| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Willy Severino double dribbles | 33-42 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 35-42 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Saul Campos is called for the reach on Kirk Duncan - foul #1 on Saul Campos, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Saul Campos - foul #2 on Saul Campos, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos is fouled on the floor by Willy Severino - foul #2 on Willy Severino, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Dwayne Davis is called for the reach on Saul Campos - foul #2 on Dwayne Davis, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Dwayne Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kirk Duncan | 35-45 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Dwayne Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Felton | 35-45 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kirk Duncan - foul #3 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Rene Ricci (PF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Robert Felton, Saul Campos | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF) Kirk Duncan, Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski | |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dwayne Davis | 36-45 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Hugh Eastland drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gary Sherburne | 36-48 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Gary Sherburne snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Hugh Eastland connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Davis | 36-51 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Dwayne Davis steals it from Bernard McCorry | 36-51 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Hugh Eastland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Willy Severino tips it back up and in | 36-53 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard McCorry | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lee Cumberland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Kenneth Jackson blocks the short jumper by Dwayne Davis | 39-53 |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland lays it up and in | 41-53 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Grant Moody misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Hugh Eastland snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Willy Severino misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Rene Ricci - foul #1 on Rene Ricci, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), James Hill (SG), Robert Felton (PF), Saul Campos (C) Bernard McCorry, Hector Cruz, Lee Cumberland, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dean Kidwell (C) Hugh Eastland, Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Dwayne Davis | |
| 14:41 | UMass | Willy Severino makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Willy Severino makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Dean Kidwell steals it from Kenneth Jackson | 41-55 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Willy Severino hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lewis Sieminski | 41-57 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 43-57 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 43-57 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Willy Severino grabs the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Kenneth Jackson is called for the reach on Kirk Duncan - foul #3 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (C) Willy Severino | |
| 13:00 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski double dribbles | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz (SG), Rene Ricci (PF) Bernard McCorry, Robert Felton | |
| Subs | UMass | Dwayne Davis (C) Gary Sherburne | |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Dwayne Davis steps in front of the Rene Ricci pass | 43-57 |
| 12:21 | UMass | James Hill swats the layup by Lewis Sieminski | 43-57 |
| 12:20 | UMass | Dean Kidwell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Dean Kidwell double dribbles | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Billy Job (SF), John Hughes (C) Obayana Alvarenga, James Hill, Saul Campos | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Frederick Noles (PF) Albert Senior, Lewis Sieminski, Dean Kidwell | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Billy Job banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hector Cruz | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Job (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | UMass | Grant Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Gary Sherburne tips it home | 45-59 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | John Hughes tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Hector Cruz steals the ball from Dwayne Davis | 47-59 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Hector Cruz | 49-59 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Frederick Noles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Robert Felton (PF), Saul Campos (C) Hector Cruz, Billy Job, Rene Ricci, John Hughes | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Willy Severino (PF), Dean Kidwell (C) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Frederick Noles, Dwayne Davis | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Albert Senior drills a shot from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Saul Campos | 52-61 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Willy Severino is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Willy Severino, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (PG), Hector Cruz (SG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Bernard McCorry, Saul Campos | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Dwayne Davis (C) Hugh Eastland, Dean Kidwell | |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | James Hill loses the dribble to Albert Senior in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the easy layup | 52-61 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | James Hill gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz is fouled on the floor by Kirk Duncan - foul #4 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Gary Sherburne (SF) Kirk Duncan, Lewis Sieminski | |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-61 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 52-61 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dwayne Davis - foul #3 on Dwayne Davis, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci (PF), Saul Campos (C) Lee Cumberland, Robert Felton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Albert Senior is hacked by Saul Campos - foul #3 on Saul Campos, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Grant Moody (SG) Hugh Eastland, Albert Senior | |
| 07:18 | UMass | Gary Sherburne misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-61 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hill (fresh) PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Sherburne | 54-61 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Hector Cruz is called for the reach on Grant Moody - foul #1 on Hector Cruz, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland (SF), Robert Felton (PF), Kenneth Jackson (C) James Hill, Rene Ricci, Saul Campos | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dean Kidwell (PF) Grant Moody, Gary Sherburne, Willy Severino | |
| 06:42 | UMass | Albert Senior's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frederick Noles (C) Dwayne Davis | |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson tips it home | 56-61 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-61 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Frederick Noles pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Frederick Noles hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Duncan | 56-63 |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Dean Kidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-63 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton clanks a turnaround from close range | 56-63 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Dean Kidwell pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:20 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Saul Campos (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Willy Severino (PF), Dwayne Davis (C) Dean Kidwell, Frederick Noles | |
| 05:05 | UMass | Lee Cumberland is called for the reach on Kirk Duncan - foul #3 on Lee Cumberland, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Willy Severino pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Dwayne Davis comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Lee Cumberland - foul #4 on Lee Cumberland, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Willy Severino - foul #4 on Willy Severino, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG) Obayana Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Dwayne Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kirk Duncan | 58-67 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland tips it in | 60-67 |
| 03:44 | UMass | The short jumper by Willy Severino is denied by Saul Campos | 60-67 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Hector Cruz steals it from Dwayne Davis | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Cumberland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Felton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Willy Severino steals it from Bernard McCorry | 62-67 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Albert Senior misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Cumberland - foul #5 on Lee Cumberland, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), James Hill (SF), Rene Ricci (PF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Hector Cruz, Lee Cumberland, Robert Felton, Saul Campos | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Albert Senior makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz (SG) Bernard McCorry | |
| Subs | UMass | Lewis Sieminski (SF) Gary Sherburne | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-69 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is fouled on the floor by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #1 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Saul Campos (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Duncan - foul #5 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG) Kirk Duncan | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Willy Severino | 65-71 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-71 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Hill | 65-71 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Felton (PF) Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Willy Severino - foul #5 on Willy Severino, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (PF) Willy Severino | |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Dean Kidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:50 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton connects on the shot in the paint | 67-71 |
| 01:18 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwayne Davis | 67-73 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Albert Senior steals it from James Hill | 67-73 |
| 00:48 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | UMass | Obayana Alvarenga is called for the reach on Dwayne Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | James Hill grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Obayana Alvarenga is called for the reach on Dwayne Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #12 | 67-75 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:31 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-77 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Dean Kidwell grabs the board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Hugh Eastland runs out the clock | 67-77 |