| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Willie Urban blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Green - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Willie Urban makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Green | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard's pass is intercepted by Frank Prater | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Green | 5-2 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Willie Urban loses the dribble to Robert McQuesten in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten throws it down | 7-2 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Frank Prater steals the ball from Arthur Terry in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | James Taylor denies the turnaround by Frank Prater | 7-2 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss tips it in | 9-2 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Arthur Terry is hacked by Robert McQuesten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert McQuesten, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green is fouled on the floor by Willie Urban - foul #1 on Willie Urban, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| 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 | |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Felipe Silva | 11-2 |
| 17:40 | UMass | John Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Fontanez | 11-4 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Neil England hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Tucker | 13-4 |
| 17:20 | UMass | John Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-4 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the floater from just outside the lane | 15-4 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-4 |
| 16:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Fontanez | 15-4 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-4 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker pulls down the rebound | 15-4 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #1 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Stephen Tucker, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman misses the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-4 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 stl. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UMass | Kevin Green is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #3 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Robert McQuesten (SF) Kevin Green, Les Lowman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Arthur Terry can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-4 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Arthur Terry tips it back up and in | 16-6 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-6 |
| 14:40 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 14:34 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Buzard | 16-8 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Robert McQuesten is denied by James Taylor | 16-8 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Willie Urban is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Urban, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Robert McQuesten | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Perry Rakes (SF) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry | |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the shot from the left side | 16-8 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the tip | 16-8 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Perry Rakes gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-8 |
| 13:02 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wilkinson | 16-8 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Les Lowman (PF), Stephen Tucker (C) Felipe Silva, Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Michael Chapel, Kenneth Buzard, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Neil England blows the layup | 16-8 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Perry Rakes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-8 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Claude Booth grabs the offensive board | 18-8 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Claude Booth is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Ojeda | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Robert McQuesten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) C - Claude Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #2 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Stephen Ball (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), James Taylor (PF) Perry Rakes, John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez, Claude Booth | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 11:32 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Neil England - foul #1 on Neil England, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| 11:32 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:32 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Arthur Terry picks off the pass by Neil England | 19-12 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Chapel | 19-14 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Neil England can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Chapel - foul #1 on Michael Chapel, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Michael Chapel, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Neil England misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG) Neil England | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG) Kenneth Buzard | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 20-16 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:28 | UMass | John Williams loses the dribble to Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is whistled for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG), Claude Booth (C) John Williams, Arthur Terry, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 08:49 | UMass | James Taylor's floater is tipped away by Les Lowman | 20-16 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is hacked by Kenneth Buzard - foul #1 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Tucker (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF) Perry Rakes | |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 08:22 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Michael Chapel misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Tucker - foul #1 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Stephen Ball (C) Felipe Silva, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (PF) James Taylor | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Michael Chapel makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Michael Chapel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Neil England clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 08:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Arthur Ojeda | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (SF) Arthur Terry | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Neil England misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert McQuesten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Chapel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Rakes (fresh) PF - Arthur Ojeda (fairly fresh) C - Claude Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Stephen Tucker, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Williams (PG), John Williams (SG), James Taylor (PF) Michael Chapel, Kenneth Buzard, Claude Booth | |
| 07:04 | UMass | James Taylor buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Williams | 20-20 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is hacked by Arthur Ojeda - foul #1 on Arthur Ojeda, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson (C) Arthur Ojeda | |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:44 | UMass | James Taylor gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:18 | UMass | James Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) Les Lowman | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Kenneth Buzard (SG) Stephen Williams, Perry Rakes | |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | James Taylor steps in front of the Felipe Silva pass | 20-20 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Felipe Silva steps in front of the Michael Chapel pass in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the lay-in | 20-20 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Williams | 20-23 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't finish the layup | 20-23 |
| 05:15 | UMass | John Williams grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is fouled in the backcourt by Felipe Silva - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Arthur Terry (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Michael Chapel, John Williams, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 05:12 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is hacked by Perry Rakes - foul #1 on Perry Rakes, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (PF) Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Claude Booth pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Felipe Silva is called for the reach on Perry Rakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felipe Silva, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) Felipe Silva | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:57 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Les Lowman | 20-23 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Perry Rakes steals it from Robert McQuesten | 20-23 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Perry Rakes hits the finger roll | 20-25 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten hits the finger roll set up by Alonzo Adams | 22-25 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Arthur Terry hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Buzard | 22-28 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-28 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams tips it in | 24-28 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Claude Booth is open and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Arthur Ojeda | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ojeda (fairly fresh) C - Claude Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten is hacked by Perry Rakes - foul #2 on Perry Rakes, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Stephen Tucker (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Perry Rakes, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Arthur Terry is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG) Robert McQuesten | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:01 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Willie Urban grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Arthur Terry is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #2 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (C) Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:24 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Arthur Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Terry - foul #1 on Arthur Terry, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Perry Rakes (SF), James Taylor (PF) John Williams, Arthur Terry, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:43 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Tucker - foul #3 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:43 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:43 | UMass | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-35 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski tips it but misses | 27-35 |
| 01:21 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Chapel (PG), Arthur Ojeda (C) Willie Urban, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Kevin Green steals it from Perry Rakes | 30-35 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Green and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Les Lowman (PF) Felipe Silva, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Terry (SF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:20 | UMass | Robert McQuesten steps in front of the Michael Chapel pass in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 33-35 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 33-35 |