| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) 6 reb. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kirk Duncan | 26-38 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 26-40 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Kirk Duncan drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Senior | 29-40 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Willy Severino - foul #2 on Willy Severino, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Albert Senior | 31-42 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the jumper near the basket | 31-42 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Willy Severino makes the jumper from the right block set up by Kirk Duncan | 33-42 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses the turnaround from the left block | 33-42 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:07 | UMass | Albert Senior can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the tip | 33-42 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Willy Severino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Davis | 36-42 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willy Severino - foul #3 on Willy Severino, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Dean Kidwell (PF) Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), James Hill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Rene Ricci | |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dwayne Davis | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Hector Cruz steps in front of the Grant Moody pass | 36-43 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kirk Duncan - foul #1 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Frederick Noles (C) Kirk Duncan, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Job (SG), Martin Kim (PF) Hector Cruz, Saul Campos | |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Frederick Noles misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Grant Moody | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:17 | UMass | Frederick Noles misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Frederick Noles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | James Hill is fouled on the floor by Frederick Noles - foul #2 on Frederick Noles, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Gary Sherburne, Frederick Noles, Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Hector Cruz (SG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Robert Felton (PF) Bernard McCorry, Billy Job, James Hill, Martin Kim | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Obayana Alvarenga | 37-47 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Kirk Duncan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Felton - foul #4 on Robert Felton, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci (PF) Robert Felton | |
| 15:26 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:26 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Jackson | 37-49 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Albert Senior drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Willy Severino | 40-49 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Jackson | 40-52 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Kirk Duncan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson's floater is knocked away by Willy Severino | 43-52 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Albert Senior is hacked by Rene Ricci - foul #2 on Rene Ricci, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Dean Kidwell (C) Kirk Duncan, Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), James Hill (SF), Saul Campos (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 13:44 | UMass | Grant Moody drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willy Severino | 45-52 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bernard McCorry | 45-54 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Gary Sherburne loses the dribble to Saul Campos | 45-54 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Willy Severino steps in front of the Saul Campos pass | 45-54 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Grant Moody scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dean Kidwell | 48-54 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Willy Severino - foul #4 on Willy Severino, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson (SF) Hector Cruz | |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Albert Senior knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kirk Duncan | 51-56 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bernard McCorry | 51-58 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Dwayne Davis can't throw it down | 51-58 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dean Kidwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rene Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Saul Campos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Dwayne Davis knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Lewis Sieminski | 53-58 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Davis | 53-58 |
| 11:30 | UMass | Dwayne Davis gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:26 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 53-58 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci drills a jumper from the right side | 53-60 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kirk Duncan | 56-60 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos is fouled on the floor by Dean Kidwell - foul #2 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Frederick Noles (PF) Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Hector Cruz (SG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Martin Kim (PF), John Hughes (C) Bernard McCorry, James Hill, Kenneth Jackson, Rene Ricci, Saul Campos | |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Dwayne Davis is called for the reach on Obayana Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dwayne Davis, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Kirk Duncan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Noles | 58-62 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-62 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Kirk Duncan makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Moody | 60-62 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson (C) John Hughes | |
| 09:02 | UMass | Albert Senior misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-62 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lee Cumberland | 60-62 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is hacked by Lee Cumberland - foul #3 on Lee Cumberland, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Dean Kidwell (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Gary Sherburne, Frederick Noles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), James Hill (SF), Saul Campos (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Martin Kim | |
| 08:07 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Dwayne Davis tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | James Hill is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SF), Willy Severino (PF) Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Felton (PF) Kenneth Jackson | |
| 07:39 | UMass | Kirk Duncan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Moody | 65-65 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Moody (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Grant Moody grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Dwayne Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Saul Campos - foul #1 on Saul Campos, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Lewis Sieminski (SF) Albert Senior | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Hector Cruz, James Hill, Saul Campos | |
| 06:35 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:35 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry is hacked by Grant Moody - foul #1 on Grant Moody, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (C) Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Grant Moody clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Dean Kidwell tips it back up and in | 68-67 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton is denied on a layup by Dean Kidwell | 68-67 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Willy Severino gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Dean Kidwell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Dwayne Davis (C) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody, Willy Severino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz (SG), Rene Ricci (PF), Saul Campos (C) Bernard McCorry, Robert Felton, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 05:27 | UMass | Dean Kidwell makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:27 | UMass | Dean Kidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Dean Kidwell - foul #3 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #3 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF), Willy Severino (PF) Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SF) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland | |
| 04:51 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Hugh Eastland is called for the reach on James Hill - foul #1 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | James Hill misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:16 | UMass | James Hill steps in front of the Dwayne Davis pass | 72-69 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | James Hill lays it in | 72-71 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Albert Senior connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Sherburne and he's hacked by Rene Ricci - foul #3 on Rene Ricci, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG) Hugh Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Job (PG), Robert Felton (PF) Rene Ricci, Saul Campos | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hill | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Job - foul #1 on Billy Job, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dean Kidwell (C) Albert Senior, Gary Sherburne, Dwayne Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF) Billy Job, Hector Cruz | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Kirk Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Felton | 75-74 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Grant Moody - foul #2 on Grant Moody, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG) James Hill | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is hacked by Robert Felton - foul #5 on Robert Felton, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci (PF), Saul Campos (C) Robert Felton, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 76-75 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:31 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Dwayne Davis (C) Grant Moody, Dean Kidwell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz (SG) Bernard McCorry | |
| 02:17 | UMass | Dwayne Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 76-75 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rene Ricci | 76-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Lee Cumberland is blocked by Dwayne Davis | 76-75 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Saul Campos - foul #2 on Saul Campos, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:53 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci is hacked by Albert Senior - foul #1 on Albert Senior, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Dwayne Davis connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Albert Senior | 78-77 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Kirk Duncan picks off the pass by Obayana Alvarenga in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Willy Severino misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 78-77 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland lays it up and in on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 78-79 |
| 00:43 | UMass | Kirk Duncan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Senior | 81-79 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Senior - foul #2 on Albert Senior, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dwayne Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 83-81 |