| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Arthur Stokes inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | UMass | Thomas Boss steps in front of the Arthur Stokes pass | 39-32 |
| 19:48 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Frank Williams dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Bowen | 41-34 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Frank Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Dunford | 41-34 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Christopher Byers steals it from George Hansen | 41-34 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Michael Bowen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Byers | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Alvin Johnson grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Frank Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Arthur Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Michael Bowen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Byers | 41-39 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford tips it in | 43-39 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Alvin Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Byers | 43-41 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), David Early (SF), Garland Mills (PF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, Scott Andrews, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (PG), Victor Cottman (SG), Jason Helton (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Christopher Byers, Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, Frank Williams, Alvin Johnson | |
| 16:53 | UMass | James Smith steals the ball from Douglas Welch | 43-41 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 16:48 | UMass | The rebound goes to Andrew Walters | 43-41 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Jason Helton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Andrew Walters can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 16:16 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Helton | 43-41 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Jason Helton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Larry Dunford (SG) James Smith, Clyde Kerr | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Michael Bowen (SG), Arthur Stokes (SF) Douglas Welch, Victor Cottman, Jason Helton | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Early (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garland Mills (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Clements (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Wilhelm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Dunford and he's fouled by Jerry Wilhelm - foul #2 on Jerry Wilhelm, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews (SF), George Hansen (C) David Early, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG) Bradley Clements | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Byers | 46-43 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | George Hansen is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten (PF) Garland Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Williams (PF), Jeremy Beachum (C) Jerry Wilhelm, Andrew Walters | |
| 14:27 | UMass | George Hansen is called for the reach on Arthur Stokes - foul #1 on George Hansen, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG) Thomas Boss | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SF) Arthur Stokes | |
| 14:18 | UMass | Frank Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | James Smith grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG), David Early (C) Larry Dunford, George Hansen | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Jason Helton (SF) Christopher Byers, Michael Bowen | |
| 13:45 | UMass | Frank Williams buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Jermaine Whitten - foul #3 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (C) Scott Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:45 | UMass | Frank Williams misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | David Williams grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Stokes (SF), Alvin Johnson (C) Jason Helton, Jeremy Beachum | |
| 12:57 | UMass | Douglas Welch is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG), George Hansen (C) Clyde Kerr, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Michael Bowen (SG), Jerry Wilhelm (PF) Bradley Clements, Douglas Welch, Frank Williams | |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:12 | UMass | David Early swats the shot by Michael Bowen | 48-45 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Early | 48-45 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | George Hansen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Michael Bowen travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Scott Andrews (SF) Thomas Boss, Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Walters (C) Alvin Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Early (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Wilhelm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Andrews | 51-45 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Christopher Byers is hacked by George Hansen - foul #2 on George Hansen, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG), Garland Mills (PF), David Williams (C) Larry Dunford, David Early, George Hansen | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Douglas Welch (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Christopher Byers, Arthur Stokes, Jerry Wilhelm | |
| 11:06 | UMass | Frank Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 11:04 | UMass | Douglas Welch grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Andrews | 51-45 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Helton (SF) Michael Bowen | |
| 10:16 | UMass | The jump hook by Andrew Walters is blocked by David Williams | 51-45 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | The jumper by David Williams is denied by Frank Williams | 51-45 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Frank Williams grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Jason Helton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 09:55 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Andrew Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Jason Helton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr knocks in the floater from the left side | 53-45 |
| 09:22 | UMass | Jason Helton is hacked by Scott Andrews - foul #2 on Scott Andrews, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG), David Early (SF), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) Clyde Kerr, Scott Andrews, Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Arthur Stokes (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Alvin Johnson (C) Douglas Welch, Jason Helton, Frank Williams, Andrew Walters | |
| 09:13 | UMass | Christopher Byers drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Clements | 53-47 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Alvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Bradley Clements is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boss - foul #1 on Thomas Boss, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG) Bradley Clements | |
| 08:32 | UMass | Christopher Byers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Christopher Byers snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Michael Bowen is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Whitten - foul #4 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Scott Andrews (SF) Thomas Boss, David Early | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeremy Beachum (C) Alvin Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Wilhelm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Beachum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Michael Bowen is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Whitten - foul #5 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garland Mills (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Williams (PF) Jeremy Beachum | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Michael Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Michael Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-49 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Michael Bowen grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm tips it home | 53-51 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | George Hansen scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jerry Wilhelm - foul #3 on Jerry Wilhelm, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (PF) Garland Mills | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Andrew Walters (C) Christopher Byers, Jerry Wilhelm | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | George Hansen makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:36 | UMass | George Hansen steals it from Andrew Walters | 56-51 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 58-51 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Andrew Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Early | 58-51 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Smith and the foul's on Bradley Clements - foul #4 on Bradley Clements, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), David Williams (C) James Smith, Larry Dunford, George Hansen | |
| Subs | UMass | Christopher Byers (PG), Douglas Welch (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Alvin Johnson (C) Michael Bowen, Arthur Stokes, Frank Williams, Andrew Walters | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Alvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:31 | UMass | Thomas Boss steps in front of the Alvin Johnson pass | 60-51 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews is fouled on the floor by Alvin Johnson - foul #2 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garland Mills (PF) Scott Andrews | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Helton (SF) Bradley Clements | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | David Early clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Welch - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison (SG) David Early | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Christopher Byers blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Jason Helton blows the layup but he's fouled by Garland Mills - foul #3 on Garland Mills, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Bowen (SG), Jeremy Beachum (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Douglas Welch, Jerry Wilhelm, Alvin Johnson | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Jason Helton makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Jason Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Dennison | 67-53 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Christopher Byers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boss - foul #2 on Thomas Boss, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG) Randy Dennison | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Stokes (SF) Jason Helton | |
| 04:01 | UMass | Christopher Byers misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford misses long on a shot from the left side | 67-53 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | David Williams snags the offensive board | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Garland Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Christopher Byers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Beachum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Walters - foul #2 on Andrew Walters, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews (SF), David Early (PF), George Hansen (C) Clyde Kerr, Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Clements (PG), Frank Williams (PF) Christopher Byers, Jeremy Beachum | |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | UMass | Arthur Stokes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Walters | 69-56 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Early | 72-56 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Michael Bowen is hacked by Larry Dunford - foul #1 on Larry Dunford, team foul #10 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Randy Dennison (SG), Clyde Kerr (SF), Garland Mills (PF) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, Scott Andrews, George Hansen | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Welch (SF), Jerry Wilhelm (PF), Jeremy Beachum (C) Arthur Stokes, Frank Williams, Andrew Walters | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Michael Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Jerry Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Douglas Welch misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Michael Bowen steals the ball from Clyde Kerr | 72-56 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Bradley Clements is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (C) Randy Dennison | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Helton (SF), Andrew Walters (C) Michael Bowen, Jeremy Beachum | |
| 01:31 | UMass | Bradley Clements misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Bradley Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | David Early can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Wilhelm - foul #4 on Jerry Wilhelm, team foul #7 | 72-57 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Clyde Kerr steals it from Jason Helton | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | David Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-57 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Jason Helton gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Douglas Welch drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Clements | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | James Smith runs out the clock | 74-60 |