| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - James Room (fresh) SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) C - Michael Fomby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Michael Fomby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:50 | UMass | Michael Fomby makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Fomby | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Paniagua | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits a jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Reginald Solarski loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Richard Duong is hacked by Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Brian Robinson (C) Richard Duong, James Room, Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely, Michael Fomby | |
| 17:16 | UMass | Steve Puryear banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Baker | 8-8 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Steve Puryear gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Steven Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the runner from the left block | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Paul Stembridge grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Paul Stembridge | |
| 16:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-10 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - Roger Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UMass | Hubert Abney steps in front of the Roger Baker pass | 8-10 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua dunks the ball set up by Hubert Abney | 10-10 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Reginald Solarski is hacked by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Stembridge (C) Brian Robinson | |
| 15:24 | UMass | Paul Stembridge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Baker and he's fouled by Louis Thomas - foul #2 on Louis Thomas, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 15:24 | UMass | Paul Stembridge makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Michael Fomby picks off the pass by Herbert Bridges | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-13 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Maurice Hogg swats the layup by Paul Stembridge | 10-13 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Reginald Solarski hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by Paul Stembridge - foul #1 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #1 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Maurice Hogg, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby | |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Steve Puryear snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Stembridge | 10-18 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Steven Beard steps in front of the Hubert Abney pass | 10-18 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Steve Puryear lays it in on a great pass from Steven Beard | 10-20 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Paniagua out of a doubleteam | 13-20 |
| 12:39 | UMass | James Room misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Stembridge - foul #2 on Paul Stembridge, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, Steve Puryear, Paul Stembridge | |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:04 | UMass | William Chung swats the short shot by Michael Fomby | 15-20 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it but misses | 15-20 |
| 12:01 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Duong | 15-20 |
| 11:51 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) SG - William Diehl (fresh) SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) SG - James Room (fairly fresh) SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Fomby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner loses the ball out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SG), Brian Robinson (PF) James Room, Arthur Snavely | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Michael Fomby connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 15-24 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Michael Fomby swats the short shot by Robert Fowler | 15-24 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges hits the follow up shot | 17-24 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Roger Baker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 10:44 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Reginald Solarski scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Duong | 17-26 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston throws it down on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 19-26 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Reginald Solarski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 09:54 | UMass | Michael Fomby gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Brian Robinson double dribbles | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Richard Duong, Roger Baker, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby | |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the dunk | 22-26 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher McCreedy (C) Brian Robinson | |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:40 | UMass | James Room hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is hacked by Christopher McCreedy - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF) James Room, Steve Puryear | |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy's pass is intercepted by Richard Duong | 25-29 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Steven Beard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 3 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Reginald Solarski misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | William Chung comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Hubert Abney, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Brian Robinson (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Steven Beard, Arthur Snavely, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 06:31 | UMass | Michael Fomby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-29 |
| 06:30 | UMass | James Room grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Maurice Hogg denies the turnaround by Reginald Solarski | 27-29 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (PG) Richard Duong | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (PF) Reginald Solarski, Brian Robinson | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 28-29 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Arthur Snavely gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Arthur Snavely hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Baker - foul #1 on Roger Baker, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), William Chung (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Michael Fomby | |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Herbert Bridges - foul #1 on Herbert Bridges, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF) James Room, Steve Puryear | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | William Diehl is hacked by Roger Baker - foul #2 on Roger Baker, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG) Roger Baker | |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Arthur Snavely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Diehl | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 4 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Arthur Snavely knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Duong | 35-32 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 03:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Brian Robinson | 35-32 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Floyd Bonner picks off the pass by Brian Robinson | 35-32 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Reginald Solarski snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:27 | UMass | William Chung picks off the pass by Reginald Solarski out of a doubleteam | 35-32 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, William Diehl, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (PG), James Room (SG), Steve Puryear (SF), Paul Stembridge (PF), Michael Fomby (C) Richard Duong, Steven Beard, Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely, Brian Robinson | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Robert Fowler takes the ball from Steve Puryear | 36-32 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Paniagua out of the doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Steve Puryear connects on the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Maurice Hogg - foul #1 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:40 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| 01:12 | UMass | James Room throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Steve Puryear is called for the reach on Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Steve Puryear, team foul #11 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Reginald Solarski (SF) Roger Baker, Steve Puryear | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Richard Duong makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Reginald Solarski out of the doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | UMass | James Room pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Room hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-37 |