| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses long on a turnaround from close range | 23-26 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jason Banks | 23-28 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jason Banks | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Charlie Gray hits a 3 from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Mike Eccles swats the layup by Jason Howard | 28-31 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:57 | UMass | Harry Dunn hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Eccles | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Charlie Gray takes the ball from Robert Carter | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Harry Dunn makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Robert Carter - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), William Young (SF), Monty Riding (PF), John Beaudry (C) Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG), Chris Carson (SF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Jason Banks, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Rogelio Giordano | |
| 17:21 | UMass | Harry Dunn makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph England | 33-33 |
| 16:45 | UMass | William Young buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Dunn | 36-33 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Beaudry - foul #3 on John Beaudry, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Leonard Roberts (PF) Harry Dunn, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG) Billy Harewood | |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Doyle Livingston connects on the shot from the left block set up by Kenneth Batchelder | 38-35 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chris Carson | 38-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Roberts (fresh) C - Monty Riding (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph England (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Carson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UMass | William Young is whistled for a carry | 38-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) William Young, Leonard Roberts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Howard (SG), Robert Carter (SF) Joseph England, Elbert Moore | |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Doyle Livingston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Monty Riding can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Carter | 38-40 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Monty Riding pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Charlie Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 14:39 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Batchelder | 38-40 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:33 | UMass | Charlie Gray snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Doyle Livingston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Monty Riding misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks tips it in | 38-42 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jason Banks steps in front of the Doyle Livingston pass | 38-42 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Batchelder - foul #1 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), John Beaudry (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Doyle Livingston, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas, Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG), Elbert Moore (PF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Anthony Gilmore | |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:35 | UMass | John Beaudry can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Elbert Moore - foul #2 on Elbert Moore, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF) Chris Carson | |
| 12:35 | UMass | John Beaudry misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:35 | UMass | John Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Mike Eccles pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:57 | UMass | William Young scores on a floater near the basket | 41-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Mike Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph England (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:46 | UMass | William Young pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Billy Harewood is called for the reach on William Young - foul #1 on Billy Harewood, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Vincent Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Carter - foul #4 on Robert Carter, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Thomas (PF) John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Howard (SG) Robert Carter | |
| 11:09 | UMass | Vincent Johnson is hacked by Jason Howard - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| 10:53 | UMass | Robert Thomas's pass is intercepted by Billy Harewood | 41-44 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Robert Thomas is hacked by Billy Harewood - foul #2 on Billy Harewood, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), John Beaudry (C) Vincent Johnson, William Young, Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Chris Carson (SF) Billy Harewood, Joseph England | |
| 10:20 | UMass | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Banks, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:50 | UMass | Robert Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 09:48 | UMass | John Beaudry tips it home | 45-46 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Monty Riding (PF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Rogelio Giordano | |
| 09:19 | UMass | Monty Riding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Gilmore - foul #2 on Anthony Gilmore, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG) Doyle Livingston | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (SG), Billy Harewood (SF) Jason Howard, Elbert Moore | |
| 09:19 | UMass | Monty Riding misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Monty Riding misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Charlie Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph England | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charlie Gray | 50-51 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph England misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Monty Riding clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Harry Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph England (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Harewood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chris Carson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Joseph England is fouled on the floor by Charlie Gray - foul #3 on Charlie Gray, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (PG), Vincent Johnson (SG), William Young (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Mike Eccles (C) Harry Dunn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Monty Riding, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Elbert Moore (PF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Joseph England, Billy Harewood, Chris Carson, Anthony Gilmore | |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:18 | UMass | William Young misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard loses the dribble to Mike Eccles | 50-51 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Vincent Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:39 | UMass | William Young tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | William Young is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdalla - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF) Vincent Johnson, William Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Chris Carson (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Rogelio Giordano | |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Chris Carson | |
| 05:37 | UMass | The jump hook by Harry Dunn is blocked by Elbert Moore | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Mike Eccles pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Mike Eccles connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Anthony Gilmore - foul #3 on Anthony Gilmore, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), William Young (SF), Monty Riding (PF) Doyle Livingston, Kenneth Batchelder, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (SG), Billy Harewood (SF), Chris Carson (PF) Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Elbert Moore | |
| 04:49 | UMass | Mike Eccles misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Monty Riding grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:29 | UMass | William Young misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jason Banks - foul #3 on Jason Banks, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UMass | John Beaudry (C) Mike Eccles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Anthony Gilmore | |
| 04:29 | UMass | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | UMass | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Charlie Gray is called for the reach on Billy Harewood - foul #4 on Charlie Gray, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Vincent Johnson (PG) Harry Dunn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:41 | UMass | William Young drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Monty Riding (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Beaudry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph England (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chris Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | UMass | John Beaudry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Harewood and he's fouled by William Young - foul #4 on William Young, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Harry Dunn (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Vincent Johnson, Charlie Gray, William Young, John Beaudry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Elbert Moore (PF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Billy Harewood, Joseph England, Chris Carson, Rogelio Giordano | |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Mike Eccles (C) Monty Riding | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:46 | UMass | Mike Eccles is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mike Eccles, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Doyle Livingston | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano (C) Anthony Gilmore | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Rogelio Giordano blocks the short jumper by Robert Thomas | 56-60 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Giordano | 56-60 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 01:44 | UMass | Harry Dunn misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Harry Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Charlie Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Dunn | 59-62 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Mike Eccles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Robert Thomas misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-62 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore lays it in on a great pass from Jason Howard | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Harry Dunn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charlie Gray | 62-64 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Jason Howard and the foul's on Mike Eccles - foul #3 on Mike Eccles, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG) Jason Banks | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses the free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | UMass | Charlie Gray is called for traveling | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Carson (PF) Elbert Moore | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Harry Dunn is called for the reach on Chris Carson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Dunn, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Harry Dunn comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-68 |