabs the board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reuben Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Logan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Eaves (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reuben Price | 37-26 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joel Eaves - foul #1 on Joel Eaves, team foul #10 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Ronald Lawrence, Rick Doane, Ming-Hoa Chu, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Stanley Kim (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Mathew Baumeister, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 39-28 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Terrance Masterson takes the ball from Zlatko Zukowsky | 39-28 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is hacked by Andres Moretti - foul #2 on Andres Moretti, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG) Reuben Price | |
| Subs | UMass | Jesse Dyer (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| 01:38 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Tober | 39-31 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 42-31 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Stanley Kim knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 42-33 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Hammes | 45-33 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-33 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Terrance Masterson tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #11 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Jeff Marchetti, Michael Jackson, Steven Hammes, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Michael Logan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Walter Hill (C) Ronald Tober, Mark Sullivan, Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-35 |