| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | John Diorio inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | John Diorio lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 46-33 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister hits a fadeaway from the right block | 46-35 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-35 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Frank Pedersen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Carpenter | 49-37 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 49-39 |
| 18:15 | UMass | John Diorio can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-39 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Frank Pedersen grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is whistled for a carry | 49-39 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-39 |
| 17:52 | UMass | David Ehret gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Frank Pedersen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Carpenter | 52-39 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 17:27 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 17:21 | UMass | John Diorio buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Ehret | 54-39 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't finish the layup | 54-39 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Shane Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 16:47 | UMass | John Diorio drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Harold Harding - foul #2 on Harold Harding, team foul #1 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 16:47 | UMass | John Diorio misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-39 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Clifton Garrett grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Clifton Garrett loses the dribble to Thomas James | 56-39 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-39 |
| 15:58 | UMass | John Diorio pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Thomas James (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UMass | John Diorio comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses the runner from the baseline | 56-39 |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses the tip | 56-39 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-39 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Michael Whitfield gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 15:09 | UMass | William Nava misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas James - foul #3 on Thomas James, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), David Stanley (PF) Michael Whitfield, John Diorio | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Vince Pfister (PF) Stanley Brown, Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James | |
| 15:09 | UMass | William Nava makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 15:09 | UMass | William Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Shane Carpenter - foul #1 on Shane Carpenter, team foul #1 | 58-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), David Ehret (C) William Nava, Clifton Garrett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 14:37 | UMass | David Ehret snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Frank Pedersen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Carpenter | 61-39 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is whistled for a carry | 61-39 |
| Subs | UMass | William Pagel (SF) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:54 | UMass | William Pagel misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Harding - foul #3 on Harold Harding, team foul #3 | 61-39 |
| 13:54 | UMass | William Pagel misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 13:54 | UMass | William Pagel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifton Garrett (SF) William Pagel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (C) Chris Martines | |
| 13:20 | UMass | Shane Carpenter loses the dribble to Harold Harding | 62-39 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding blows the layup | 62-39 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister tips it but misses | 62-39 |
| 12:59 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Clifton Garrett tips it but misses | 62-39 |
| 12:52 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 12:32 | UMass | David Ehret misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 62-39 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding's layup is rejected by David Ehret | 62-39 |
| 12:21 | UMass | David Stanley gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 12:14 | UMass | David Stanley is fouled on the floor by Brad Jurgens - foul #3 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), John Diorio (SF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Shane Carpenter, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Chris Martines (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Donald Braziel | |
| 12:06 | UMass | Clifton Garrett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-39 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-42 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Nava (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas James (fresh) 3 pf. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | UMass | John Diorio blows the dunk | 65-42 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Aleman and he's fouled by Jonathan Reynolds - foul #2 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #2 | 65-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG), Reynaldo Costa (C) Frank Pedersen, Clifton Garrett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds blows the dunk | 65-45 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Victor Aleman | 65-45 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas James double dribbles | 65-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski | |
| 10:50 | UMass | Victor Aleman takes the ball from John Diorio | 65-45 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding jams it set up by Brad Jurgens | 65-47 |
| 10:01 | UMass | Michael Whitfield drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Reynolds | 68-47 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 09:47 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the board | 68-47 |
| 09:43 | UMass | William Nava drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Whitfield | 70-47 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas James connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Harding | 70-50 |
| 09:27 | UMass | William Nava is hacked by Brad Jurgens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), Clifton Garrett (SF), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, John Diorio, Jonathan Reynolds, Reynaldo Costa | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Vince Pfister (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| 09:17 | UMass | David Stanley misses long on a shot in the paint | 70-50 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Brown | 70-52 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF) Harold Harding | |
| 08:27 | UMass | Frank Pedersen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Clifton Garrett tips it in | 72-52 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 08:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 72-52 |
| 08:08 | UMass | David Stanley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-52 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Clifton Garrett hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Narcisse | 74-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Clifton Garrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 07:28 | UMass | Clifton Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 07:11 | UMass | David Stanley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Stanley, team foul #3 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Clifton Garrett, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Chris Martines (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Donald Braziel | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 74-55 |
| 07:01 | UMass | David Stanley pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Frank Pedersen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Stanley | 77-55 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister is denied on a dunk by David Stanley | 77-55 |
| 06:33 | UMass | John Diorio snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 06:17 | UMass | John Diorio hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 79-55 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Narcisse and he's hacked by David Stanley - foul #2 on David Stanley, team foul #4 | 79-57 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), Michael Whitfield (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF) Frank Pedersen, Shane Carpenter, David Stanley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG) Mark Narcisse | |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the free throw | 79-57 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Clifton Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Clifton Garrett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-57 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 05:31 | UMass | John Diorio misses the lay-in | 79-57 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister gets the rebound | 79-57 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 79-60 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Vince Pfister is called for the reach on Michael Whitfield - foul #3 on Vince Pfister, team foul #7 | 79-60 |
| Subs | UMass | David Ehret (C) Jonathan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 04:59 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-60 |
| 04:29 | UMass | David Ehret pulls down the rebound | 79-60 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Michael Whitfield knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Diorio | 81-60 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-60 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-60 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas James hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | UMass | David Ehret throws it down set up by Michael Whitfield | 83-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens double dribbles | 83-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (SG), William Pagel (SF), Jonathan Reynolds (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) William Nava, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett, David Ehret | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Brad Jurgens | |
| 03:09 | UMass | William Pagel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-63 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa gets the offensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Michael Whitfield buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Kosta Skibinski | 86-63 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Victor Aleman and the foul's on William Pagel - foul #1 on William Pagel, team foul #5 | 86-65 |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG) Michael Whitfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the free throw | 86-66 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Albert Cunningham is called for the reach on Reynaldo Costa - foul #2 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #8 | 86-66 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham gets the rebound | 86-66 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 86-66 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 86-66 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Albert Cunningham steps in front of the Jonathan Reynolds pass | 86-66 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses badly on a floater near the basket | 86-66 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds grabs the board | 86-66 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #9 | 86-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Clifton Garrett (PF) William Pagel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Ronnie Bradley, Albert Cunningham | |
| 01:40 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-66 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Clifton Garrett is called for the reach on Clarence Karnofski - foul #2 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #6 | 88-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is fouled on the floor by Clifton Garrett - foul #3 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #7 | 88-66 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Stanley Brown picks off the pass by William Nava | 88-68 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Reynolds steals the ball from Thomas James | 88-68 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds can't throw it down | 88-68 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the defensive rebound | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 88-70 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Michael Whitfield's pass is intercepted by Clarence Karnofski | 88-70 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown lays it in set up by Clarence Karnofski | 88-72 |
| 00:00 | UMass | William Nava runs out the clock | 88-72 |