| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the easy layup | 42-27 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Craig Cloutier | 42-27 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Young - foul #1 on Howard Young, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Walter Ertel's pass is intercepted by Craig Cloutier | 42-29 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Brosnan - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Howard Young scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Toles | 44-31 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Walter Ertel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Craig Cloutier | 44-31 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Davis | 44-34 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Howard Young clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, James Wood, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 17:10 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors travels with the ball | 46-34 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF) Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:29 | UMass | David Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Wayne Favors - foul #1 on Wayne Favors, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG) Andrei Zeches | |
| 16:17 | UMass | Wiley Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Adam Valentine snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) PF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | UMass | Corey Glover drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Valentine | 52-34 |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Wilson | 52-36 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Adam Valentine can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Tripp - foul #2 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Wiley Clark, David Nielsen, James Springer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 15:15 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Robert Brosnan snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Favors - foul #2 on Wayne Favors, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF) Adam Valentine | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (PG) Wayne Favors | |
| 14:46 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Robert Brosnan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is hacked by Howard Young - foul #2 on Howard Young, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Henry Toles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston gets the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Ertel - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:27 | UMass | James Wood comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-37 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-37 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Robert Brosnan pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrei Zeches - foul #1 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), James Springer (C) James Wood, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Ray Wilson (SF) Andrei Zeches, Thomas Mathis | |
| 13:05 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:05 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Adam Valentine - foul #1 on Adam Valentine, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (SG), Bradley Tripp (PF) Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier | |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Walter Ertel connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by David Nielsen | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | David Nielsen steals the ball from Bradley Tripp | 56-38 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Walter Ertel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Simpson - foul #1 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), Howard Young (PF) Corey Glover, David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (C) Sean Davis | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Howard Young denies the turnaround by Ray Wilson | 58-38 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), James Wood (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Bruce Simpson, Ray Wilson, Paul Winegar | |
| 11:07 | UMass | Thomas Mathis takes the ball from James Wood | 58-41 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Corey Glover grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Corey Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG) Henry Toles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Mathis | 58-43 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Robert Brosnan can't connect on a runner in the lane | 58-43 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Howard Young steals the ball from Robert Rolston | 58-43 |
| 09:58 | UMass | James Wood connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Glover | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the fadeaway from the right block | 61-43 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Corey Glover misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis throws it down on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 61-47 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Corey Glover is hacked by Robert Rolston - foul #4 on Robert Rolston, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), James Springer (C) Wiley Clark, James Wood, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Wayne Favors, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-47 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Corey Glover pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Adam Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG) Corey Glover | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp banks in the layup set up by Paul Winegar and he's hacked by Adam Valentine - foul #2 on Adam Valentine, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Walter Ertel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp is whistled for traveling | 62-50 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Walter Ertel is hacked by Bruce Simpson - foul #2 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Andrei Zeches, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 07:50 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Henry Toles gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:19 | UMass | Henry Toles knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Ertel | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 65-52 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Adam Valentine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-52 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Adam Valentine pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 06:11 | UMass | James Springer pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Adam Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), David Nielsen (C) Henry Toles, Adam Valentine, James Springer, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Nielsen is called for the reach on Andrei Zeches - foul #2 on David Nielsen, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (SG) Walter Ertel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Howard Young snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 05:18 | UMass | James Wood hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Corey Glover | 68-53 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-53 |
| 04:44 | UMass | James Wood is whistled for traveling | 68-53 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Winegar | 68-56 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Howard Young clanks a turnaround from the left block | 68-56 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Howard Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Wiley Clark is hacked by Andrei Zeches - foul #2 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Adam Valentine (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, James Wood, David Nielsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Andrei Zeches, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Wiley Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 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 (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-56 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 70-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | UMass | Howard Young's floater is tipped away by Craig Cloutier | 70-59 |
| 03:13 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Adam Valentine is hacked by Sean Davis - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Springer (PF) Wiley Clark, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Ray Wilson (SF) Wayne Favors, Thomas Mathis | |
| 02:58 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 02:45 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF) Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:29 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Henry Toles is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Toles, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF) Ray Wilson | |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Simpson | 71-63 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Howard Young banks in the layup and he's fouled by Craig Cloutier - foul #3 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, James Wood, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 01:40 | UMass | Howard Young makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 74-63 |
| 01:23 | UMass | James Springer snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Wiley Clark is denied on a layup by Ray Wilson | 74-63 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Wilson | 74-66 |
| 01:10 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Bruce Simpson picks off the pass by Henry Toles | 74-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 74-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Walter Ertel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Rolston - foul #5 on Robert Rolston, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF) James Wood, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Adam Valentine grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Adam Valentine is hacked by Andrei Zeches - foul #3 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Walter Ertel is hacked by Bruce Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #15 | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Brosnan is called for the reach on Bruce Simpson - foul #2 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | UMass | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Bruce Simpson is called for the reach on Adam Valentine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #16 | 79-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Henry Toles (SG), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, Wiley Clark, James Springer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Adam Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier grabs the board | 80-70 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis buries a fadeaway in the paint | 80-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-72 |
| 00:15 | UMass | David Nielsen is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Zeches - foul #5 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #17 | 80-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (SG) Andrei Zeches | |
| 00:15 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:15 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 82-74 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Henry Toles is hacked by Wayne Favors in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Favors, team foul #18 | 82-74 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 84-76 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Walter Ertel runs out the clock | 84-76 |