| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Albert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Nicely (C) Ruben Hudson | |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | UMass | James Flanagan is hacked by Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Hudson (C) Albert Brown | |
| 18:45 | UMass | Michael Turner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Merrill - foul #1 on Brian Merrill, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Turner - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:08 | UMass | James Flanagan double dribbles | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Albert Brown (PF) Robert Vose, Ruben Hudson | |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Mladen Zepp | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Albert Brown misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Ruben Hudson (C) Michael Turner, Albert Brown | |
| 16:50 | UMass | Ruben Hudson scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley drills a jumper near the basket | 37-33 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Robert Vose connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Flanagan | 37-36 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles throws it down set up by Brian Merrill | 39-36 |
| 15:43 | UMass | James Flanagan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ruben Hudson | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Nicely (fairly fresh) C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Worsley | 41-39 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Roger Whetzel (SF), Albert Brown (PF), Eric Sauer (C) Robert Vose, Herbert Skibisky, Paul Nicely, Ruben Hudson | |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 14:43 | UMass | Albert Brown gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Turberville | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Michael Turner drills a 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Albert Brown takes the ball from Mladen Zepp | 43-42 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Albert Brown comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dale Bennett - foul #1 on Dale Bennett, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Robert Turberville, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Roger Whetzel, Eric Sauer | |
| 12:55 | UMass | Albert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Albert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Bennett - foul #2 on Dale Bennett, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill (SG), James Grinder (C) Dale McElvain, Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Nicely (PF) Albert Brown | |
| 12:14 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Nicely - foul #1 on Paul Nicely, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Michael Turner drills a floater from the left side set up by Ruben Hudson | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Grinder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Nicely (fresh) C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Nicely - foul #2 on Paul Nicely, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (C) James Grinder | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Brown (PF) Paul Nicely | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Ruben Hudson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mladen Zepp - foul #3 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF), Dale Bennett (PF) Raymond Leroux, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 10:54 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Brian Merrill and he's fouled by Albert Brown - foul #2 on Albert Brown, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG) Robert Vose | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Ruben Hudson's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Bennett | 48-50 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Hudson | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Brian Merrill picks off the pass by Ruben Hudson | 48-50 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mladen Zepp | 48-50 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 51-50 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Ruben Hudson lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Skibisky | 51-52 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Albert Brown picks off the pass by Brian Merrill | 51-52 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is hacked by Herbert Skibisky - foul #1 on Herbert Skibisky, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), James Grinder (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Harold Worsley, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Michael Turner, Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ruben Hudson - foul #2 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Roger Whetzel, Ruben Hudson | |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Grinder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Flanagan (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Nicely (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Brown | 53-57 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is hacked by Albert Brown - foul #3 on Albert Brown, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF) James Grinder | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Paul Nicely pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Roger Whetzel clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Paul Nicely is called for the reach on Harold Worsley - foul #3 on Paul Nicely, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Robert Vose, Roger Whetzel, Ruben Hudson | |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:47 | UMass | Paul Nicely's pass is intercepted by Harold Worsley | 55-57 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), James Grinder (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Roger Whetzel can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ralph Felix - foul #2 on Ralph Felix, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Mladen Zepp (C) Raymond Leroux, James Grinder | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF) Herbert Skibisky, Paul Nicely | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Brian Merrill is blocked by Ruben Hudson | 55-59 |
| 04:40 | UMass | Albert Brown gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Michael Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF) Michael Turner, Roger Whetzel | |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Mladen Zepp | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Robert Vose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley's layup is rejected by Ruben Hudson | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Ruben Hudson is hacked by Mladen Zepp - foul #4 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Roger Whetzel (SG), Paul Nicely (PF) Robert Vose, James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| 03:54 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Ruben Hudson snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Mladen Zepp is called for the reach on Ruben Hudson - foul #5 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (C) Brian Merrill, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF) Herbert Skibisky, Paul Nicely | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale Bennett | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ruben Hudson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is fouled on the floor by Albert Brown - foul #4 on Albert Brown, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Nicely (C) Ruben Hudson | |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Paul Nicely comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-59 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill (SG) Dale McElvain | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Roger Whetzel, Paul Nicely | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Flanagan - foul #3 on James Flanagan, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SG), Eric Sauer (C) Michael Turner, James Flanagan, Ruben Hudson | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Roger Whetzel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel tips it home | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Merrill | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | UMass | Benjamin Knowles is called for the reach on Robert Vose - foul #3 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) Roger Whetzel, Eric Sauer | |
| 01:35 | UMass | Robert Vose makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:35 | UMass | Robert Vose makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the easy layup but the foul's on Herbert Skibisky - foul #2 on Herbert Skibisky, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG) Robert Vose | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Albert Brown snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is hacked by James Flanagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Flanagan, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Albert Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is fouled in the backcourt by James Flanagan - foul #5 on James Flanagan, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG) James Flanagan | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Ralph Felix steals the ball from Michael Turner | 69-63 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Whetzel - foul #3 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Michael Turner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Whetzel - foul #4 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #15 | 71-66 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Michael Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Roger Whetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Roger Whetzel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Ruben Hudson snags the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF) Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix runs out the clock | 72-69 |