| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Patrick Kehl (fresh) SF - Clarence Pascua (fresh) PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - George Keesler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | George Keesler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UMass | Patrick Kehl is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick Kehl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Gregory Hanson is denied by Howard Young | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Howard Young gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Patrick Kehl makes the floater from the right side set up by Howard Young | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Howard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Mathis | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses short on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Keesler | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Patrick Kehl comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #1 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (PG), David Pinto (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark, Howard Young, George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:26 | UMass | Patrick Kehl makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Patrick Kehl makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Clarence Pascua hits a fadeaway from the right block | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Beasley - foul #1 on James Beasley, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Compton (SG), Nicholas Newton (SF) Patrick Kehl, Clarence Pascua | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Robert Brosnan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) Robert Anderson | |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | James Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harris Brault | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Ricky Compton is hacked by Harris Brault - foul #1 on Harris Brault, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), George Keesler (C) Nicholas Newton, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Ricky Compton (fresh) SF - James Beasley (fresh) PF - David Pinto (fresh) C - George Keesler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Ricky Compton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Beasley | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Kehl (SG), Howard Young (PF) Ricky Compton, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Scott Barnes | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Wiley Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:06 | UMass | George Keesler grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | UMass | George Keesler loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Pascua (SF) James Beasley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Jerome Garrison | |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits a runner from the left block set up by Lawrence Griffith | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | UMass | George Keesler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall is hacked by Wiley Clark - foul #1 on Wiley Clark, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (PG), David Pinto (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark, Howard Young, George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF) Thomas Mathis | |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Hanson | 9-14 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Robert Brosnan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Clarence Pascua grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Clarence Pascua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | James Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 12:19 | UMass | James Beasley is fouled on the floor by Jack Cutshall - foul #1 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Ricky Compton (SG), Howard Young (PF), George Keesler (C) James Beasley, Patrick Kehl, David Pinto, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 12:08 | UMass | James Jackson steals the ball from Wiley Clark | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall banks in the layup on a great pass from James Jackson | 9-19 |
| 11:57 | UMass | James Jackson steps in front of the Clarence Pascua pass | 9-19 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall lays it in on a nice dish by James Jackson | 9-21 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fresh) SG - Ricky Compton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) C - George Keesler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | UMass | George Keesler clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-21 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 9-21 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Ricky Compton picks off the pass by Jack Cutshall in the backcourt | 9-21 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Ricky Compton lays it in | 11-21 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Ricky Compton denies the turnaround by Thomas Mathis | 11-21 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes tips it back up and in | 11-23 |
| 11:00 | UMass | A charge is called on George Keesler - foul #1 on George Keesler, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | UMass | James Beasley (PG), Patrick Kehl (SG), David Pinto (PF) Wiley Clark, Clarence Pascua, Howard Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG) Keith Beane | |
| 10:40 | UMass | Ricky Compton is hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Ricky Compton loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 11-23 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is hacked by Patrick Kehl - foul #2 on Patrick Kehl, team foul #6 | 11-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF) Patrick Kehl | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Thomas Mathis, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Beasley - foul #2 on James Beasley, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG) James Beasley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Ricky Compton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wiley Clark | 13-25 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Beane and he's fouled by Robert Brosnan - foul #2 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #8 | 13-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Clarence Pascua (SF), Howard Young (PF), George Keesler (C) Nicholas Newton, David Pinto, Robert Brosnan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), James Jackson (SF) Keith Beane, Harris Brault | |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the free throw | 13-27 |
| 09:28 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Keesler | 13-27 |
| 09:14 | UMass | George Keesler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Clarence Pascua tips it home | 15-27 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the floater in the paint | 15-27 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Howard Young snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Ricky Compton can't connect on a floater from the right block | 15-27 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Cutshall | 15-29 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Howard Young connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Wiley Clark | 17-29 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Wiley Clark steals it from James Jackson | 17-29 |
| 07:38 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Compton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Pascua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keesler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Howard Young - foul #1 on Howard Young, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (PF), David Pinto (C) Howard Young, George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (C) Robert Anderson, James Jackson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Wiley Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-31 |
| 07:07 | UMass | David Pinto snags the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Nicholas Newton blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Hanson - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Scott Barnes (C) Jack Cutshall, Gregory Hanson | |
| 06:46 | UMass | Nicholas Newton makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Nicholas Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is fouled on the floor by Wiley Clark - foul #2 on Wiley Clark, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Kehl (SG) Wiley Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 06:09 | UMass | David Pinto misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 19-32 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-32 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Nicholas Newton pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Clarence Pascua scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Kehl | 22-32 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the dunk attempt | 22-32 |
| 05:18 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:59 | UMass | Ricky Compton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-32 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 22-32 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-32 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is called for a charge - foul #1 on Keith Beane, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Young (PF), George Keesler (C) Nicholas Newton, David Pinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), James Jackson (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 04:05 | UMass | Howard Young buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Compton | 24-32 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses long on a floater near the basket | 24-32 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson tips it in | 24-34 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Patrick Kehl misses the jumper in the lane | 24-34 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ricky Compton (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Kehl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Pascua (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keesler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Keesler - foul #2 on George Keesler, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), James Beasley (SF) Ricky Compton, Clarence Pascua | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Ray Wilson | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Howard Young misses the runner from the left block | 24-36 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | James Beasley steps in front of the Jack Cutshall pass | 24-36 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Wiley Clark lays it in on a nice dish by James Beasley | 26-36 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 01:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Patrick Kehl | 26-36 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Wiley Clark steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Newton (SF), David Pinto (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Wiley Clark, Howard Young, George Keesler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (C) Robert Anderson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Nicholas Newton grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:12 | UMass | James Beasley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson can't tip it in | 26-36 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Nicholas Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Patrick Kehl is fouled on the floor by Keith Beane - foul #2 on Keith Beane, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG) James Jackson | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Patrick Kehl makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Patrick Kehl misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 00:39 | UMass | Robert Brosnan hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Kehl | 29-39 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 00:15 | UMass | David Pinto grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Nicholas Newton misses the fadeaway in the paint | 29-39 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by David Pinto | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 29-39 |