| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 19:41 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ruben Hudson - foul #2 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SG), Eric Sauer (C) Michael Turner, James Flanagan, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Robert Vose misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Robert Vose misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Albert Brown tips it in | 35-29 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Zepp | 35-29 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is fouled on the floor by Eric Sauer - foul #1 on Eric Sauer, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), James Flanagan (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) Robert Vose, Herbert Skibisky, Eric Sauer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill loses the dribble to James Flanagan | 35-29 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Michael Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Merrill | 35-32 |
| 17:18 | UMass | James Flanagan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Ruben Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Michael Turner is blocked by Mladen Zepp | 35-32 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the jumper in the lane | 35-32 |
| 16:45 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:38 | UMass | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:37 | UMass | Albert Brown snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:19 | UMass | James Flanagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mladen Zepp | 35-32 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Michael Turner, James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), James Grinder (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Nicely (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Grinder (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Paul Nicely banks in the layup | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:07 | UMass | Robert Vose buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Whetzel | 40-32 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Vose - foul #1 on Robert Vose, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), James Flanagan (SG) Robert Vose, Roger Whetzel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:31 | UMass | James Flanagan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Michael Turner snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | UMass | The jumper by Michael Turner is denied by James Grinder | 40-34 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Albert Brown (PF) James Flanagan, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Dale Bennett (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles, James Grinder | |
| 13:19 | UMass | Albert Brown hits a floater from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 42-36 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:42 | UMass | Paul Nicely misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), James Flanagan (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) Michael Turner, Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 12:08 | UMass | Ruben Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Whetzel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Nicely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Robert Vose, Roger Whetzel, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| 10:56 | UMass | Albert Brown can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Paul Nicely tips it in | 44-39 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | UMass | Paul Nicely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-41 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Paul Nicely gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:40 | UMass | Mladen Zepp swats the layup by Paul Nicely | 44-41 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Paul Nicely snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Albert Brown can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Leroux - foul #2 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Roger Whetzel (SG) Michael Turner, James Flanagan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| 09:25 | UMass | Albert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:25 | UMass | Albert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the dunk attempt | 45-41 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles's floater is tipped away by Albert Brown | 45-41 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles hits a jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Roger Whetzel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Skibisky | 48-43 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Paul Nicely is called for the reach on Dale McElvain - foul #4 on Paul Nicely, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), James Flanagan (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) Robert Vose, Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), James Grinder (C) Robert Turberville, Harold Worsley | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Roger Whetzel takes the ball from Benjamin Knowles | 48-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Nicely (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Grinder (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | UMass | James Flanagan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 48-46 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Roger Whetzel connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Turner | 50-46 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is hacked by Paul Nicely - foul #5 on Paul Nicely, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Roger Whetzel, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Mladen Zepp (C) Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles, Dale Bennett | |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Michael Turner buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ruben Hudson | 52-48 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Felix and he's hacked by Herbert Skibisky - foul #2 on Herbert Skibisky, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SF), Eric Sauer (PF) Herbert Skibisky, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF) James Grinder | |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Michael Turner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Ruben Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Ruben Hudson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Eric Sauer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Michael Turner scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Flanagan | 54-51 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ruben Hudson - foul #3 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (PG), Herbert Skibisky (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Michael Turner, James Flanagan, Eric Sauer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:05 | UMass | The jumper by Roger Whetzel is denied by Dale Bennett | 54-53 |
| 04:03 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Brown | 54-53 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Albert Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Vose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Skibisky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Roger Whetzel is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG) Robert Vose | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Turner picks off the pass by Raymond Leroux | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 02:46 | UMass | Ruben Hudson tips it in | 56-53 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG) Roger Whetzel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 56-55 |
| 02:10 | UMass | James Flanagan's pass is intercepted by Raymond Leroux | 56-55 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 56-57 |
| 01:25 | UMass | James Flanagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Albert Brown grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:12 | UMass | James Flanagan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Ruben Hudson tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is fouled on the floor by James Flanagan - foul #2 on James Flanagan, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Albert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:11 | UMass | Michael Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Herbert Skibisky misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-60 |