| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams tips it in | 42-40 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Mitchell Rickert is called for the reach on Bradley Francois - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Bradley Francois clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| 19:14 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss tips it home | 43-42 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Weiss - foul #2 on Larry Weiss, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| 18:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | UMass | James Taylor (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:10 | UMass | James Taylor misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 44-42 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Hershel Drake, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 17:48 | UMass | William Chute steps in front of the David Burt pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson clanks a floater in the paint | 44-42 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 17:23 | UMass | David Burt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 46-44 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | William Chute buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Yuri Rotkowski | 46-47 |
| 16:49 | UMass | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 16:48 | UMass | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:39 | UMass | John Williams can't throw it down | 46-47 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski is hacked by David Burt in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Burt, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-47 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Bradley Francois grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Richard Fox's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd jams it set up by Alonzo Adams | 46-49 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss scores on a floater in the lane set up by Darren Floyd | 46-51 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Larry Weiss blocks the short jumper by Bob Morgan | 46-51 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-51 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), James Taylor (PF) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Darren Floyd, Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 14:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake's floater is tipped away by Wallace Racette | 48-51 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Bradley Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:01 | UMass | James Taylor misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-51 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), John Williams (SF) Bradley Francois, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) Frank Oldaker, Hershel Drake, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Larry Weiss denies the turnaround by David Burt | 48-51 |
| 13:39 | UMass | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Francis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Chute | 48-53 |
| 12:47 | UMass | John Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Burt | 51-53 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 12:29 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Jon McDonald connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 53-53 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is fouled in the backcourt by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Frank Oldaker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hershel Drake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Weiss (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | William Chute is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:11 | UMass | The short jumper by Bob Morgan is denied by Larry Weiss | 53-53 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it in | 55-53 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hershel Drake | 55-56 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Frank Oldaker takes the ball from Richard Fox in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), Francis Walker (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Frank Oldaker, Hershel Drake, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Francis Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PF) Larry Weiss | |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | James Taylor steals the ball from Darren Floyd | 55-56 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Jon McDonald banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 09:48 | UMass | David Burt pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:45 | UMass | David Burt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), John Williams (SF) Tyrone Evans, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Frank Prater, Stephen Ball | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG) David Burt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:12 | UMass | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) James Taylor, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is hacked by Bob Morgan - foul #3 on Bob Morgan, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF) Bradley Francois, John Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Nathan Lloyd, Darren Floyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Weiss | 57-61 |
| 08:39 | UMass | David Burt is hacked by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG) Alonzo Adams | |
| 08:39 | UMass | David Burt makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:39 | UMass | David Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Evans is called for the reach on Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UMass | John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:05 | UMass | James Taylor scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), Francis Walker (C) David Burt, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss, Stephen Ball | |
| 08:05 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Francois - foul #2 on Bradley Francois, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Bradley Francois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Francois (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon McDonald (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonzo Adams (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) PF - Darren Floyd (tiring) 6 pts. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Chute | 61-68 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alonzo Adams | 61-68 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alonzo Adams and he's hacked by Jon McDonald - foul #2 on Jon McDonald, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), James Taylor (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, John Williams, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Larry Weiss (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the free throw | 61-70 |
| 06:37 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 06:24 | UMass | James Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | William Chute is whistled for traveling | 64-70 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (PG), Hershel Drake (SF) William Chute, Frank Prater | |
| 06:00 | UMass | James Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-70 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 64-70 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG) Frank Oldaker | |
| 05:51 | UMass | Yuri Rotkowski picks off the pass by James Taylor | 64-70 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Yuri Rotkowski and he's hacked by Tyrone Evans - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Stephen Ball (C) Hershel Drake, Larry Weiss | |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 64-72 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball snags the offensive board | 64-72 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF) Thomas Halvorson | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Alonzo Adams steals the ball from Richard Fox in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Weiss | 64-75 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-75 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF) Richard Fox, David Burt, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Frank Prater (SF) Alonzo Adams, Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd | |
| 04:32 | UMass | John Williams lays it in on a great pass from Tyrone Evans and he's hacked by Frank Oldaker - foul #3 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PF) Larry Weiss | |
| 04:32 | UMass | John Williams misses the free throw | 66-75 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd double dribbles | 66-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Frank Oldaker, Frank Prater, Stephen Ball | |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Hershel Drake - foul #1 on Hershel Drake, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), David Burt (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) Tyrone Evans, Bradley Francois, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF) Darren Floyd | |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:46 | UMass | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Taylor (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hershel Drake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Weiss (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | John Williams steps in front of the William Chute pass in the backcourt | 67-75 |
| 03:30 | UMass | David Burt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Williams and he's fouled by Larry Weiss - foul #3 on Larry Weiss, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Wallace Racette (C) John Williams, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Hershel Drake, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 03:30 | UMass | David Burt makes the free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 70-75 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater tips it home | 70-77 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Anthony Waldon knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Fox | 72-77 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-77 |
| 02:22 | UMass | David Burt pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 02:22 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), John Williams (SF), Francis Walker (PF), James Taylor (C) Richard Fox, David Burt, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Stephen Ball | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:08 | UMass | John Williams connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-77 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Thomas Halvorson | 75-79 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Alonzo Adams is called for the reach on Tyrone Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Williams, Francis Walker, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 01:51 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the lay-in | 77-79 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 77-79 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Mitchell Rickert denies the turnaround by Bradley Francois | 77-79 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the rebound | 77-79 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Anthony Waldon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tyrone Evans | 80-79 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Wallace Racette steps in front of the Alonzo Adams pass | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Anthony Waldon loses the dribble to Frank Prater | 80-79 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Chute | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 80-81 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Fox is called for the reach on William Chute in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #11 | 80-81 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:09 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #12 | 80-82 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 80-84 |