| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 28-36 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Alan Hawks takes the ball from Noel Cannon | 28-36 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is hacked by Daniel Wood - foul #3 on Daniel Wood, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Connolly (C) Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford is called for the reach on Ashley Pauls - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | David Knepp lays it in on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 28-38 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | David Knepp pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| 17:50 | UMass | Robert Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Joseph Connolly steals it from Ashley Pauls | 28-38 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (C) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), Fred Ponte (SF) Ashley Pauls, Michael Baker | |
| 17:16 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | David Knepp knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jack Morrisey and he's fouled by John Harward - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Ricky Potter (SF) Gary Jorgenson, Noel Cannon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Patrick Trent can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 16:49 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Potter | 29-41 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | David Knepp knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Hawks | 29-43 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jack Morrisey | 29-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Harward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther is fouled on the floor by John Harward - foul #3 on John Harward, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Noel Cannon (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Robert Crawford, Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly, John Harward | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | David Knepp buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 29-45 |
| 15:15 | UMass | Patrick Trent connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Hull | 32-45 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryon Brooks | 32-47 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Noel Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Crawford (SG) Patrick Trent, Franklin Posey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF) Jack Morrisey, David Knepp | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the jumper from the left block | 32-47 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Daniel Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Alan Hawks denies the turnaround by Gary Jorgenson | 32-47 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Robert Crawford tips it in | 34-47 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matt Hull - foul #2 on Matt Hull, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Robert Crawford comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther's pass is intercepted by Daniel Wood | 34-49 |
| 13:10 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Crawford | 36-49 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Jorgenson - foul #2 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), John Harward (C) Ricky Potter, Noel Cannon, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), David Knepp (PF) Ashley Pauls, Bryon Brooks | |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:51 | UMass | John Harward grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 12:45 | UMass | John Harward misses the floater from the right side | 36-50 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Rudolph Guenther and the foul's on Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #7 | 36-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Franklin Posey (SG) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte | |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Joseph Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Posey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Harward (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UMass | Patrick Trent hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Joseph Connolly swats the short shot by Bryon Brooks | 36-52 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Patrick Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Franklin Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Noel Cannon (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Matt Hull, John Harward | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Bernard Vincent, David Knepp | |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Daniel Wood picks off the pass by Bryon Brooks | 36-52 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Noel Cannon hits a turnaround in the paint | 38-52 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey connects on the shot in the lane set up by Ashley Pauls | 38-54 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Noel Cannon comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Bryon Brooks - foul #1 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Crawford (SG), Matt Hull (SF), John Harward (C) Patrick Trent, Franklin Posey, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 09:51 | UMass | Noel Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Gary Jorgenson is called for the reach on Ashley Pauls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG) Gary Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Noel Cannon pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Robert Crawford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 39-57 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Ashley Pauls picks off the pass by Patrick Trent in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte loses the dribble to Patrick Trent | 39-57 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Robert Crawford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-57 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Robert Crawford scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matt Hull | 42-57 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker double dribbles | 42-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Matt Hull, Noel Cannon, John Harward | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, David Knepp | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Crawford (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Gary Jorgenson - foul #4 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Bernard Vincent, Michael Baker | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Joseph Connolly comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 42-57 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jack Morrisey | 42-57 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jack Morrisey | 42-59 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Ricky Potter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-59 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks double dribbles | 42-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Franklin Posey (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Noel Cannon (PF) Robert Crawford, Ricky Potter, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte | |
| 06:03 | UMass | Matt Hull loses the ball out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), David Knepp (SF) Bernard Vincent, Jack Morrisey | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Daniel Wood steps in front of the Bryon Brooks pass | 42-59 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matt Hull | 44-59 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | David Knepp clanks a shot from the left side | 44-59 |
| 04:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Noel Cannon | 44-59 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Franklin Posey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks connects on the runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Van Zant | 44-61 |
| 04:14 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matt Hull | 47-61 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp tips it home | 47-63 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Franklin Posey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matt Hull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Knepp (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryon Brooks (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the easy layup | 47-63 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Van Zant | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Noel Cannon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #2 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Connolly (SF), John Harward (C) Gary Jorgenson, Matt Hull, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Ashley Pauls, Kenneth Van Zant, David Knepp, Bryon Brooks | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Noel Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Franklin Posey is called for the reach on Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Franklin Posey, team foul #9 | 47-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF) Noel Cannon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:32 | UMass | John Harward knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 49-67 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Connolly | 49-67 |
| 02:08 | UMass | John Harward snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Patrick Trent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-67 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Vincent | 49-69 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Ricky Potter comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #5 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 49-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Michael Baker | |
| 01:29 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Ricky Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Alan Hawks is blocked by John Harward | 50-69 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks tips it in | 50-71 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Bryon Brooks blocks the jumper by Joseph Connolly | 50-71 |
| 00:55 | UMass | Ricky Potter tips it in | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte is fouled on the floor by Ricky Potter - foul #2 on Ricky Potter, team foul #10 | 52-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:27 | UMass | John Harward gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly blows the dunk but the foul's on Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent runs out the clock | 54-71 |