| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Arthur Terry inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | James Taylor makes the shot from the left block set up by Kenneth Buzard and he's fouled by Kevin Green - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:42 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams's pass is intercepted by Willie Urban | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Willie Urban banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Robert McQuesten picks off the pass by Thomas Wilkinson in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten banks in the layup | 30-44 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Willie Urban scores on a floater from the left block | 32-44 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss slams it home on a nice dish by Robert McQuesten | 32-46 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-46 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Urban - foul #2 on Willie Urban, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Frank Prater (C) Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Stephen Tucker, Larry Weiss | |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Arthur Ojeda | 34-48 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 17:11 | UMass | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Perry Rakes hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 16:34 | UMass | John Williams grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 16:28 | UMass | John Williams loses the dribble to Les Lowman | 34-48 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Perry Rakes is called for the reach on Yuri Rotkowski - foul #2 on Perry Rakes, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) John Williams, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Anthony Winborne (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Kevin Green, Les Lowman, Stephen Ball, Frank Prater | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Neil England hits the follow up shot | 34-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lawrence Fontanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Winborne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UMass | Yuri Rotkowski takes the ball from Perry Rakes | 34-50 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Anthony Winborne travels with the ball | 34-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Stephen Tucker (PF) Yuri Rotkowski, Anthony Winborne | |
| 15:04 | UMass | Arthur Terry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard tips it back up and in | 36-50 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas Wilkinson is called for the reach on Alonzo Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Arthur Terry, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Les Lowman (SF), Frank Prater (C) Neil England, Robert McQuesten, Larry Weiss | |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-50 |
| 14:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Kenneth Buzard | 36-50 |
| 14:13 | UMass | Claude Booth's pass is intercepted by Frank Prater in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Les Lowman | 36-52 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard can't finish the layup | 36-52 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda gets the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-52 |
| 13:17 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Perry Rakes hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Ojeda | 39-52 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ojeda - foul #1 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), John Williams (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Perry Rakes, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker, Frank Prater | |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 11:51 | UMass | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 39-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski drills a jumper from the right side set up by Felipe Silva | 39-54 |
| 11:29 | UMass | John Williams is called for traveling | 39-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Michael Chapel, John Williams, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF), Anthony Winborne (PF) Felipe Silva, Stephen Ball | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-54 |
| 11:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Perry Rakes | 39-54 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Perry Rakes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard grabs the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Green | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:08 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Taylor | 42-56 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #3 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF) Kevin Green, Yuri Rotkowski, Robert McQuesten, Anthony Winborne | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:50 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Ojeda | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:32 | UMass | Stephen Tucker steals it from Lawrence Fontanez | 42-56 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), Claude Booth (C) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (C) Felipe Silva, Larry Weiss | |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | John Williams takes the ball from Alonzo Adams | 42-56 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Willie Urban misses the easy layup | 42-56 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Arthur Ojeda picks off the pass by Alonzo Adams | 42-56 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Neil England steals the ball from John Williams in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater's pass is intercepted by Willie Urban | 42-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Arthur Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ojeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:38 | UMass | Alonzo Adams steals the ball from Willie Urban | 42-56 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-56 |
| 07:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Terry | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Willie Urban knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, John Williams, Arthur Terry, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Anthony Winborne (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker, Frank Prater | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:31 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Kevin Green steps in front of the Thomas Wilkinson pass | 45-56 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert McQuesten and he's fouled by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #4 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses the free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:52 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:39 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Perry Rakes | 47-58 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Anthony Winborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Buzard steps in front of the Anthony Winborne pass | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:47 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is fouled in the backcourt by Felipe Silva - foul #4 on Felipe Silva, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG) Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Frank Prater (C) Robert McQuesten, Anthony Winborne, Stephen Ball | |
| 04:36 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the floater from the right block | 49-58 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Felipe Silva | 49-60 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Michael Chapel is hacked by Kevin Green - foul #3 on Kevin Green, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), Claude Booth (C) Michael Chapel, Perry Rakes, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG) Felipe Silva | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:45 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is called for traveling | 49-60 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Les Lowman (SF) Kevin Green, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Les Lowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater gets the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 03:10 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Willie Urban's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman, Frank Prater | |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits a shot from the baseline set up by Neil England | 49-62 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Tucker - foul #2 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), John Williams (SG) Willie Urban, Claude Booth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG) Neil England | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten is fouled on the floor by Perry Rakes - foul #3 on Perry Rakes, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:58 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda lays it up and in | 53-64 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Ojeda | 53-64 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:25 | UMass | John Williams misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 01:23 | UMass | Michael Chapel grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Robert McQuesten steals the ball from Arthur Ojeda | 53-64 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski lays it up and in set up by Robert McQuesten | 53-66 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Michael Chapel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-66 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert McQuesten | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten scores on a floater from the left side | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | UMass | Michael Chapel is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Chapel, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Claude Booth (C) Michael Chapel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Stephen Tucker (PF) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green runs out the clock | 53-68 |