| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Richard Edwards inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Javier Romero is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Javier Romero clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wambua Alu | 48-38 |
| 18:51 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dale Esposito | 51-38 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Robert Troutman is called for the reach on Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Robert Troutman, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| 18:04 | UMass | Robert Hughes is called for the reach on Dale Esposito - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs (SF) Philip Diggs | |
| 17:52 | UMass | Jonathan Schaefer takes the ball from Dale Esposito | 51-41 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes is fouled on the floor by Dale Esposito - foul #2 on Dale Esposito, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (SG) Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Sebastian Yeldell steps in front of the Christopher Childs pass | 51-41 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | UMass | David Joseph grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 16:24 | UMass | David Joseph knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Brown | 53-41 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | John Soule clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Tom Simon steals the ball from Steve Wasilewski | 53-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) SF - Christopher Childs (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Soule (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UMass | Charles Brown misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Mankin - foul #1 on Howard Mankin, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF) Aubrey Dacus, David Joseph, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Christopher Childs, Robert Hughes, John Soule | |
| 15:32 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 15:32 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jonathan Schaefer | 55-44 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Javier Romero is fouled on the floor by Robert Troutman - foul #3 on Robert Troutman, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (PG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:42 | UMass | Richard Edwards is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers is fouled on the floor by Richard Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Edwards, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Wambua Alu is called for the reach on Steven Bennet - foul #1 on Wambua Alu, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG) Steven Bennet | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:42 | UMass | Javier Romero buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 57-47 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Beers | 57-49 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Jonathan Schaefer steals the ball from Aubrey Dacus | 57-49 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Edwards | 60-49 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Javier Romero blocks the jumper by Robert Troutman | 60-49 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Richard Edwards snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Richard Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Wambua Alu | 63-51 |
| 11:36 | UMass | Richard Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Troutman | 63-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Beers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Richard Edwards steps in front of the Wambua Alu pass | 63-51 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Javier Romero hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-51 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Schaefer | 63-51 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Dale Esposito steals it from Ray Beers | 63-51 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Robert Crawford, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Soule | 63-51 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski scores on a jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 10:08 | UMass | David Joseph lays it in on a great pass from Tom Simon | 65-53 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the tip | 65-53 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:40 | UMass | David Joseph lays it in on a great pass from Sebastian Yeldell | 67-53 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 09:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 67-53 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Steven Bennet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from David Joseph and the foul's on Howard Mankin - foul #2 on Howard Mankin, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Steven Bennet, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs (SF) Philip Diggs | |
| 08:51 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin is whistled for a carry | 70-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Alberto Bianchi (PF) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, John Soule | |
| 08:23 | UMass | David Joseph hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 72-53 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Dacus - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (PF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Ray Beers (SF), Philip Diggs (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Wambua Alu, Christopher Childs, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Troutman | 72-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is hacked by Howard Mankin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Mankin, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (SF) David Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Soule (C) Philip Diggs | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | John Soule gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Dale Esposito steals the ball from Robert Troutman | 73-56 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Ray Beers takes the ball from Jeremy Wakeman | 73-56 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | John Soule travels with the ball | 73-56 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SG), Richard Edwards (SF) Dale Esposito, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (PF) Howard Mankin, Robert Troutman, Robert Crawford | |
| 06:08 | UMass | Richard Edwards is fouled on the floor by Philip Diggs - foul #2 on Philip Diggs, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | John Soule is called for traveling | 75-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Ray Beers, John Soule | |
| 05:34 | UMass | Richard Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses the driving attempt in the paint | 75-56 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 04:55 | UMass | David Joseph misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Philip Diggs - foul #3 on Philip Diggs, team foul #9 | 75-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Javier Romero, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman (SG), Ray Beers (SF) Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs | |
| 04:55 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:55 | UMass | David Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Schaefer | 77-59 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 77-59 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman can't tip it in | 77-59 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-59 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 04:11 | UMass | David Joseph banks in the layup set up by Dale Esposito | 79-59 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers's pass is intercepted by David Joseph | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled on the floor by Robert Troutman - foul #4 on Robert Troutman, team foul #10 | 79-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Charles Brown (C) Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, David Joseph, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-59 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford tips it in | 81-61 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Philip Diggs is called for the reach on Sebastian Yeldell - foul #4 on Philip Diggs, team foul #11 | 81-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Tom Simon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 03:05 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell misses the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | John Soule gets the rebound | 82-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) SG - Steven Bennet (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Soule (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford's pass is intercepted by Donald Horn | 82-61 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Steven Bennet lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Horn | 84-61 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-61 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell gets the rebound | 84-61 |
| 02:28 | UMass | Steven Bennet comes up short on the shot from the right side | 84-61 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the board | 84-61 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Crawford | 84-63 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 84-63 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 84-63 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs gets the offensive rebound | 84-63 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sebastian Yeldell - foul #3 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #6 | 84-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG) Donald Horn, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 84-64 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 01:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Sebastian Yeldell | 84-64 |
| 01:01 | UMass | John Soule is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #1 on John Soule, team foul #12 | 84-64 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 85-64 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Tom Simon - foul #1 on Tom Simon, team foul #7 | 86-66 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs makes the free throw | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the lay-in | 86-67 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Charles Brown tips it but misses | 86-67 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the defensive rebound | 86-67 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Tom Simon picks off the pass by John Soule | 86-67 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Tom Simon runs out the clock | 86-67 |