| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Rabe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Bowens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Karst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Cora (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Gordon Karst inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Gordon Karst comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ross Zirbel - foul #3 on Ross Zirbel, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (C) Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Gordon Karst makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:47 | UMass | Gordon Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Gordon Karst drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Tippett | 35-35 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott is fouled on the floor by Eric Villalobos - foul #1 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Cora is called for the reach on Richard Ott - foul #2 on Charles Cora, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Williams | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | UMass | John Tippett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Rolando Hott | 39-35 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Gordon Karst can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ivan Williams | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Eric Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Richard Ott steals the ball from John Tippett | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Eric Villalobos - foul #2 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel (C) Earl Grayson | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hruby (PG), Baran Ziegenbein (SG), Richard Potter (SF), Paul Draper (PF), Federico Canales (C) John Tippett, William Bowens, Gordon Karst, Charles Cora, Eric Villalobos | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Rabe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Ott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Hruby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Baran Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Draper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Federico Canales (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | UMass | Paul Draper connects on the jumper near the basket | 42-37 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Potter is called for the reach on Ivan Williams - foul #2 on Richard Potter, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG) Baran Ziegenbein | |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Paul Draper denies the turnaround by Rolando Hott | 42-37 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Federico Canales grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:25 | UMass | John Tippett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Richard Ott is denied by Federico Canales | 42-37 |
| 14:08 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Hruby | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Rolando Hott takes the ball from Paul Draper | 42-37 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe lays it in on a nice dish by Rolando Hott | 44-37 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Rolando Hott picks off the pass by John Tippett | 44-37 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams lays it in on a great pass from Rolando Hott | 46-37 |
| 13:06 | UMass | John Tippett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Paul Draper snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:25 | UMass | John Tippett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (SF), Bruce White (PF) Ivan Williams, Richard Ott | |
| Subs | UMass | William Bowens (SG), Gordon Karst (SF), Charles Cora (PF), Eric Villalobos (C) Michael Hruby, Richard Potter, Paul Draper, Federico Canales | |
| 12:01 | UMass | John Tippett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Bowens | 46-43 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Charles Cora snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Rabe (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce White (fresh) C - Ross Zirbel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bowens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Karst (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Cora (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UMass | Gordon Karst connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Cora | 46-45 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Cora is called for the reach on Michael Rabe - foul #3 on Charles Cora, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (SG), Ivan Williams (SF), Richard Ott (PF) Michael Rabe, Earl Grayson, Bruce White | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hruby (PG) John Tippett | |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel tips it home | 48-45 |
| 10:28 | UMass | William Bowens makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Cora and the foul's on Ross Zirbel - foul #4 on Ross Zirbel, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ian Beane (SG), Earl Grayson (C) Rolando Hott, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:28 | UMass | William Bowens misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Richard Ott | 48-47 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Cora - foul #4 on Charles Cora, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Draper (PF) Charles Cora | |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Michael Hruby dunks the ball on a great pass from Gordon Karst | 50-49 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 09:09 | UMass | Gordon Karst gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:52 | UMass | William Bowens works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hruby | 50-52 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Michael Hruby pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Michael Hruby misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 50-52 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Gordon Karst misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Paul Draper snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Michael Hruby makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Karst | 50-55 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | David Pasinski double dribbles | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott (PG), Michael Rabe (SG), Bruce White (PF), Ross Zirbel (C) David Pasinski, Ian Beane, Richard Ott, Earl Grayson | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Baran Ziegenbein (SG), Richard Potter (SF), Charles Cora (PF), Federico Canales (C) Michael Hruby, William Bowens, Gordon Karst, Paul Draper, Eric Villalobos | |
| 07:26 | UMass | John Tippett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Rabe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce White (fresh) C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Baran Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Potter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Cora (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Federico Canales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Rolando Hott buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Rabe | 52-58 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Richard Potter loses the dribble to Ivan Williams | 52-58 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Richard Potter gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Michael Rabe steals it from Federico Canales | 52-58 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Bruce White drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ross Zirbel | 54-58 |
| 05:30 | UMass | John Tippett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel lays it up and in on a great pass from Rolando Hott | 56-58 |
| 05:03 | UMass | John Tippett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Richard Potter hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Bruce White is hacked by Federico Canales - foul #2 on Federico Canales, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Ott (PF) Ivan Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | William Bowens (SG), Gordon Karst (SF), Paul Draper (PF), Eric Villalobos (C) Baran Ziegenbein, Richard Potter, Charles Cora, Federico Canales | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Bruce White makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Bruce White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:40 | UMass | William Bowens is hacked by Rolando Hott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rolando Hott, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Grayson (SF) Bruce White | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:23 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Gordon Karst | 58-63 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Bowens - foul #1 on William Bowens, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst (C) Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Hruby (PG) John Tippett | |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Eric Villalobos grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Earl Grayson steps in front of the William Bowens pass in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott's floater is tipped away by Paul Draper | 59-63 |
| 03:44 | UMass | William Bowens grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Eric Villalobos travels with the ball | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cora (PF) Paul Draper | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst is hacked by Eric Villalobos - foul #3 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (SG) Michael Rabe | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG) Michael Hruby | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rolando Hott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Pasinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Ott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bowens (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Karst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Cora (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | UMass | Gordon Karst hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Tippett | 61-65 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Rabe (SG), Ross Zirbel (C) David Pasinski, Larry Hurst | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Karst - foul #3 on Gordon Karst, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Earl Grayson is called for the reach on Gordon Karst - foul #1 on Earl Grayson, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Gordon Karst is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by William Bowens | 63-67 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Eric Villalobos takes the ball from Richard Ott | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:55 | UMass | Michael Rabe is called for the reach on Eric Villalobos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Rabe, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams (SF) Earl Grayson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:53 | UMass | Eric Villalobos is fouled on the floor by Michael Rabe - foul #4 on Michael Rabe, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| 01:50 | UMass | John Tippett is fouled on the floor by Michael Rabe - foul #5 on Michael Rabe, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Pasinski (SG) Michael Rabe | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:50 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:50 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Pasinski | 65-69 |
| 01:33 | UMass | David Pasinski is called for the reach on John Tippett in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Pasinski, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 01:33 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:33 | UMass | John Tippett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the floater from close range | 67-70 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Eric Villalobos is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Hott - foul #4 on Rolando Hott, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Eric Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Eric Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rolando Hott | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Eric Villalobos is hacked by David Pasinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Pasinski, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Eric Villalobos misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Eric Villalobos misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Villalobos - foul #4 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Gordon Karst is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Villalobos | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Eric Villalobos is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Hott - foul #5 on Rolando Hott, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ian Beane (SG) Rolando Hott | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:21 | UMass | Eric Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Eric Villalobos misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-75 |
| 00:09 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | UMass | Charles Cora is hacked by Ian Beane - foul #1 on Ian Beane, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Charles Cora makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Charles Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ivan Williams hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 75-77 |