| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kowalski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Curtis Doyle is called for the reach on Terry Kent - foul #2 on Curtis Doyle, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:07 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Williamson | 34-27 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Matt Setliff | 34-29 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Yuri Grabski is hacked by Charles Williamson - foul #3 on Charles Williamson, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Long (SF) Charles Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:45 | UMass | Thomas Rowe is called for the reach on William Ownby - foul #1 on Thomas Rowe, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Yuri Grabski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits a floater from close range | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Yuri Grabski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matt Setliff | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Rowe | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Yuri Grabski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Yuri Grabski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Roger Long - foul #3 on Roger Long, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG), Leo Page (SF), Jude Cinkosky (PF) Thomas Ball, Roger Long, Curtis Doyle | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 16:26 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jude Cinkosky | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | UMass | David Kowalski steals the ball from Hipolito Bruno | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fresh) SF - Leo Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Rowe and he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Leo Page | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Terry Kent, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| 15:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 43-38 |
| 14:48 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | John Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Karl Ventura grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:01 | UMass | William Ownby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:00 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Grabski | 43-38 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Karl Ventura is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Thomas Rowe | 43-38 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Charles Williamson, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball (SG), Roger Long (SF), Curtis Doyle (PF) John Boyd, Charles Williamson, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 13:32 | UMass | Terry Kent works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 43-38 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Matt Setliff is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (C) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG) Matt Setliff | |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Rowe | 49-38 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Terry Kent buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Young | 49-41 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe loses the dribble to Hipolito Bruno | 49-41 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Terry Kent is whistled for a carry | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG), David Kowalski (C) Thomas Rowe, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball is hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG) James Young | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) SF - Roger Long (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Karl Ventura - foul #3 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (PF) Curtis Doyle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Yuri Grabski connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 51-43 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Long | 53-43 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Karl Ventura connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Ownby | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura is called for a backcourt violation | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe (PG), Curtis Doyle (PF) Thomas Ball, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) Terry Kent | |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | John Boyd is hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #2 on Howard Halsted, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (C) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Karl Ventura blocks the short jumper by Curtis Doyle | 55-45 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Howard Halsted pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Roger Long snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Karl Ventura steals it from Thomas Rowe | 55-45 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Matt Setliff gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Howard Halsted tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Boyd | 58-47 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Yuri Grabski hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 58-47 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | John Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Rowe out of a doubleteam | 61-49 |
| 07:20 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-49 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Long (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jude Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ownby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle tips it home | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:35 | UMass | William Ownby drills a jumper from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Karl Ventura - foul #4 on Karl Ventura, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Garner (PG), Thomas Ball (SG), Charles Williamson (SF), David Kowalski (C) Thomas Rowe, John Boyd, Roger Long, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Terry Kent (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Terry Kent is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson is hacked by Thomas Finley - foul #1 on Thomas Finley, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leo Page (PF) Curtis Doyle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno is hacked by David Kowalski - foul #2 on David Kowalski, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Leo Page gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 05:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terry Kent | 67-52 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Terry Kent works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-52 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the turnaround near the basket | 67-52 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the tip | 67-52 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:21 | UMass | Terry Kent shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Leo Page grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner is hacked by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley, Hipolito Bruno | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Karl Ventura connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Young | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Ball | 71-54 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Thomas Ball takes the ball from Yuri Grabski | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leo Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Ownby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 73-54 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Karl Ventura splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Brian Garner | 73-54 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits a shot from the right side | 75-54 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 02:06 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Charles Williamson steps in front of the William Ownby pass | 75-54 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-54 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Leo Page | 78-54 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski clanks a turnaround in the paint | 78-54 |
| 01:17 | UMass | William Ownby pulls down the rebound | 78-54 |
| 01:07 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-54 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it in | 78-56 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball misses the lay-in | 78-56 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski grabs the offensive board | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Garner, team foul #8 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG), Roger Long (SF), Jude Cinkosky (PF), Dale Gresham (C) Thomas Ball, Charles Williamson, Leo Page, David Kowalski | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jude Cinkosky - foul #1 on Jude Cinkosky, team foul #9 | 78-56 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham grabs the board | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Brian Garner runs out the clock | 78-57 |