| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Kehl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Keesler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Clarence Pascua inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UMass | Patrick Kehl clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 19:40 | UMass | George Keesler gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Lawrence Griffith denies the turnaround by Howard Young | 34-39 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Wiley Clark - foul #2 on Wiley Clark, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Gregory Hanson picks off the pass by Wiley Clark | 36-39 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith tips it home | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:17 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Clarence Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the floater from close range | 40-40 |
| 17:33 | UMass | Patrick Kehl is hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (PG), David Pinto (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark, Howard Young, George Keesler | |
| 17:19 | UMass | James Beasley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Patrick Kehl grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:55 | UMass | David Pinto clanks a jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Clarence Pascua tips it in | 40-42 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | James Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | UMass | James Beasley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Patrick Kehl snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Jack Cutshall takes the ball from Patrick Kehl | 43-42 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Beasley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Kehl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Pascua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | UMass | Patrick Kehl can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Garrison | 45-42 |
| 15:17 | UMass | David Pinto is denied on a layup by Jerome Garrison | 45-42 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 47-42 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Patrick Kehl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | James Jackson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Clarence Pascua misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-42 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Scott Barnes picks off the pass by Patrick Kehl | 47-42 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Barnes | 50-42 |
| 13:27 | UMass | James Beasley is fouled on the floor by Jack Cutshall - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, James Jackson, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Ricky Compton (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF), Howard Young (PF), George Keesler (C) James Beasley, Patrick Kehl, Clarence Pascua, David Pinto, Robert Brosnan | |
| 13:10 | UMass | George Keesler hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-42 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Hanson and he's fouled by George Keesler - foul #1 on George Keesler, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Newton picks off the pass by Lawrence Griffith | 53-42 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Ricky Compton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis banks in the layup set up by Robert Anderson and he's fouled by Nicholas Newton - foul #1 on Nicholas Newton, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Howard Young's pass is intercepted by Keith Beane | 56-42 |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane can't finish the layup | 56-42 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis tips it home | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ricky Compton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Newton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Keesler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Wiley Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Howard Young gets the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Ricky Compton is hacked by Keith Beane - foul #2 on Keith Beane, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Jerome Garrison (C) Keith Beane, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (SF), Adam Valentine (PF) Nicholas Newton, Howard Young | |
| 11:00 | UMass | Wiley Clark's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mathis | 58-42 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Jackson | 61-42 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 10:34 | UMass | George Keesler loses the dribble to James Jackson | 61-42 |
| 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) | |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Wiley Clark steals it from Thomas Mathis | 61-42 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Wiley Clark lays it up and in | 61-44 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Wiley Clark is called for the reach on James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wiley Clark, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Harris Brault (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Kehl (SG), Clarence Pascua (SF), David Pinto (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark, Ricky Compton, Adam Valentine, George Keesler | |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 09:31 | UMass | James Beasley pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:24 | UMass | James Beasley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | James Jackson gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith is fouled on the floor by Robert Brosnan - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (PF) Jerome Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Young (PF) David Pinto | |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall connects on the shot from the left side | 63-44 |
| 08:18 | UMass | James Beasley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-44 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 65-44 |
| 07:35 | UMass | James Beasley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Beasley, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Jerome Garrison (C) James Jackson, Harris Brault, Scott Barnes, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Ricky Compton (SF), George Keesler (C) James Beasley, Clarence Pascua, Robert Brosnan | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Kehl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Compton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keesler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-44 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Howard Young snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Ricky Compton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerome Garrison - foul #2 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG) Jack Cutshall | |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (PF) Howard Young | |
| 07:03 | UMass | Ricky Compton makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Ricky Compton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 67-45 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Patrick Kehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 06:23 | UMass | George Keesler misses the tip | 67-45 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Ricky Compton hits the follow up shot | 67-47 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Compton - foul #1 on Ricky Compton, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG) Keith Beane | |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Pascua (SF) Patrick Kehl | |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:17 | UMass | David Pinto snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Wiley Clark - foul #4 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (PG) Wiley Clark | |
| 06:03 | UMass | Clarence Pascua loses the dribble to Gregory Hanson | 68-47 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Jerome Garrison | 70-47 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Ricky Compton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 73-50 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Gregory Hanson is called for the reach on James Beasley - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (PF), Ray Wilson (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Jerome Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Clarence Pascua, David Pinto, George Keesler | |
| 04:52 | UMass | James Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Jackson | 76-50 |
| 04:34 | UMass | James Beasley misses the easy layup | 76-50 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Ricky Compton steals it from Keith Beane | 76-50 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Ricky Compton lays it up and in | 76-52 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Newton steps in front of the Scott Barnes pass | 76-52 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Beasley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Compton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Newton (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Adam Valentine (fresh) C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Adam Valentine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-52 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault pulls down the rebound | 76-52 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Beasley - foul #2 on James Beasley, team foul #8 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF) Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | David Pinto (PF) Robert Brosnan | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 03:05 | UMass | David Pinto snags the defensive board | 77-52 |
| 03:00 | UMass | James Beasley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Compton | 77-54 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 77-54 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes hits the follow up shot | 79-54 |
| 02:27 | UMass | David Pinto clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Beane - foul #3 on Keith Beane, team foul #8 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Ray Wilson (C) Harris Brault, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:27 | UMass | David Pinto makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 02:27 | UMass | David Pinto makes the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson's floater is tipped away by David Pinto | 79-56 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Nicholas Newton pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Ricky Compton buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-58 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on David Pinto - foul #1 on David Pinto, team foul #9 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Hung Wang, Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) Adam Valentine | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the board | 80-58 |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Beasley is fouled on the floor by Jerome Garrison - foul #3 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #9 | 80-58 |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:38 | UMass | James Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 80-59 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | James Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harris Brault | 83-59 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Nicholas Newton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 83-59 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the tip | 83-59 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 83-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | James Jackson's layup is rejected by Robert Brosnan | 83-59 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Ricky Compton grabs the board | 83-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Robert Brosnan knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #10 | 83-61 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses the free throw | 83-61 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 83-61 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | James Jackson runs out the clock | 83-61 |