| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - David Knepp (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton inbounds the ball | 18-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ambrose Shelton | 18-36 |
| 19:30 | UMass | David Knepp steps in front of the Daniel Wood pass | 18-36 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-36 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the offensive board | 18-36 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 18-38 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Matt Hull misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ambrose Shelton - foul #3 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #1 | 18-38 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Knepp | 20-40 |
| 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) | |
| 17:39 | UMass | Daniel Wood's pass is intercepted by Ambrose Shelton | 20-40 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | David Knepp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-40 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the defensive board | 20-40 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Robert Hightower misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-40 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the finger roll set up by Ambrose Shelton | 20-42 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Michael Hamilton (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hightower, Matt Hull, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Glenn Thomas, Ambrose Shelton | |
| 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) | |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Hamilton - foul #1 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Joseph Jacks pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Ricky Potter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 16:23 | UMass | John Harward tips it but misses | 20-42 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | David Knepp gets the rebound | 20-42 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey drills a floater from the free throw line set up by David Knepp | 20-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Michael Hamilton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #2 | 20-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF) Michael Hamilton, Ricky Potter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-44 |
| 15:29 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg gets the rebound | 20-44 |
| 15:24 | UMass | Patrick Trent is fouled on the floor by Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #2 | 20-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 15:01 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg loses the dribble to David Knepp | 20-44 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, John Harward, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 14:22 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson double dribbles | 20-44 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-44 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas grabs the offensive board | 20-44 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-44 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Daniel Wood snags the defensive board | 20-44 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Matt Hull makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Jorgenson | 22-44 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Wood - foul #2 on Daniel Wood, team foul #3 | 22-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Hightower (SG), Ricky Potter (SF) Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 12:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 22-45 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Daniel Wood misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Glenn Thomas - foul #2 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #3 | 22-45 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SG) Glenn Thomas | |
| 12:50 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Daniel Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Jorgenson - foul #2 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #4 | 24-45 |
| Subs | UMass | John Harward (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (C) Alan Hawks | |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Ricky Potter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-47 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Ricky Potter grabs the offensive board | 24-47 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Ricky Potter knocks in the jumper from the right side | 26-47 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is fouled on the floor by Gary Jorgenson - foul #3 on Gary Jorgenson, team foul #5 | 26-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricky Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is denied on a layup by Joseph Jacks | 26-47 |
| 11:36 | UMass | John Harward pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Robert Hightower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-47 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Joseph Jacks tips it back up and in | 28-47 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Morrisey | 28-49 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Patrick Trent loses the dribble to Bryon Brooks | 28-49 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Ricky Potter gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Robert Hightower buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Potter | 31-49 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Harward - foul #1 on John Harward, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Jorgenson (PG), Robert Hirschberg (SG), Matt Hull (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), Daniel Wood (C) Patrick Trent, Robert Hightower, Ricky Potter, John Harward, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Ambrose Shelton, Michael Baker | |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Bryon Brooks denies the turnaround by Matt Hull | 31-51 |
| 09:34 | UMass | Matt Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg's floater is knocked away by David Knepp | 31-51 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Robert Hirschberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 09:08 | UMass | Matt Hull loses the ball out of bounds | 31-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | David Knepp scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Thomas | 31-53 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Joseph Connolly hits a turnaround near the basket | 33-53 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is hacked by Matt Hull - foul #3 on Matt Hull, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 07:46 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Matt Hull | 35-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Jorgenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hirschberg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Matt Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | David Knepp comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-53 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't tip it in | 35-53 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Ponte | 35-55 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Gary Jorgenson is hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Patrick Trent (PG), Robert Hightower (SG), Ricky Potter (SF), John Harward (PF), Joseph Jacks (C) Gary Jorgenson, Robert Hirschberg, Matt Hull, Joseph Connolly, Daniel Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Fred Ponte, Glenn Thomas, Michael Baker | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 06:42 | UMass | Ricky Potter hits the follow up shot | 37-55 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricky Potter - foul #1 on Ricky Potter, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF) David Knepp | |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Alan Hawks steps in front of the John Harward pass | 37-57 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is intercepted by Robert Hightower | 37-57 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Robert Hightower hits the finger roll | 39-57 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it home | 39-59 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Patrick Trent scores on a floater from the right side set up by Robert Hightower | 41-59 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey's floater is tipped away by John Harward | 41-59 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks tips it back up and in | 41-61 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Robert Hightower misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-61 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks drills a runner in the paint set up by Jack Morrisey | 41-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Ricky Potter jams it on a nice dish by Patrick Trent | 43-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Patrick Trent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hightower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Harward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Jacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fairly fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (tiring) 13 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Potter | 43-63 |
| 03:04 | UMass | John Harward snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 02:59 | UMass | The jumper by Patrick Trent is denied by Alan Hawks | 43-63 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Hightower steals the ball from Ambrose Shelton | 43-63 |
| 02:36 | UMass | Robert Hightower is fouled on the floor by Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hamilton (SF), Robert Davis (C) Ricky Potter, Joseph Jacks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 02:26 | UMass | John Harward misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ambrose Shelton - foul #4 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| 02:26 | UMass | John Harward makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 02:26 | UMass | John Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | David Knepp clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 45-63 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Robert Davis grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Robert Hightower connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 47-63 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | David Knepp can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Harward - foul #2 on John Harward, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Ricky Potter (SF), Joseph Jacks (C) Michael Hamilton, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Alan Hawks (C) Fred Ponte, Michael Baker | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Ricky Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Joseph Jacks misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 47-64 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Hawks and he's fouled by Joseph Jacks - foul #1 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #10 | 47-66 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas makes the free throw | 47-67 |
| 00:54 | UMass | John Harward loses the ball out of bounds | 47-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jacks - foul #2 on Joseph Jacks, team foul #11 | 47-67 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | UMass | Patrick Trent misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-69 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey runs out the clock | 47-69 |