| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Allan Warren inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | UMass | Glenn Hughey is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Allan Warren hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Luis Leal | 38-31 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Alfred Vachon denies the turnaround by Horace Estes | 38-31 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Luis Leal snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Allan Warren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Francis Lyon is blocked by Glenn Hughey | 38-31 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Glenn Hughey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Francis Lyon is called for the reach on Allan Warren - foul #3 on Francis Lyon, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Francis Lyon | |
| 17:35 | UMass | Luis Leal connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Luis Leal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Glenn Hughey hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Allan Warren gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:27 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the lay-in | 43-31 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gerard Milardo | 43-34 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Alfred Vachon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Luis Leal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Vachon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Alfred Vachon steals the ball from John Johnson | 43-34 |
| 15:24 | UMass | John Johnson steals it from Alfonso Garcia | 43-34 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Milardo | 43-36 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Luis Leal clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Allan Warren snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Allan Warren buries a shot from the right wing set up by Alfonso Garcia | 45-36 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox is hacked by Alfonso Garcia - foul #3 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), James Baker (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, Allan Warren, Alfred Vachon, Glenn Hughey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SF), Tim Span (PF) Gerard Milardo, John Johnson | |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tim Span, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 13:42 | UMass | James Baker makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Donnie Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Donnie Wilson is fouled on the floor by Horace Estes - foul #2 on Horace Estes, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | UMass | James Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-36 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Robert Pascual snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 12:26 | UMass | James Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Tim Span pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Gallo - foul #2 on Bernardo Gallo, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG) Robert Pascual | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Richard Hughes | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) SF - James Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernardo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Estes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Bernardo Gallo swats the layup by Horace Estes | 48-36 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens tips it in | 48-38 |
| 11:22 | UMass | James Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Donnie Wilson can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox is whistled for a carry | 50-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Leal (SG), Glenn Hughey (C) Vincent Wilson, Donnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Richard Hughes (SG) Patrick Cox, Johnny Viens | |
| 10:46 | UMass | Luis Leal scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Glenn Hughey steals the ball from Horace Estes | 53-38 |
| 10:07 | UMass | James Baker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Baker - foul #4 on James Baker, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Allan Warren (SF), Alfred Vachon (PF) James Baker, Bernardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon (SF), John Johnson (PF) Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:29 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Allan Warren gets the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Luis Leal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #3 on Richard Hughes, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston, Richard Hughes | |
| 09:12 | UMass | Luis Leal makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Luis Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens loses the ball out of bounds | 58-39 |
| 08:32 | UMass | Luis Leal evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Vachon | 60-39 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Glenn Hughey denies the turnaround by Tim Span | 60-39 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon tips it home | 60-41 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Allan Warren makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 63-41 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Tim Span buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Johnson | 63-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Hughey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Alfred Vachon's floater is tipped away by Tim Span | 63-43 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Glenn Hughey can't tip it in | 63-43 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Alfred Vachon grabs the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Alfonso Garcia travels with the ball | 63-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), James Baker (SF), Bernardo Gallo (PF), Donnie Wilson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, Allan Warren, Alfred Vachon, Glenn Hughey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Horace Estes (C) Johnny Viens, Francis Lyon, John Johnson | |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo hits a jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Cox | 63-45 |
| 06:15 | UMass | James Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Wilson | 66-45 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Tim Span buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Horace Estes | 66-47 |
| 05:32 | UMass | Donnie Wilson is hacked by Horace Estes - foul #3 on Horace Estes, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Luis Leal (SG), Alfred Vachon (PF), Glenn Hughey (C) Robert Pascual, Vincent Wilson, Bernardo Gallo, Donnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Francis Lyon (PF) Patrick Cox, Tim Span | |
| 05:26 | UMass | James Baker's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-47 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Alfred Vachon is called for the reach on Francis Lyon - foul #1 on Alfred Vachon, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't finish the layup | 66-47 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Estes | 66-47 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Hairston | 66-49 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Alfred Vachon buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia and he's fouled by Francis Lyon - foul #4 on Francis Lyon, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Allan Warren (SF), Donnie Wilson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, James Baker, Glenn Hughey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Stewart Reddick (PF), Michael Merlino (C) Richard Hughes, Francis Lyon, Horace Estes | |
| 04:33 | UMass | Alfred Vachon misses the free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Merlino | 68-49 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the floater near the basket | 68-51 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Alfred Vachon's layup is rejected by Stewart Reddick | 68-51 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Donnie Wilson swats the layup by Gerard Milardo | 68-51 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino tips it in | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Merlino - foul #1 on Michael Merlino, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Luis Leal (SG), James Baker (SF) Robert Pascual, Vincent Wilson, Allan Warren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (PF), Horace Estes (C) John Hairston, Johnny Viens, Stewart Reddick, Michael Merlino | |
| 03:49 | UMass | Donnie Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Donnie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Leal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alfred Vachon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Horace Estes | 69-55 |
| 03:22 | UMass | James Baker lays it up and in and he's hacked by Patrick Cox - foul #1 on Patrick Cox, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pascual (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Bernardo Gallo (PF) Alfonso Garcia, Luis Leal, Alfred Vachon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Johnny Viens (SG), Stewart Reddick (SF), Tim Span (PF), Michael Merlino (C) Patrick Cox, Richard Hughes, Gerard Milardo, John Johnson, Horace Estes | |
| 03:22 | UMass | James Baker makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Donnie Wilson denies the turnaround by Tim Span | 72-55 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 03:04 | UMass | James Baker is hacked by Johnny Viens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| 03:04 | UMass | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:04 | UMass | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the jump hook in the paint | 74-59 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Donnie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 74-59 |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Baker tips it in | 76-59 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Tim Span can't connect on a shot from close range | 76-59 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Tim Span swats the short shot by James Baker | 76-59 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Hairston | 76-59 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Stewart Reddick | 76-61 |
| 01:34 | UMass | James Baker misses the runner from close range | 76-61 |
| 01:33 | UMass | James Baker grabs the offensive board | 76-61 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Donnie Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Stewart Reddick | 76-61 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino loses the ball out of bounds | 76-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Allan Warren (SF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Stewart Reddick | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Allan Warren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-61 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | John Hairston pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo's fadeaway is rejected by Allan Warren | 76-61 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Span | 76-61 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Tim Span connects on the shot near the basket | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Bernardo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo can't finish the layup | 76-63 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Vincent Wilson grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 00:10 | UMass | The short jumper by Allan Warren is denied by Michael Merlino | 76-63 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 76-63 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Donnie Wilson snags the defensive board | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Donnie Wilson runs out the clock | 76-63 |