| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson inbounds the ball | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Rhode Island | Stefan Costa is called for the reach on Thomas Rowe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | William Ownby is called for the reach on David Kowalski - foul #1 on William Ownby, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Williamson | 29-49 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-49 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Ownby - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:37 | UMass | William Ownby evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Matt Setliff | 31-51 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 18:16 | UMass | William Ownby shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle drills a runner in the lane | 34-56 |
| 17:47 | UMass | Charles Williamson is called for the reach on Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Charles Williamson, team foul #1 | 34-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Long (SF) Charles Williamson | |
| 17:30 | UMass | Terry Kent's dunk attempt is rejected by Curtis Doyle | 34-56 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski grabs the board | 34-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Rowe | 34-58 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Stefan Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Howard Halsted (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Stefan Costa, William Ownby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG), Jude Cinkosky (PF) Thomas Ball, Curtis Doyle | |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Thomas Finley grabs the board | 34-58 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Howard Halsted is fouled on the floor by Jude Cinkosky - foul #1 on Jude Cinkosky, team foul #2 | 34-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:09 | UMass | John Boyd is called for the reach on James Young - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #3 | 34-58 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Howard Halsted is called for traveling | 34-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Roger Long | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) C - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Charles Williamson is blocked by William Ownby | 34-58 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno's floater is tipped away by David Kowalski | 34-58 |
| 15:04 | UMass | William Ownby tips it in | 36-58 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson is hacked by Howard Halsted during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Howard Halsted, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Howard Halsted, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball (SG), Curtis Doyle (PF) John Boyd, Jude Cinkosky | |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-58 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski tips it home | 36-60 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on David Kowalski - foul #2 on David Kowalski, team foul #4 | 38-60 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 13:48 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-60 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Karl Ventura blocks the short jumper by Charles Williamson | 39-60 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Ownby misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Curtis Doyle - foul #2 on Curtis Doyle, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (C) David Kowalski | |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 13:10 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Doyle | 41-62 |
| 12:32 | UMass | James Young's floater is tipped away by Curtis Doyle | 41-62 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a shot from the right wing set up by Terry Kent | 43-62 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Karl Ventura takes the ball from Charles Williamson | 43-62 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 45-62 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the shot from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 10:48 | UMass | James Young is whistled for a carry | 45-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) James Young, Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Garner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Leo Page (PF), David Kowalski (C) Thomas Rowe, Thomas Ball, Curtis Doyle, Jude Cinkosky | |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Williamson and he's fouled by Thomas Finley - foul #1 on Thomas Finley, team foul #5 | 45-66 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Howard Halsted can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno tips it in | 47-67 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-67 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-67 |
| 09:28 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Setliff | 47-67 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno is hacked by David Kowalski - foul #3 on David Kowalski, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Howard Halsted, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (PF) Leo Page | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Williamson - foul #4 on Charles Williamson, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Long (SF) Charles Williamson | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Karl Ventura denies the turnaround by David Kowalski | 49-67 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 49-69 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Terry Kent can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Roger Long - foul #3 on Roger Long, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), Alphonse Ricci (PF) Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe (PG), Thomas Ball (SG), Curtis Doyle (PF) Brian Garner, John Boyd, Jude Cinkosky | |
| 08:23 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle misses the jumper from the left side | 50-69 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe grabs the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Roger Long drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Doyle and he's hacked by Terry Kent - foul #2 on Terry Kent, team foul #6 | 50-71 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), William Ownby (PF) Matt Setliff, Alphonse Ricci | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Roger Long makes the free throw | 50-72 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Terry Kent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #7 | 50-72 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Roger Long | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-74 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-74 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the tip | 50-74 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Yuri Grabski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Yuri Grabski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Ownby | 53-74 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Terry Kent swats the short shot by David Kowalski | 53-74 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 05:29 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Yuri Grabski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 05:11 | UMass | James Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-74 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski misses the shot from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 04:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | UMass | William Ownby works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terry Kent | 55-74 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 04:07 | UMass | Curtis Doyle takes the ball from Yuri Grabski | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | William Ownby is called for the reach on Curtis Doyle - foul #3 on William Ownby, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Garner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Roger Long (SF), Jude Cinkosky (C) Thomas Rowe, Thomas Ball, Charles Williamson, David Kowalski | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:19 | UMass | John Boyd is called for the reach on Thomas Finley - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #9 | 55-76 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (C) Curtis Doyle | |
| 03:19 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Howard Halsted snags the offensive board | 55-76 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Howard Halsted clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-76 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the tip | 55-76 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Thomas Finley blocks the short jumper by Jude Cinkosky | 55-76 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham tips it home | 55-78 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the fadeaway from the right block | 57-78 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-78 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-78 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno tips it in | 59-78 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | John Boyd hits a runner from the left block set up by Jude Cinkosky | 59-80 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Howard Halsted banks in the layup set up by Thomas Finley | 61-80 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jude Cinkosky, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-80 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham grabs the board | 61-80 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #9 | 61-80 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner misses the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Finley | 61-80 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dale Gresham - foul #1 on Dale Gresham, team foul #11 | 61-80 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner runs out the clock | 62-80 |