| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Wilfredo Montanez - foul #1 on Wilfredo Montanez, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:24 | UMass | James Reeves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 37-28 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 18:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Andrew Brownell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jay Berry - foul #2 on Jay Berry, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Andrew Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Andrew Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 17:52 | UMass | James Reeves connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Mondor and he's fouled by Carl Graig - foul #2 on Carl Graig, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (SF) Wilfredo Montanez | |
| 17:52 | UMass | James Reeves makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Graig | 39-32 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Rick Hershey loses the dribble to Keith Mueller in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't connect on a floater in the paint | 39-32 |
| 16:12 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:07 | UMass | David Elsea can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-32 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | James Reeves blocks the jumper by Jarrett Stevens | 39-32 |
| 15:35 | UMass | James Reeves gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Mondor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Brownell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMass | Rick Hershey misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 39-32 |
| 15:30 | UMass | Andrew Brownell tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #3 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Christopher Mojica, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), Jack Wood (SG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Kevin Mondor, David Elsea, Andrew Brownell | |
| 14:32 | UMass | James Reeves misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Blocker - foul #1 on Ernest Blocker, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| 14:32 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:32 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Jack Wood misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jarrett Stevens - foul #4 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF) Jarrett Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:58 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Jack Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Jack Wood is fouled on the floor by Allen Harris - foul #3 on Allen Harris, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG) Christopher Mojica | |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (PF) James Reeves | |
| 13:03 | UMass | Allen Harris steals the ball from David Elsea | 47-36 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 49-36 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Jack Wood buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Naija Abdelhamid | 49-38 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 51-38 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 12:03 | UMass | David Elsea grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:41 | UMass | David Elsea misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-38 |
| 11:40 | UMass | David Elsea hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Blocker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Hudson - foul #1 on David Hudson, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), Jose Valdez (SF), Jason Turner (C) Naija Abdelhamid, Jack Wood, Wilfredo Montanez, David Hudson | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Jason Turner grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Carl Graig denies the turnaround by Jose Valdez | 52-40 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Kevin Mondor tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Mondor - foul #2 on Kevin Mondor, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG), Christopher Mojica (SF) Ernest Blocker, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) Jason Turner | |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:43 | UMass | David Elsea gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Kevin Mondor is hacked by Christopher Mojica - foul #3 on Christopher Mojica, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF) Jose Valdez | |
| 10:26 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Andrew Brownell is called for the reach on Christopher Mojica - foul #1 on Andrew Brownell, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF) Christopher Mojica | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SF) David Elsea | |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Kevin Mondor misses the floater from the right block | 53-42 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Andrew Brownell | |
| 08:48 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid's pass is intercepted by Jarrett Stevens | 53-42 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens lays it in | 55-42 |
| 08:25 | UMass | James Reeves drills a shot from close range set up by Jack Wood | 55-44 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Berry - foul #3 on Jay Berry, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Keith Mueller, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF), David Elsea (PF) Kevin Mondor, Jack Wood, James Reeves | |
| 08:03 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Naija Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Naija Abdelhamid, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Andrew Brownell (C) David Hudson | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:22 | UMass | David Elsea clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Blocker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Rick Hershey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Naija Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfredo Montanez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Keith Mueller | 61-44 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Rick Hershey hits a 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Andrew Brownell steals it from Keith Mueller | 61-47 |
| 05:54 | UMass | David Elsea makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Wilfredo Montanez | 61-49 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica is called for a charge - foul #4 on Christopher Mojica, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (PG), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney, Ernest Blocker | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Hungate (PG), Kevin Mondor (SG), James Reeves (PF), David Hudson (C) Rick Hershey, Naija Abdelhamid, Wilfredo Montanez, Andrew Brownell | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | UMass | David Elsea is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jack Wood (SF) David Elsea | |
| 04:42 | UMass | Kevin Mondor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-52 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Allen Harris | 61-52 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a floater from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 04:09 | UMass | James Reeves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Francis Hungate | 63-55 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig clanks a shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Kevin Mondor gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Jay Berry is called for the reach on Francis Hungate - foul #4 on Jay Berry, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG), Paul Whitney (PF) Christopher Mojica, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | UMass | David Elsea (SF), Andrew Brownell (C) Jack Wood, David Hudson | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Francis Hungate misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Francis Hungate misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarrett Stevens (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Francis Hungate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Mondor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elsea (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Brownell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Jay Berry picks off the pass by Francis Hungate | 66-55 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | David Elsea steps in front of the Paul Whitney pass | 66-55 |
| 02:42 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF) Jarrett Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | Rick Hershey (PG), Wilfredo Montanez (SF) Francis Hungate, David Elsea | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Rick Hershey buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Mondor | 66-57 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses long on a floater from the left side | 66-57 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is whistled for traveling | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG), Christopher Mojica (SF) Allen Harris, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:24 | UMass | James Reeves is hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #5 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:24 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:24 | UMass | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-59 |
| 01:00 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Wilfredo Montanez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Mondor | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Carl Graig is blocked by James Reeves | 66-61 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Andrew Brownell grabs the board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | James Reeves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is hacked by Rick Hershey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rick Hershey, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (PF) Carl Graig | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris is fouled on the floor by Rick Hershey - foul #4 on Rick Hershey, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:11 | UMass | James Reeves drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Hershey - foul #5 on Rick Hershey, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Naija Abdelhamid (PG) Rick Hershey | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Kevin Mondor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney runs out the clock | 70-64 |