| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fresh) SG - Willie Urban (fresh) SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) PF - Arthur Terry (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Arthur Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UMass | Willie Urban snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Frank Prater blocks the short jumper by James Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is hacked by Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Anthony Waldon's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by William Chute | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Bradley Francois is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Francois, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Bradley Francois, Willie Urban, Anthony Waldon, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is hacked by David Burt - foul #1 on David Burt, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Stephen Ball (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) William Chute | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:16 | UMass | John Williams connects on the floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Neil England hits a floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), Willie Urban (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Arthur Terry (PF), James Taylor (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, Bob Morgan, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darren Floyd (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fresh) SG - Willie Urban (fairly fresh) SF - Francis Walker (fresh) PF - Arthur Terry (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Bradley Francois is fouled in the backcourt by William Chute - foul #1 on William Chute, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 15:29 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 6-2 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss banks in the layup on a great pass from Darren Floyd and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG) Alonzo Adams | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Francis Walker | |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Willie Urban misses short on a shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Anthony Waldon tips it in | 9-4 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd's pass is intercepted by Willie Urban in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Bradley Francois tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss clanks a jumper in the paint | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Bradley Francois - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) William Chute, Felipe Silva, Darren Floyd, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Bradley Francois, Willie Urban, Anthony Waldon, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Neil England hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:58 | UMass | David Burt is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tyrone Evans | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Neil England comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Tyrone Evans - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Francis Walker (PF), James Taylor (C) John Williams, Bob Morgan, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | UMass | David Burt misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (PF) Neil England, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:15 | UMass | David Burt makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | UMass | David Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 3 from straight away set up by Felipe Silva | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Burt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Walker (fresh) C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UMass | Anthony Waldon's floater is tipped away by Frank Prater | 15-11 |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chute | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson is hacked by Tyrone Evans - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (SF) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), John Williams (SG), Arthur Terry (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, Francis Walker, James Taylor | |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Willie Urban hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Stephen Ball (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Frank Prater, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Anthony Waldon | |
| 09:59 | UMass | Willie Urban knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Lawrence Fontanez | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 09:38 | UMass | John Williams snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 09:19 | UMass | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Frank Prater (PF) Neil England, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), James Taylor (C) John Williams, Arthur Terry, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is whistled for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:59 | UMass | Felipe Silva picks off the pass by Francis Walker in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits the finger roll | 19-13 |
| 08:48 | UMass | James Taylor comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:07 | UMass | James Taylor hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Frank Prater, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Arthur Terry (PF) David Burt, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| 08:07 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Anthony Waldon is called for the reach on Yuri Rotkowski - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG) William Chute, Felipe Silva | |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG) Anthony Waldon | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:42 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Weiss (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (tired) 2 pts. SG - David Burt (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Terry (tiring) C - James Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | UMass | David Burt is hacked by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| 07:32 | UMass | David Burt hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (SF) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:32 | UMass | David Burt misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Neil England | 22-18 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Arthur Terry drills a turnaround in the paint | 22-20 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Frank Prater (PF) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Lawrence Fontanez (C) John Williams, Arthur Terry, James Taylor | |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 05:57 | UMass | Bob Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Walker | 24-23 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (C) Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SG) David Burt | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Halvorson | 24-23 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by Willie Urban in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Urban, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson is fouled on the floor by Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #12 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) William Chute, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), David Burt (SG), Arthur Terry (PF) Willie Urban, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Thomas Halvorson - foul #2 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (PF) Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:01 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Neil England | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Darren Floyd (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Frank Prater (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burt (tired) 7 pts. SF - John Williams (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Terry (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Fontanez (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:24 | UMass | David Burt's pass is intercepted by Stephen Ball | 31-26 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball clanks a shot in the lane | 31-26 |
| 02:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bradley Francois | 31-26 |
| 02:50 | UMass | John Williams's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the dunk | 31-26 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Bradley Francois pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:27 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), James Taylor (C) Bradley Francois, John Williams, Arthur Terry, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Felipe Silva - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Frank Prater, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (SG) David Burt | |
| 01:39 | UMass | William Chute takes the ball from Anthony Waldon in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 31-26 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the runner in the lane | 33-26 |
| 00:28 | UMass | James Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball is hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #13 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Felipe Silva, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), John Williams (SG), Arthur Terry (PF), Francis Walker (C) Tyrone Evans, Willie Urban, Bob Morgan, James Taylor | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Bradley Francois clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |