| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Arthur Stokes inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Alvin Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 19:42 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Terry Colbert is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Alvin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Frank Williams double dribbles | 38-39 |
| 18:34 | Providence | Dean Tatum is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Frank Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | UMass | Arthur Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Christopher Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Frank Williams, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Allen (C) Patrick Roland | |
| 17:39 | Providence | Gary Allen misses badly on a shot in the paint | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | Providence | Dean Tatum snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Providence | Gary Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Allen, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Douglas Welch (SG), Jason Helton (SF) Christopher Byers, Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert | |
| 17:18 | UMass | David Sanders takes the ball from Jerry Wilhelm | 38-39 |
| 17:15 | Providence | David Sanders lays it up and in | 38-41 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | Providence | David Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | Providence | John Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Williams (PF) Jerry Wilhelm | |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Roland (C) Dean Tatum | |
| 16:33 | UMass | Jason Helton is hacked by Gary Allen - foul #3 on Gary Allen, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG) Jason Helton | |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SF) Gary Allen | |
| 16:21 | UMass | David Sanders steals it from Douglas Welch | 38-41 |
| 16:06 | Providence | David Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Arthur Stokes (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (C) Bradley Clements, Douglas Welch, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) Trevor Canterbury, David Gerber, John Wilson | |
| 16:06 | Providence | David Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | Providence | David Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Terry Colbert denies the turnaround by Christopher Byers | 38-43 |
| 15:52 | Providence | Dean Tatum snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Wilhelm (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Patrick Roland is fouled on the floor by Jerry Wilhelm - foul #3 on Jerry Wilhelm, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvin Johnson (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Gary Allen (C) David Sanders, Patrick Roland | |
| 15:21 | Providence | Christopher Byers is called for the reach on Dean Tatum - foul #1 on Christopher Byers, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| 15:00 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Alvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Christopher Byers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 14:40 | Providence | Dean Tatum is fouled on the floor by Arthur Stokes - foul #3 on Arthur Stokes, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Douglas Welch (SG), Andrew Walters (C) Christopher Byers, Michael Bowen, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (SF), Patrick Roland (C) Josh Hill, Dean Tatum, Gary Allen | |
| 14:23 | Providence | Patrick Roland connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Phillips | 41-45 |
| 14:06 | UMass | John Wilson steals the ball from Arthur Stokes | 41-45 |
| 13:44 | Providence | Arthur Stokes steals it from David Sanders | 41-45 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Arthur Stokes tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | Providence | John Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 13:10 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Bradley Clements hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Welch and he's fouled by Terry Colbert - foul #1 on Terry Colbert, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Frank Williams (PF), Jeremy Beachum (C) Arthur Stokes, Jerry Wilhelm, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 13:03 | UMass | Bradley Clements makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:47 | Providence | Gary Allen drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Wilson | 46-47 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Michael Bowen is hacked by Josh Hill - foul #1 on Josh Hill, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Alvin Johnson (C) Bradley Clements, Jeremy Beachum | |
| Subs | Providence | Philip Brooks (C) John Wilson | |
| 12:13 | UMass | Christopher Byers hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Williams | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Providence | Dean Tatum comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 12:03 | Providence | David Sanders tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Douglas Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 11:40 | Providence | Philip Brooks snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Providence | Philip Brooks misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Alvin Johnson - foul #2 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Stokes (SF), Andrew Walters (C) Douglas Welch, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Patrick Roland (C) David Sanders, Gary Allen | |
| 11:23 | Providence | Philip Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:23 | Providence | Philip Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:23 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Tatum | 48-50 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Patrick Roland can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Walters - foul #2 on Andrew Walters, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (SG), Jeremy Beachum (PF) Michael Bowen, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG), John Wilson (PF) Josh Hill, Philip Brooks | |
| 11:04 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Andrew Walters snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Jeremy Beachum loses the dribble to Dean Tatum | 48-51 |
| 10:46 | Providence | John Phillips banks in the layup set up by Dean Tatum | 48-53 |
| 10:30 | UMass | Jeremy Beachum buries a turnaround from the left block | 50-53 |
| 10:08 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-53 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Andrew Walters grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Douglas Welch (SF), Frank Williams (PF), Jerry Wilhelm (C) Bradley Clements, Arthur Stokes, Jeremy Beachum, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF), Gary Allen (C) David Gerber, Dean Tatum, Patrick Roland | |
