| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) SG - John Yowell (fresh) SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) C - Henry Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UMass | Casey Kunz clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Stacey Henry tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts buries a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Kyle | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Stacey Henry connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Bradley Billips and he's hacked by Jason Taggart - foul #1 on Jason Taggart, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | John Yowell snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | UMass | Robert Kyle misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Casey Kunz tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | John Yowell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Robert Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Stacey Henry's floater is tipped away by Jason Taggart | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Capasso | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Casey Kunz clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses the easy layup but the foul's on Casey Kunz - foul #1 on Casey Kunz, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (SG), Mark Mills (C) John Yowell, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Alfredo Soto misses badly on a runner in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | John Palacio snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Palacio (fresh) SF - Benjamin Capasso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Taggart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) SG - Todd Gale (fresh) SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | John Palacio is hacked by Todd Gale - foul #1 on Todd Gale, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth (SG), David Gent (SF), Scott Echeverria (PF) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso, Jason Taggart | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Wright (C) Dino Greco | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth loses the dribble to Alfredo Soto | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | UMass | James McCrumb hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Echeverria - foul #1 on Scott Echeverria, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale | |
| 14:57 | UMass | James McCrumb makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | UMass | James McCrumb misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James McCrumb - foul #1 on James McCrumb, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), John Yowell (SG), Henry Pitts (C) John Palacio, Ralph Forth, David Gent | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) Alfredo Soto, James McCrumb | |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Stacey Henry's floater is tipped away by Henry Pitts | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Bradley Billips is whistled for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso (SF), Jason Taggart (PF) Scott Echeverria, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Bradley Billips comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | John Yowell grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Casey Kunz - foul #2 on Casey Kunz, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria (C) Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), Alfredo Soto (SF), James McCrumb (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Stacey Henry is fouled on the floor by Jason Taggart - foul #2 on Jason Taggart, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), Mark Mills (C) Mark Dukes, Jason Taggart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:25 | UMass | Stacey Henry misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mark Mills | 11-8 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Capasso | 14-8 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Alfredo Soto makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Herbert Eaton | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Palacio (fresh) SG - John Yowell (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Echeverria (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Gale (fresh) SF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacey Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James McCrumb (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-10 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Todd Gale grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Stacey Henry travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Henry Pitts (C) John Yowell, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, Stacey Henry | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso buries a jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Robert Kyle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-10 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Gent (SF), Mark Mills (PF) Benjamin Capasso, Scott Echeverria | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Gale (SF) James McCrumb | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Alfredo Soto lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Billips and he's hacked by Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stacey Henry (PF) Todd Gale | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Alfredo Soto makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts clanks a jumper from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Soto - foul #1 on Alfredo Soto, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Brian Hatter (C) John Palacio, David Gent, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (SG), Todd Gale (SF) Robert Kyle, Alfredo Soto | |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Herbert Eaton takes the ball from John Yowell | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | John Yowell pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Brian Hatter can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-13 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Capasso | 16-13 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | John Yowell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Dukes | 19-13 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Brian Hatter takes the ball from Todd Gale | 19-13 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes's pass is intercepted by Bradley Billips | 19-13 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Herbert Eaton slams it home on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 19-15 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | John Yowell is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (SG), Scott Echeverria (PF), Henry Pitts (C) John Yowell, Mark Mills, Brian Hatter | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Alfredo Soto (PF), James McCrumb (C) Bradley Billips, Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 07:29 | UMass | Alfredo Soto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 19-15 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Mark Dukes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Palacio (fresh) SF - Benjamin Capasso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Echeverria (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Gale (fresh) PF - Alfredo Soto (fresh) 5 pts. C - James McCrumb (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Capasso is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth (SG), David Gent (SF) Mark Dukes, Benjamin Capasso | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:00 | UMass | Herbert Eaton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Alfredo Soto can't tip it in | 19-15 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts tips it home | 21-15 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Todd Gale is called for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG) Ralph Forth | |
| Subs | UMass | Dino Greco (C) Todd Gale | |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Herbert Eaton picks off the pass by Henry Pitts | 21-15 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Dino Greco is fouled on the floor by Henry Pitts - foul #1 on Henry Pitts, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Brian Hatter (C) John Palacio, David Gent, Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), William Kawamura (SG), Stacey Henry (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, Robert Kyle, James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| 05:46 | UMass | The short jumper by Alfredo Soto is denied by Scott Echeverria | 21-15 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Scott Echeverria gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Stacey Henry steals the ball from Scott Echeverria | 21-15 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacey Henry | 21-17 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Echeverria | 24-17 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Bradley Billips is fouled on the floor by Mark Dukes - foul #1 on Mark Dukes, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (SG), Mark Mills (PF), Henry Pitts (C) John Yowell, Scott Echeverria, Brian Hatter | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Todd Gale (SF) William Kawamura, Alfredo Soto | |
| 04:15 | UMass | Robert Kyle hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Billips | 24-20 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Bradley Billips gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benjamin Capasso - foul #1 on Benjamin Capasso, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Forth (SG), Jason Taggart (PF) Mark Dukes, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Stacey Henry, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | John Palacio misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Todd Gale pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Palacio (fresh) SG - Ralph Forth (fresh) SF - Benjamin Capasso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Todd Gale (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McCrumb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Robert Kyle loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Yowell (SG), David Gent (SF) Ralph Forth, Benjamin Capasso | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Alfredo Soto (PF) Robert Kyle, Dino Greco | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts hits the finger roll and the foul's on James McCrumb - foul #2 on James McCrumb, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Dukes (PG) John Palacio | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Henry Pitts makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Casey Kunz comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 02:30 | UMass | James McCrumb tips it but misses | 27-21 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | David Gent is fouled on the floor by Casey Kunz - foul #3 on Casey Kunz, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Mills (C) Henry Pitts | |
| Subs | UMass | Dino Greco (C) Casey Kunz | |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | David Gent makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | David Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:17 | UMass | David Gent steps in front of the Alfredo Soto pass | 29-21 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | John Yowell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Dino Greco snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Todd Gale hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dino Greco | 29-23 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | David Gent misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 01:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to James McCrumb | 29-23 |
| 01:18 | UMass | The jump hook by Todd Gale is blocked by Jason Taggart | 29-23 |
| 01:16 | UMass | James McCrumb pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:57 | UMass | The short jumper by James McCrumb is denied by Jason Taggart | 29-23 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Dino Greco grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:46 | UMass | James McCrumb is called for traveling | 29-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Palacio (PG), Ralph Forth (SG), Benjamin Capasso (SF), Henry Pitts (C) Mark Dukes, John Yowell, David Gent, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), John Newby (SF), Stacey Henry (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, Alfredo Soto, James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Taggart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Stacey Henry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | John Palacio makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Kyle clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-26 |