| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Sands (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Edward Clark inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Sean Sands can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses short on a shot from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Mark Narcisse | 30-24 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Martines - foul #2 on Chris Martines, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Clark - foul #2 on Edward Clark, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa is denied on a layup by Chris Martines | 31-25 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Clifford Belmonte - foul #3 on Clifford Belmonte, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (SF), Glen Arrington (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Edward Clark, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Wolfgang - foul #1 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Garry Tucker pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Glen Arrington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rogelio Gonzalez - foul #3 on Rogelio Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Chris Martines (C) James Hardin, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:24 | UMass | Glen Arrington misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Glen Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Garry Tucker snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fresh) SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) 1 pts. C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UMass | Richard Ito hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Wolfgang is called for the reach on Fred Wisdom - foul #2 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Garry Tucker | |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Clifford Belmonte steps in front of the Rogelio Gonzalez pass | 31-29 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Fred Wisdom steals it from Reynaldo Costa | 31-29 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Wisdom | 33-29 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Edward Clark double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Mark Narcisse (SF), Chris Martines (C) Abel Harman, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines is hacked by Reynaldo Costa - foul #3 on Reynaldo Costa, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG) Daren Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Marvin Matte (PF) Sean Sands | |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Glen Arrington (PF) Edward Clark | |
| 13:15 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Reynaldo Costa blocks the short jumper by Abel Harman | 33-29 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Narcisse | 33-29 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Marvin Matte pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Glen Arrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Glen Arrington hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Abel Harman | 36-31 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski's pass is intercepted by Abel Harman | 36-31 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | James Hardin lays it in on a nice dish by Abel Harman | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glen Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Glen Arrington picks off the pass by Chris Martines | 38-31 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Matte | 38-33 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Narcisse | 40-33 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Marvin Matte snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Glen Arrington is hacked by Abel Harman - foul #2 on Abel Harman, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Sean Sands (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Marvin Matte, Glen Arrington, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 09:22 | UMass | Edward Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Edward Clark gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Daren Jones steals it from Sean Sands | 40-33 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses long on a floater from the left block | 40-33 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Edward Clark gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Garry Tucker's pass is intercepted by Fred Wisdom | 40-33 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfgang (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Sands (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garry Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | UMass | Robert Wolfgang makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Ito | 40-35 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones's layup is rejected by Sean Sands | 40-35 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Garry Tucker pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Edward Clark drills a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Ito | 40-37 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom drills a jump hook from the right block | 42-37 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Sean Sands's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Morrissette (PG), Robert Dockins (SG), Glen Arrington (PF), Marvin Matte (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Sean Sands, Garry Tucker | |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits a floater from the right side set up by Mark Narcisse | 44-37 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Glen Arrington hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Dockins | 44-39 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines drills a jump hook from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Donald Braziel steps in front of the Marvin Matte pass | 46-39 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | James Hardin's pass is intercepted by Edward Clark | 46-39 |
| 05:00 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Fred Wisdom (SF) James Hardin, Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Kevin Morrissette, Robert Dockins, Edward Clark, Glen Arrington | |
| 04:35 | UMass | Marvin Matte lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Belmonte | 46-41 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Abel Harman and he's hacked by Marvin Matte - foul #2 on Marvin Matte, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Marvin Matte makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Belmonte | 49-43 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines tips it in | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Braziel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clifford Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Matte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Sands (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses badly on a runner in the lane | 51-43 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses the fadeaway in the lane | 51-43 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Mark Narcisse (SF) Daren Jones, Fred Wisdom | |
| Subs | UMass | Edward Clark (SF) Marvin Matte | |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the finger roll set up by Abel Harman | 53-43 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Sean Sands misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 53-43 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Edward Clark's layup is rejected by Chris Martines | 53-43 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Sean Sands hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Sean Sands can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-45 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Edward Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Abel Harman - foul #3 on Abel Harman, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) James Hardin, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Ito (PG), Robert Wolfgang (SG), Marvin Matte (PF), Garry Tucker (C) Clifford Belmonte, Kosta Skibinski, Sean Sands, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wolfgang - foul #3 on Robert Wolfgang, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UMass | Clifford Belmonte (PG), Kosta Skibinski (SG), Sean Sands (PF), Reynaldo Costa (C) Richard Ito, Robert Wolfgang, Marvin Matte, Garry Tucker | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Costa | 57-46 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Mark Narcisse picks off the pass by Edward Clark | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse's pass is intercepted by Sean Sands | 57-46 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Edward Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa tips it home | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is hacked by Clifford Belmonte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Belmonte, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Clifford Belmonte knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | James Hardin runs out the clock | 59-51 |