| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fresh) SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | UMass | Richard Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Bixby - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UMass | Bruce Bixby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd's pass is intercepted by Samuel Halpern in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is denied on a layup by Lucas Moore | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Frank Beall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Beall, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Richard Fox knocks in the floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Samuel Halpern loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Nathan Lloyd | 2-7 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the shot from the right wing set up by Frank Beall | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a runner near the basket | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 4-10 |
| 16:04 | UMass | Nathan Lloyd blocks the jumper by Frank Beall | 4-10 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tired) 4 pts. SG - Frank Beall (tired) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (tired) PF - Bruce Bixby (tired) C - Wallace Racette (tired) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Lucas Moore (tired) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Lloyd (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Darren Floyd (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert double dribbles | 4-10 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Kenneth Shelly (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Elmer Dube (C) William Chute, Lucas Moore, Nathan Lloyd, Darren Floyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't connect on a shot in the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 15:11 | UMass | James Williams is hacked by Kenneth Shelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Shelly, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| 15:04 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is open and lays it up and in | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | James Holloway's pass is intercepted by Bob Morgan in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the finger roll | 8-10 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bob Morgan | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | UMass | James Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube | |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | UMass | James Williams misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | William Chute is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Waldon | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jon McDonald can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Mitchell Rickert - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Elmer Dube (C) Kenneth Shelly, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Elmer Dube | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucas Moore | 10-17 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Anthony Waldon clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd slams it home set up by William Chute | 10-19 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Elmer Dube - foul #1 on Elmer Dube, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Wallace Racette (C) James Williams, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Thomas Halvorson (PF) William Chute, Lucas Moore, Darren Floyd | |
| 12:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 3rd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Frank Beall is called for the reach on Frank Oldaker - foul #2 on Frank Beall, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses badly on a shot from the right side | 11-19 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 11-19 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 2 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (tired) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) C - Elmer Dube (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Kenneth Shelly (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 11:16 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Francis Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Fox | 15-19 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-19 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Halvorson | 15-19 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), James Holloway (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Lucas Moore, Kenneth Shelly, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:22 | UMass | Frank Oldaker is called for the reach on John Knarr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Elmer Dube (C) Frank Oldaker, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 10:17 | UMass | Bruce Bixby comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 15-21 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher drills a shot from the left wing set up by James Holloway | 17-23 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Robert Thrasher steps in front of the Anthony Waldon pass in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Jon McDonald pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:31 | UMass | James Holloway is called for the reach on Samuel Halpern in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, Elmer Dube | |
| 09:23 | UMass | John Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Samuel Halpern | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF) James Holloway | |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 17-23 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Floyd | 17-23 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SG), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Frank Oldaker, Darren Floyd | |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | William Chute drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Nathan Lloyd | 17-25 |
| 08:51 | UMass | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | William Chute connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Halvorson | 17-27 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Mitchell Rickert is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #2 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF) Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), James Holloway (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Elmer Dube (C) William Chute, Kenneth Shelly, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 08:26 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:26 | UMass | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:00 | UMass | The short jumper by Jon McDonald is denied by Elmer Dube | 18-27 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it but misses | 18-27 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Bob Morgan can't tip it in | 18-27 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-27 |
| 07:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bob Morgan | 18-27 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Halpern (tired) PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jon McDonald (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lucas Moore (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Floyd (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Dube (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Jon McDonald connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 20-27 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Jon McDonald steals it from Darren Floyd | 20-27 |
| 07:09 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-27 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Darren Floyd | |
| 06:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette knocks in the shot from the right side set up by John Knarr | 22-27 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 06:47 | UMass | James Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Chute | 22-30 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Francis Walker slams it home set up by John Knarr | 24-30 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled in the backcourt by John Knarr - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Kenneth Shelly (SG), Darren Floyd (PF) William Chute, Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube | |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:33 | UMass | Frank Beall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Shelly | 26-32 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Bruce Bixby loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), James Holloway (SF), Elmer Dube (C) Robert Thrasher, Kenneth Shelly, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | William Chute can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #1 on Wallace Racette, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Frank Beall is fouled in the backcourt by Lucas Moore - foul #1 on Lucas Moore, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Lucas Moore, Darren Floyd | |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bob Morgan | 27-35 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Bob Morgan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 04:04 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 27-35 |
| 03:54 | UMass | John Knarr connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by Samuel Halpern in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, Samuel Halpern, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) James Holloway, Elmer Dube | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Anthony Waldon lays it in on a nice dish by Jon McDonald | 31-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Morgan (tiring) 5 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Shelly (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Halvorson (tired) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Anthony Waldon grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Jon McDonald lays it in and he's fouled by Mitchell Rickert - foul #3 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #9 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, Anthony Waldon, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), James Holloway (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Elmer Dube (C) Frank Oldaker, Kenneth Shelly, Thomas Halvorson, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Lucas Moore is called for the reach on John Knarr - foul #2 on Lucas Moore, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| 02:41 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 02:41 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore loses the dribble to Frank Beall in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Bruce Bixby knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Knarr and he's hacked by Elmer Dube - foul #2 on Elmer Dube, team foul #11 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Wallace Racette (C) Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SF) William Chute, James Holloway | |
| 02:27 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 37-39 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Wallace Racette is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 39-39 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Jon McDonald (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (C) Elmer Dube | |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #12 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SG), James Holloway (SF) Lucas Moore, Nathan Lloyd | |
| 01:26 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses short on a runner from close range | 39-39 |
| 01:25 | UMass | James Williams hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Thrasher | 41-41 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Robert Thrasher steals it from Richard Fox in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Thrasher | 41-43 |
| 00:59 | UMass | James Holloway picks off the pass by James Williams in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #10 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (C) Robert Thrasher, Kenneth Shelly, James Holloway, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Frank Beall can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Elmer Dube - foul #3 on Elmer Dube, team foul #13 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (C) Elmer Dube | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-47 |