| 10:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:02 | Providence | Gary Allen snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:33 | Providence | Josh Hill scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Phillips | 50-56 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Douglas Welch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:09 | Providence | Gary Allen grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:54 | Providence | John Phillips is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Arthur Stokes (SF), Alvin Johnson (C) Christopher Byers, Douglas Welch, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Dean Tatum (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Phillips, John Wilson, Gary Allen | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Johnson and the foul's on Terry Colbert - foul #2 on Terry Colbert, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG) Josh Hill | |
| 08:45 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Terry Colbert gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:32 | Providence | Patrick Roland comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-56 |
| 08:30 | Providence | Patrick Roland tips it home | 52-58 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Arthur Stokes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 08:16 | Providence | Terry Colbert snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 08:06 | Providence | Terry Colbert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Trevor Canterbury | 52-60 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Michael Bowen makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 07:31 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury is called for traveling | 54-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SG), Frank Williams (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Michael Bowen, Jerry Wilhelm, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Gary Allen (PF), Philip Brooks (C) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Clements (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:10 | UMass | Frank Williams misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Allen - foul #4 on Gary Allen, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Victor Cottman (SG), Jason Helton (SF) Bradley Clements, Arthur Stokes | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:10 | UMass | Frank Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Frank Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:10 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:44 | Providence | Philip Brooks buries a jumper from the left block set up by Josh Hill | 54-62 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Jason Helton makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 56-62 |
| 05:54 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the shot from the right wing set up by Dean Tatum and the foul's on Andrew Walters - foul #3 on Andrew Walters, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Michael Bowen (SG), Arthur Stokes (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Alvin Johnson (C) Douglas Welch, Victor Cottman, Jason Helton, Frank Williams, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Providence | John Wilson (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Patrick Roland (C) Dean Tatum, Gary Allen, Philip Brooks | |
| 05:54 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Arthur Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-65 |
| 05:39 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Wilhelm - foul #4 on Jerry Wilhelm, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG) John Phillips, Josh Hill | |
| 05:22 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Arthur Stokes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Arthur Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Arthur Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:54 | Providence | John Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Christopher Byers is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Williams (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Jerry Wilhelm, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (SF) Trevor Canterbury | |
| 04:25 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Terry Colbert pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:21 | Providence | Dean Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Terry Colbert steps in front of the Christopher Byers pass | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Providence | Terry Colbert clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 03:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Bowen | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UMass | Christopher Byers loses the dribble to Dean Tatum | 58-69 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Providence | Frank Williams swats the shot by John Wilson | 58-69 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Arthur Stokes gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 03:15 | UMass | Arthur Stokes makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Walters | 60-69 |
| 02:56 | Providence | John Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Sanders | 60-72 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Arthur Stokes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-72 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Michael Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Roland - foul #3 on Patrick Roland, team foul #11 | 60-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (SG), Douglas Welch (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Jeremy Beachum (C) Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, Frank Williams, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Gary Allen (PF), Philip Brooks (C) David Sanders, John Wilson, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Christopher Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | UMass | Alvin Johnson (C) Jeremy Beachum | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 02:14 | Providence | Philip Brooks makes the jumper from the baseline | 62-74 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm's pass is intercepted by Philip Brooks | 62-74 |
| 01:31 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Phillips and he's hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #1 on Douglas Welch, team foul #9 | 62-76 |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Helton (SF), Andrew Walters (C) Christopher Byers, Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Philip Brooks | |
| 01:31 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Jason Helton double dribbles | 62-77 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SF) Dean Tatum | |
| 00:51 | Providence | David Gerber connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Trevor Canterbury | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | Andrew Walters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-79 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm gets the offensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-79 |
| 00:39 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Walters | 62-79 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Jason Helton makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Clements | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Providence | David Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by Trevor Canterbury | 64-81 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Providence | David Sanders gets the rebound | 64-81 |