| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Chung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 28-32 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 19:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Reginald Solarski | 28-32 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Eric Mealy steps in front of the Dennis Scott pass | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | William Chung connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Mealy | 30-32 |
| 18:30 | UMass | Dustin Paniagua steps in front of the Richard Duong pass | 30-32 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the dunk | 30-32 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Reginald Solarski gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Jamie Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it home | 32-32 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Mealy | 35-32 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Reginald Solarski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Jamie Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Dennis Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-32 |
| 15:48 | UMass | Richard Duong misses the jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the board | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Duong - foul #2 on Richard Duong, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Roger Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | William Chung drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 43-32 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Eric Mealy takes the ball from Peter Boyles | 43-32 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled on the floor by James Room - foul #2 on James Room, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Dennis Scott (SG) James Room, Steven Beard | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the dunk but he's fouled by Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Jamie Becker (C) Roger Baker, Arthur Snavely | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:36 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 45-34 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Chung | 48-34 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Reginald Solarski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Richard Duong tips it but misses | 48-34 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Peter Boyles takes the ball from Norman Pearl after a doubleteam | 48-34 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Jamie Becker is whistled for traveling | 48-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, William Chung | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Reginald Solarski, Peter Boyles | |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 11:42 | UMass | Michael Fomby's dunk attempt is rejected by Louis Thomas | 48-34 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Jamie Becker hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 11:05 | UMass | Norman Pearl is called for the reach on Richard Duong - foul #2 on Norman Pearl, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), James Room (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| 10:42 | UMass | Roger Baker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Solarski | 48-38 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 48-38 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl tips it in | 50-38 |
| 09:59 | UMass | James Room loses the dribble to Norman Pearl | 50-38 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl lays it in | 52-38 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Room misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-38 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Roger Baker gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-38 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Peter Boyles tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Solarski - foul #3 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), William Chung (C) Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Floyd Bonner, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Arthur Snavely (PF), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Roger Baker, Michael Fomby, Peter Boyles | |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:49 | UMass | William Chung is called for the reach on Jamie Becker - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Norman Pearl | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:43 | UMass | Reginald Solarski hits a shot from the right side set up by Richard Duong and he's fouled by Eric Mealy - foul #2 on Eric Mealy, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Reginald Solarski makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the fadeaway in the paint | 54-43 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua drills a floater from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 08:07 | UMass | Reginald Solarski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | William Chung gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Dennis Scott takes the ball from Hubert Abney | 56-43 |
| 07:52 | UMass | Reginald Solarski jams it set up by Dennis Scott | 56-45 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Solarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Snavely (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | UMass | Jamie Becker lays it up and in set up by Richard Duong | 56-47 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is called for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Reginald Solarski, Arthur Snavely | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:48 | UMass | Richard Duong double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | UMass | Roger Baker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's floater is tipped away by Jamie Becker | 58-47 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Michael Fomby snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Michael Fomby connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Scott and the foul's on Floyd Bonner - foul #2 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), James Room (SG), Peter Boyles (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| 05:22 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Michael Fomby grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | UMass | Michael Fomby scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Room | 58-51 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | UMass | Peter Boyles comes up short on the runner from the left block | 60-51 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | James Room takes the ball from Dustin Paniagua | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Thomas | 60-51 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Reginald Solarski snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 03:39 | UMass | James Room clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - James Room (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Fomby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 03:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), William Chung (C) Robert Fowler, Floyd Bonner, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles | |
| 03:24 | UMass | William Chung is called for the reach on Richard Duong - foul #3 on William Chung, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Peter Boyles (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Dennis Scott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eric Mealy | 63-51 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 02:39 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | UMass | Peter Boyles is fouled on the floor by Maurice Hogg - foul #2 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Jamie Becker | |
| 02:15 | UMass | Steven Beard loses the ball out of bounds | 63-51 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is fouled on the floor by James Room - foul #3 on James Room, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Norman Pearl | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-51 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Arthur Snavely snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Steven Beard buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Room | 63-53 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Arthur Snavely steals the ball from Robert Fowler | 63-53 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Peter Boyles grabs the offensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Hogg - foul #3 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | James Room is called for the reach on Louis Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Room, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Steven Beard, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Arthur Snavely | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Jamie Becker can't connect on a shot from the left block | 65-54 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Norman Pearl, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (PG), Steven Beard (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Peter Boyles (PF), Arthur Snavely (C) Richard Duong, Dennis Scott, Reginald Solarski, Michael Fomby, Jamie Becker | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Steven Beard snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Snavely | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Reginald Solarski (SF), Michael Fomby (PF), Jamie Becker (C) James Room, Steven Beard, Roger Baker, Peter Boyles, Arthur Snavely | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl runs out the clock | 66-57 |