| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Reeves inbounds the ball | 45-43 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | James Reeves misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Wiley Stevens's pass is intercepted by Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Wiley Stevens blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Hai Xie blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Darley steals it from Jarrett Stevens | 45-44 |
| 17:47 | UMass | James Reeves misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-44 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Hai Xie gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 17:30 | UMass | Wiley Stevens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Mondor | 47-44 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), James Tristan (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), Jack Wood (PF) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Jack McCalpin (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Keith Mueller, Allen Harris, Charles Gates, Arthur Fruge | |
| 16:32 | UMass | James Tristan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Hai Xie pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Naija Abdelhamid is called for the reach on Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:54 | UMass | Hai Xie pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Tristan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hai Xie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nathaniel Veliz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Nathaniel Veliz - foul #2 on Nathaniel Veliz, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), James Reeves (PF), David Elsea (C) Naija Abdelhamid, James Tristan, Jack Wood, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF) Paul Whitney | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | David Elsea steals the ball from Darrell Franklin | 51-44 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:39 | UMass | Michael Racine takes the ball from David Elsea | 51-44 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Wiley Stevens steals it from Jack McCalpin | 51-44 |
| 13:47 | UMass | David Elsea hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens and he's hacked by Jack McCalpin - foul #1 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Charles Darley (PF) Wilfredo Montanez, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Charles Gates (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Michael Racine, Darrell Franklin, Jack McCalpin | |
| 13:47 | UMass | David Elsea makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Gates | 54-47 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Charles Darley scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Wadkins | 56-47 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Darley - foul #1 on Charles Darley, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), James Reeves (SF), Hai Xie (C) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins, David Elsea | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Darley | 56-47 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Hai Xie is hacked by Arthur Fruge - foul #2 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (SF), Jack McCalpin (PF) Allen Harris, Charles Gates | |
| 12:13 | UMass | Hai Xie knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Reeves and he's hacked by Arthur Fruge - foul #3 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Hai Xie makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Tristan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | UMass | James Reeves can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Darrell Franklin - foul #1 on Darrell Franklin, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| 11:48 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:48 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 60-50 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Charles Darley gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:23 | UMass | James Tristan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Mondor | 63-50 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), David Elsea (PF) Kevin Mondor, James Reeves, Charles Darley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Charles Gates (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Keith Mueller, Darrell Franklin, Jack McCalpin, Arthur Fruge | |
| 10:41 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 63-52 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Wiley Stevens connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Tristan | 65-52 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jarrett Stevens | 65-54 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Tristan knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Stanley Wadkins | 68-54 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | David Elsea swats the layup by Jarrett Stevens | 68-54 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 09:12 | UMass | James Tristan travels with the ball | 68-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), Charles Darley (PF), James Reeves (C) James Tristan, David Elsea, Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Darrell Franklin (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Jarrett Stevens, Michael Racine, Charles Gates, Paul Whitney | |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Allen Harris | 68-56 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 68-56 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Charles Darley pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Wiley Stevens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Darley | 71-56 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nathaniel Veliz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin scores on a floater from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 07:10 | UMass | Charles Darley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | James Reeves steals the ball from Allen Harris | 71-58 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins is hacked by Keith Mueller - foul #2 on Keith Mueller, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SG), David Elsea (SF), Jack Wood (PF), Hai Xie (C) Wiley Stevens, Kevin Mondor, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley, James Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Jack McCalpin (SF), Charles Gates (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Keith Mueller, Allen Harris, Darrell Franklin, Arthur Fruge | |
| 06:12 | UMass | Hai Xie double dribbles | 71-58 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-60 |
| 05:30 | UMass | James Tristan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 05:29 | UMass | David Elsea snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 05:16 | UMass | James Tristan pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Hai Xie's floater is tipped away by Charles Gates | 71-60 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Elsea - foul #4 on David Elsea, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wilfredo Montanez, David Elsea, Jack Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Darrell Franklin (PF) Charles Gates, Paul Whitney | |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Reeves is whistled for a carry | 71-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Piechoski (PF) Michael Racine | |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Jarrett Stevens is denied by Charles Darley | 71-62 |
| 04:09 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Charles Darley comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #3 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) James Tristan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF), Arthur Fruge (C) Eugene Piechoski, Jack McCalpin | |
| 04:03 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 73-64 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Hai Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:33 | UMass | Charles Darley can't finish the layup | 73-64 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 73-64 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Charles Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Hai Xie clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Fruge - foul #4 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Charles Gates (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Darrell Franklin | |
| 03:00 | UMass | Hai Xie makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Hai Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses the floater from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is fouled on the floor by Arthur Fruge - foul #5 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (C) Hai Xie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (C) Keith Mueller, Arthur Fruge | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Wiley Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Keith Mueller (SG) Nathaniel Veliz, Michael Racine | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jarrett Stevens | 77-67 |
| 02:07 | UMass | James Reeves is fouled on the floor by Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (C) Stanley Wadkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:07 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:07 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Wiley Stevens takes the ball from Keith Mueller | 78-67 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Wiley Stevens can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-67 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darrell Franklin | 78-70 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is fouled on the floor by Keith Mueller - foul #3 on Keith Mueller, team foul #11 | 78-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF) James Reeves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin snags the defensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Darrell Franklin | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UMass | Keith Mueller is called for the reach on Stanley Wadkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Mueller, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | UMass | James Tristan (SG) Kevin Mondor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:49 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-73 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin grabs the offensive board | 81-73 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller clanks a 3 from straight away | 81-73 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Keith Mueller is called for the reach on Stanley Wadkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Mueller, team foul #13 | 81-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG) Keith Mueller | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine loses the dribble to Charles Darley | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Wiley Stevens runs out the clock | 83-73 |