| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson clanks a shot from the right side | 26-41 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Simpson and he's fouled by Henry Toles - foul #1 on Henry Toles, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Henry Toles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 18:34 | UMass | James Springer is fouled on the floor by Sean Davis - foul #3 on Sean Davis, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (C) Sean Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:16 | UMass | James Wood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-41 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Corey Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Leon Cornett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Corey Glover pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a floater from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Rolston | 35-41 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:58 | UMass | James Springer gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Henry Toles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Robert Metcalf (SF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), David Thomas (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 16:11 | UMass | Joseph Attebery misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 16:10 | UMass | David Nielsen can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Winegar | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) PF - Bradley Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf is whistled for a carry | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG) Joseph Attebery | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Corey Glover connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Cate | 35-44 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis buries a shot near the basket | 37-44 |
| 14:24 | UMass | David Nielsen loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Robert Metcalf, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Steven Cate, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor, David Thomas | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Corey Glover steps in front of the Stephen Johnson pass | 37-44 |
| 13:47 | UMass | James Wood travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Craig Cloutier | 39-44 |
| 13:09 | UMass | Corey Glover knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Leon Cornett is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Leon Cornett, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Stephen Johnson, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 41-46 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Steven Cate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Ross Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:50 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Attebery | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Springer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Springer - foul #2 on James Springer, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF) Steven Cate, Joseph Attebery, David Nielsen, James Springer | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:15 | UMass | James Wood is fouled on the floor by Robert Metcalf - foul #1 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson (SF) Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:58 | UMass | Ross Taylor is fouled on the floor by Sean Davis - foul #4 on Sean Davis, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (C) Sean Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (C) Ross Taylor | |
| 10:51 | UMass | James Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Corey Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Toles | 43-52 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 43-52 |
| 10:09 | UMass | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Leon Cornett connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Toles | 43-54 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Wayne Favors | 46-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Corey Glover misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Leon Cornett snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 08:52 | UMass | James Wood misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-54 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Henry Toles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is hacked by Corey Glover - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Robert Metcalf (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Stephen Johnson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (PG), Joseph Attebery (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF), James Springer (C) Corey Glover, Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, David Thomas | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Steven Cate pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steven Cate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Attebery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | UMass | The jumper by Joseph Attebery is denied by Craig Cloutier | 46-54 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Cate - foul #1 on Steven Cate, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Ross Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:21 | UMass | David Nielsen's floater is tipped away by Sean Davis | 46-54 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 06:56 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 06:41 | UMass | Joseph Attebery drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Nielsen and the foul's on Sean Davis - foul #5 on Sean Davis, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Weinman (SF) Sean Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG) Steven Cate | |
| 06:41 | UMass | Joseph Attebery makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf lays it in | 48-57 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Springer | 48-60 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Attebery - foul #1 on Joseph Attebery, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SF), Paul Winegar (C) David Weinman, Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG), David Thomas (PF) Joseph Attebery, Ross Taylor | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:21 | UMass | David Nielsen clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Cloutier - foul #1 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG) Bruce Simpson | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG) James Springer | |
| 05:21 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:21 | UMass | David Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Steven Cate steals it from Wayne Favors | 51-62 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Steven Cate lays it up and in | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Favors | 54-64 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Craig Cloutier steals the ball from Corey Glover | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | David Thomas blocks the jumper by Robert Rolston | 54-64 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Corey Glover picks off the pass by Craig Cloutier | 54-64 |
| 03:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Steven Cate, David Nielsen, David Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | UMass | Leon Cornett blows the layup but he's fouled by Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp hits the follow up shot | 56-66 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Leon Cornett is denied on a layup by Craig Cloutier | 56-66 |
| 03:16 | UMass | James Wood tips it in | 56-68 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-68 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson is whistled for a carry | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (SG), Robert Metcalf (C) Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:33 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bradley Tripp - foul #3 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (SG), Steven Cate (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Ross Taylor (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 02:33 | UMass | Corey Glover misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Corey Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Ertel - foul #1 on Walter Ertel, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (C) Corey Glover | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:10 | UMass | David Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Winegar - foul #1 on Paul Winegar, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| 02:10 | UMass | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:10 | UMass | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | David Thomas steals it from Bradley Tripp | 58-70 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Walter Ertel drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Nielsen | 58-73 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | David Thomas swats the layup by Bradley Tripp | 58-73 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf tips it home | 60-73 |
| 01:06 | UMass | David Thomas loses the dribble to Bradley Tripp | 60-73 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-73 |
| 00:36 | UMass | David Thomas gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UMass | Walter Ertel drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Cate | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Favors | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Walter Ertel runs out the clock | 62-75 |