| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best hits a jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Dickson | 27-39 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Emmett Best | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Gregory Munson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmett Best and he's fouled by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 17:52 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Smith | 33-42 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Thompson - foul #1 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Jason Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Troy Mullen (SF), Juan Alonzo (C) Steve Smith, Anthony Thompson, Antonio Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Rickie Bell (PF) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith | |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 16:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Rickie Bell | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Juan Alonzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Wayne Weaver can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:29 | UMass | Orville Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Joseph Finch (SF), Antonio Long (C) Arthur Sanders, Scott Farris, Emmett Best, Juan Alonzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF) Gregory Munson, Theodore Sartori, Wayne Weaver | |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Rickie Bell - foul #1 on Rickie Bell, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Orville Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Joel Keese misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steve Smith - foul #1 on Steve Smith, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Rickie Bell | |
| 14:18 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nicolas Dickson - foul #3 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Anthony Thompson (PF) Joel Brady, Troy Mullen | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (PF) Jason Smith | |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:33 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stefan Romano | 39-50 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Joel Keese is fouled on the floor by Joseph Finch - foul #4 on Joseph Finch, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Emmett Best (PF) Steve Smith, Joseph Finch | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Rickie Bell (PF) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano | |
| 12:52 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Thompson - foul #2 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Theodore Sartori makes the 3rd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Thompson | 42-53 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Theodore Sartori knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Orville Taylor | 42-56 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Thompson | 45-56 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Emmett Best - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Smith (SG), Juan Alonzo (C) Scott Farris, Antonio Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Jason Smith (PF) Orville Taylor, Rickie Bell | |
| 11:56 | UMass | Wayne Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Juan Alonzo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 11:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jason Smith | 45-57 |
| 10:51 | UMass | The short jumper by Wayne Weaver is denied by Emmett Best | 45-57 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Jason Smith tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Joel Keese lays it in set up by Gregory Munson | 45-61 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders's floater is knocked away by Wayne Weaver | 45-61 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Smith is called for the reach on Juan Alonzo - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Troy Mullen (PF), Antonio Long (C) Arthur Sanders, Steve Smith, Emmett Best, Juan Alonzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (C) Joel Keese, Theodore Sartori, Wayne Weaver | |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 46-61 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Rickie Bell hits the follow up shot | 46-63 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Rickie Bell swats the layup by Antonio Long | 46-63 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Orville Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Anthony Thompson steals the ball from Gregory Munson | 46-63 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Mullen and he's hacked by Jason Smith - foul #2 on Jason Smith, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Steve Smith (SG), Emmett Best (PF) Joel Brady, Scott Farris, Anthony Thompson | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Stefan Romano (PF) Gregory Munson, Jason Smith | |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Theodore Sartori (SF) Nicolas Dickson | |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is denied on a layup by Orville Taylor | 48-63 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Stefan Romano steals it from Arthur Sanders | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-63 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Orville Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Rickie Bell can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Troy Mullen | 48-63 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith travels with the ball | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch (SF), Juan Alonzo (C) Troy Mullen, Antonio Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| 06:35 | UMass | Emmett Best steals it from Joel Keese | 48-63 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Wayne Weaver gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses long on a runner near the basket | 48-63 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo hits the follow up shot | 50-63 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joel Keese | 50-65 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Joel Keese steals the ball from Joseph Finch | 50-65 |
| 04:54 | UMass | Stefan Romano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joel Keese | 50-67 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 04:47 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen (PF), Antonio Long (C) Emmett Best, Juan Alonzo | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Jason Smith (PF), Rickie Bell (C) Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| 04:35 | UMass | Rickie Bell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-67 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Troy Mullen steps in front of the Gregory Munson pass | 50-67 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Antonio Long is blocked by Nicolas Dickson | 50-67 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen grabs the offensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long loses the dribble to Joel Keese | 50-67 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joel Keese | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Finch | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | UMass | Joel Keese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Troy Mullen | 53-69 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-69 |
| 03:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jason Smith | 53-69 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:44 | UMass | Rickie Bell grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson connects on the shot near the basket | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen double dribbles | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Juan Alonzo (C) Arthur Sanders, Steve Smith, Joseph Finch, Antonio Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Joel Keese, Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith | |
| 02:12 | UMass | Theodore Sartori scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Munson | 53-73 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Orville Taylor - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Jason Smith (PF) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | UMass | Joel Keese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Joel Keese snags the offensive board | 55-73 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Gregory Munson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Smith | 55-76 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Brady | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Gregory Munson is fouled on the floor by Juan Alonzo - foul #2 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #6 | 57-76 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Wayne Weaver lays it up and in and the foul's on Anthony Thompson - foul #3 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Wayne Weaver makes the free throw | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-79 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Gregory Munson grabs the board | 57-79 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gregory Munson runs out the clock | 57-79 |