| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Wallace Racette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lucas Moore | 35-33 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Frank Beall misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Darren Floyd - foul #3 on Darren Floyd, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| 18:25 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Knarr - foul #2 on John Knarr, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:48 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses short on an open runner from the left block | 37-34 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | UMass | Frank Oldaker is called for the reach on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:23 | UMass | John Knarr misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:56 | UMass | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Kenneth Shelly, James Holloway, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Lucas Moore and the foul's on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Bob Morgan, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Bob Morgan | |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is hacked by Frank Oldaker - foul #2 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Francis Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:59 | UMass | Richard Fox scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Bixby and he's hacked by Robert Thrasher - foul #1 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Darren Floyd (PF) Robert Thrasher, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 15:59 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Chute | 42-39 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Frank Beall loses the dribble to Darren Floyd | 42-39 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Frank Beall steps in front of the Frank Oldaker pass in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 15:09 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 42-42 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Elmer Dube (C) William Chute, Frank Oldaker, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Francis Walker, Wallace Racette | |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SF) Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:28 | UMass | James Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:11 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), James Holloway (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Kenneth Shelly, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Frank Beall hits a shot from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore buries a runner from the left block | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Darren Floyd, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 12:18 | UMass | Francis Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Jon McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:10 | UMass | James Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Chute | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UMass | James Williams drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Knarr | 48-48 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Walker - foul #3 on Francis Walker, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Kenneth Shelly (SG), Elmer Dube (PF) William Chute, Frank Oldaker, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Anthony Waldon (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Francis Walker, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Fox | 50-51 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Anthony Waldon picks off the pass by Robert Thrasher in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Samuel Halpern lays it up and in set up by Anthony Waldon | 50-53 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Samuel Halpern denies the turnaround by Nathan Lloyd | 50-53 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd tips it back up and in | 52-53 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Elmer Dube - foul #2 on Elmer Dube, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Robert Thrasher, Kenneth Shelly, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Samuel Halpern, Bob Morgan, Wallace Racette | |
| 10:06 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by John Knarr in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Knarr, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 09:36 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Thomas Halvorson swats the dunk try by John Knarr | 52-53 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | William Chute buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Halvorson | 55-53 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | James Holloway gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Beall - foul #2 on Frank Beall, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Kenneth Shelly (SF), Elmer Dube (PF) Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Frank Oldaker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG) William Chute | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:14 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Richard Fox gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Richard Fox can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Shelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elmer Dube (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PF) Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by Kenneth Shelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Shelly, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 07:36 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Darren Floyd | 59-55 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Francis Walker | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 3rd free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Mitchell Rickert - foul #2 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG) Kenneth Shelly | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| 06:43 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mitchell Rickert | 63-57 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Moore | 63-57 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Darren Floyd denies the turnaround by Frank Beall | 63-57 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | William Chute is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lucas Moore | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:05 | UMass | Wallace Racette clanks a jumper from the right block | 65-57 |
| 05:04 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Beall | 65-57 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Fox | 65-59 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Lloyd | 65-59 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Kenneth Shelly (SG), James Holloway (SF), Elmer Dube (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Lucas Moore, Nathan Lloyd, Darren Floyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 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 | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by Frank Oldaker - foul #4 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:42 | UMass | James Williams is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Waldon | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Shelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) PF - Elmer Dube (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jon McDonald steals the ball from Frank Oldaker | 67-63 |
| 02:40 | UMass | James Holloway is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Darren Floyd (PF) Frank Oldaker, James Holloway, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Francis Walker (SF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Anthony Waldon, Jon McDonald | |
| 02:40 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:40 | UMass | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Bob Morgan snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 02:23 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Bob Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Bob Morgan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly is hacked by Francis Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Walker, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Nathan Lloyd steals it from Richard Fox | 68-67 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses the dunk | 68-67 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 01:28 | UMass | The short jumper by Francis Walker is denied by Darren Floyd | 68-67 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Darren Floyd | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Robert Thrasher picks off the pass by Wallace Racette | 70-67 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Thrasher | 72-67 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Richard Fox knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Bixby | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) James Williams, Francis Walker | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Fox is called for the reach on William Chute in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fox, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Richard Fox scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by Richard Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #14 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the halfcourt shot | 77-72 |