| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Crawford | 36-28 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Javier Romero can't connect on a runner in the paint | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Javier Romero tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is fouled on the floor by Ray Beers - foul #2 on Ray Beers, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the floater from the right block | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu's pass is intercepted by Aubrey Dacus | 36-32 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Richard Edwards lays it up and in set up by Aubrey Dacus | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Dale Esposito gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the easy layup | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Esposito | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the jumper from the right block | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Wambua Alu steals it from Dale Esposito | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wambua Alu | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Javier Romero hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aubrey Dacus | 38-38 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Ray Beers | 40-38 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), John Soule (PF) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 16:08 | Rhode Island | John Soule clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Philip Diggs is blocked by Sebastian Yeldell | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Diggs | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Soule (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Bennet (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 40-38 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Steven Bennet buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Brown | 40-40 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Steven Bennet steals the ball from Philip Diggs | 40-40 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Schaefer | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | John Soule can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Sebastian Yeldell - foul #1 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Hughes (PF) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | John Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Esposito and he's fouled by John Soule - foul #1 on John Soule, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford (C) John Soule | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| 14:01 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Javier Romero banks in the layup set up by Aubrey Dacus | 41-45 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wambua Alu | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Javier Romero can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Aubrey Dacus is called for the reach on Wambua Alu - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs (SF) Ray Beers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-45 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Javier Romero misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Javier Romero misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Philip Diggs | 48-45 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Dale Esposito clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Romero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Wambua Alu | 48-45 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Javier Romero swats the layup by Robert Troutman | 48-45 |
| 11:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Edwards | 48-45 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Dale Esposito connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Javier Romero and he's fouled by Robert Troutman - foul #2 on Robert Troutman, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), John Soule (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Philip Diggs, Robert Hughes, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | John Soule snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sebastian Yeldell - foul #2 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG) Dale Esposito | |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | John Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:08 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 49-49 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | John Soule hits a 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Simon | 52-51 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Aubrey Dacus is called for the reach on John Soule - foul #4 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman (SG), Robert Hughes (PF) Steve Wasilewski, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Aubrey Dacus, Charles Brown | |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 52-51 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | John Soule snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (C) Howard Mankin, Ray Beers, John Soule | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF) Tom Simon, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| 08:35 | UMass | Dale Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Crawford | 54-54 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-57 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Troutman | 57-57 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Javier Romero can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Bennet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Javier Romero - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Robert Troutman, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Richard Edwards (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Steven Bennet, David Joseph, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Dale Esposito is hacked by Steve Wasilewski - foul #1 on Steve Wasilewski, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Soule (PF) Robert Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:34 | UMass | Wambua Alu is called for the reach on Aubrey Dacus - foul #1 on Wambua Alu, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG) Wambua Alu | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (SG) Dale Esposito | |
| 06:14 | UMass | Richard Edwards blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 05:50 | UMass | Tom Simon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Edwards | 60-60 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell is hacked by Jonathan Schaefer - foul #1 on Jonathan Schaefer, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Robert Crawford (PF) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, John Soule | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| 05:03 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer's pass is intercepted by Dale Esposito | 60-60 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Robert Crawford is called for the reach on Javier Romero - foul #3 on Robert Crawford, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF) Ray Beers, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Javier Romero misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Javier Romero gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Soule (C) Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 03:25 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Dale Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Joseph | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Soule (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hughes | 62-63 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 62-65 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | John Soule can't finish the layup | 62-65 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | John Soule hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 02:21 | UMass | The jump hook by Jeremy Wakeman is blocked by John Soule | 64-65 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Beers (SF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Philip Diggs, John Soule | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF) David Joseph | |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Dale Esposito steals it from Wambua Alu | 64-65 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus blows the layup | 64-65 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wambua Alu, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Wambua Alu - foul #3 on Wambua Alu, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Troutman | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the easy layup | 66-67 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is fouled on the floor by Dale Esposito - foul #2 on Dale Esposito, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Troutman | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Javier Romero and he's hacked by Robert Troutman - foul #3 on Robert Troutman, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Dale Esposito makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Dacus - foul #5 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Aubrey Dacus | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Richard Edwards gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Edwards runs out the clock | 68-70 |