| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Andres Moretti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti lays it in set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Mark Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Lawrence | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 0-6 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the lay-in | 0-6 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Mathew Baumeister is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Mark Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Zukowsky | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Mark Sullivan steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Luis Bruhn clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terrance Masterson - foul #1 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Steven Hammes (PF) Ronald Lawrence, Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson | |
| 16:36 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Reuben Price - foul #1 on Reuben Price, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses the tip | 0-7 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the tip | 0-7 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stanley Kim | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Terrance Masterson picks off the pass by Steven Hammes | 2-7 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Kim (fairly fresh) C - Terrance Masterson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fresh) SG - Reuben Price (fresh) SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Mark Sullivan buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Terrance Masterson and he's hacked by Reuben Price - foul #2 on Reuben Price, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Mathew Baumeister, Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu, Steven Hammes, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SG) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:18 | UMass | Michael Logan drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Walter Hill | 6-7 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Andres Moretti | 6-9 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Ronald Tober comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Ronald Tober pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Dikembe Banda steps in front of the Michael Logan pass | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane scores on a floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:59 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Logan | 6-11 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Ronald Tober comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:48 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Logan | 6-11 |
| 13:24 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rick Doane | 6-11 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 6-13 |
| 13:10 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Michael Logan is blocked by Andres Moretti | 6-13 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Jesse Dyer snags the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Jesse Dyer can't finish the layup | 6-13 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Stanley Kim (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan, Jesse Dyer, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Rick Doane, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| 12:30 | UMass | Stanley Kim comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 6-13 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ming-Hoa Chu | 6-16 |
| 11:59 | UMass | Stanley Kim knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 8-16 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jamie Kimberlin | 8-19 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Stanley Kim makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Stanley Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Andres Moretti (C) Jeff Marchetti, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 10:47 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SF) Steven Hammes | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by Terrance Masterson - foul #2 on Terrance Masterson, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (C) Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Mathew Baumeister is called for the reach on Ronald Lawrence - foul #2 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Michael Logan (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Mathew Baumeister, Stanley Kim | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda (PF) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-19 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda's layup is rejected by Joel Eaves | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence tips it but misses | 10-19 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Lawrence - foul #1 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SG), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Andres Moretti | |
| 09:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Jesse Dyer is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Kim (PF) Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Mile Zahniser, Michael Jackson | |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Jesse Dyer snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Michael Logan loses the ball out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Steven Hammes (PF) Rick Doane, Dikembe Banda | |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Joel Eaves | 12-19 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Mark Sullivan snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Joel Eaves drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Luis Bruhn | 15-19 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #1 on Joel Eaves, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Ming-Hoa Chu, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UMass | Mark Sullivan connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 17-20 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti loses the ball out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SF) Jesse Dyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Mile Zahniser, Steven Hammes | |
| 06:44 | UMass | Stanley Kim drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 20-20 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Doane | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Stanley Kim makes the jumper from close range | 22-22 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Walter Hill steps in front of the Andres Moretti pass | 22-22 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Walter Hill hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Walter Hill is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Joel Eaves (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (PF) Michael Jackson | |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Rick Doane steals it from Tommy Dale | 22-24 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane banks in the layup | 22-26 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-26 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu can't connect on a shot from close range | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Zlatko Zukowsky | 22-26 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin jams it on a nice dish by Steven Hammes and the foul's on Jesse Dyer - foul #2 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Mathew Baumeister (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Michael Logan, Tommy Dale, Stanley Kim | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (PG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Rick Doane, Steven Hammes | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:30 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jamie Kimberlin | 22-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Reuben Price (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Jamie Kimberlin steals the ball from Terrance Masterson | 22-32 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price can't throw it down but the foul's on Jesse Dyer - foul #3 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG) Ronald Tober, Jesse Dyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Ming-Hoa Chu, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Mark Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 22-34 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 22-36 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Reuben Price, Dikembe Banda | |
| 01:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #11 | 24-36 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Chu | 24-36 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu connects on the shot near the basket set up by Ronald Lawrence and he's hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #3 on Joel Eaves, team foul #12 | 24-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (PF), Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG) Rick Doane | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 24-39 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Hill - foul #2 on Walter Hill, team foul #13 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Kim (PF) Mathew Baumeister | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda (PF) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses long on a shot in the lane | 24-41 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses short on a fullcourt shot | 24-41 |