| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Anthony Waldon inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Mitchell Rickert is called for the reach on Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Frank Prater steps in front of the Anthony Waldon pass | 19-30 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | William Chute banks in the layup set up by Frank Prater | 19-32 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Frank Prater is called for the reach on Anthony Waldon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Prater, team foul #2 | 19-32 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Bradley Francois comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #3 | 19-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| 18:59 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Bradley Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 20-32 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-32 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball snags the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Chute | 20-35 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by Bradley Francois - foul #3 on Bradley Francois, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Stephen Ball | |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Tyrone Evans snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Tyrone Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Chute - foul #3 on William Chute, team foul #4 | 20-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 16:47 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Tyrone Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Jon McDonald is called for the reach on Hershel Drake - foul #2 on Jon McDonald, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Hershel Drake, Darren Floyd | |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Wallace Racette (C) Tyrone Evans, John Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 16:04 | UMass | David Burt's pass is intercepted by Nathan Lloyd in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | James Taylor steps in front of the Thomas Halvorson pass | 22-35 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF) David Burt, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Larry Weiss (PF) Frank Oldaker, Stephen Ball | |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-35 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | William Chute connects on the jumper from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Francis Walker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Nathan Lloyd, Larry Weiss, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 22-39 |
| 14:11 | UMass | James Taylor knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 24-39 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | James Taylor is called for the reach on Yuri Rotkowski - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Tyrone Evans, David Burt, John Williams, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Larry Weiss (PF) Darren Floyd, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball | |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Richard Fox steals the ball from Frank Prater | 24-39 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Anthony Waldon blows the layup | 24-39 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is denied on a layup by Jon McDonald | 24-39 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #3 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #4 | 24-39 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), James Taylor (PF), Francis Walker (C) Bradley Francois, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Frank Oldaker, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Francis Walker snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 12:13 | UMass | David Burt clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 24-40 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 24-40 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | William Chute drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hershel Drake | 24-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hershel Drake (fresh) PF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UMass | James Taylor connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Burt | 26-43 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 11:02 | UMass | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 10:43 | UMass | John Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 10:41 | UMass | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-43 |
| 10:11 | UMass | Francis Walker gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 10:05 | UMass | John Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski's pass is intercepted by David Burt | 28-43 |
| 09:31 | UMass | James Taylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darren Floyd - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #6 | 28-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Bradley Francois (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, David Burt, John Williams, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Hershel Drake, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 09:31 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 09:31 | UMass | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams can't connect on a shot in the lane | 30-43 |
| 09:09 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 08:43 | UMass | James Taylor banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Alonzo Adams | 32-45 |
| 07:59 | UMass | James Taylor is denied on a layup by Larry Weiss | 32-45 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 32-45 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Halvorson | 32-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Francois (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Waldon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Evans steps in front of the Alonzo Adams pass | 32-45 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette scores on a jump hook from close range | 34-45 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Anthony Waldon pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 06:10 | UMass | James Taylor misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Halvorson | 34-45 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Evans steals the ball from Frank Oldaker in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| 06:04 | UMass | Tyrone Evans lays it up and in | 36-45 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | James Taylor swats the layup by Thomas Halvorson | 36-45 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Bradley Francois is hacked by Frank Oldaker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UMass | David Burt (SG), John Williams (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Tyrone Evans, Anthony Waldon, James Taylor, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Alonzo Adams, Frank Oldaker, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 05:38 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Bradley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | David Burt is called for the reach on William Chute in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Burt, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Bradley Francois | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Lloyd | 38-45 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 38-45 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Bob Morgan snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 04:31 | UMass | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 04:06 | UMass | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 03:45 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Rickert | 38-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bob Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball's layup is rejected by John Williams | 38-45 |
| 02:58 | UMass | John Williams gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 02:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Francois (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, John Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 02:29 | UMass | Francis Walker is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Rickert - foul #3 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF) David Burt, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:29 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the wide open floater from the right block | 38-45 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is fouled on the floor by Francis Walker - foul #1 on Francis Walker, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bob Morgan (PF) Tyrone Evans, Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG) Darren Floyd | |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Anthony Waldon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fox - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | UMass | Anthony Waldon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 38-46 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Fox, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Tyrone Evans (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Alonzo Adams steals the ball from Bradley Francois in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | William Chute runs out the clock | 38-48 |