| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Dates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | David Ervin inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Paul Tucker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 28-31 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-31 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Geoghegan | 28-31 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Tucker - foul #1 on Paul Tucker, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF) Billy Noe, Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields | |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 30-33 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski is fouled on the floor by Paul Tucker - foul #2 on Paul Tucker, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses short on a jumper in the lane | 30-33 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Lawrence Herren misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | William Herbst drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dmitry Swierczynski | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | UMass | David Ervin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Herbst - foul #2 on William Herbst, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 18:03 | UMass | David Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | UMass | David Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | James Burton misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Scott Dates pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Paul Tucker scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Peter Folmar - foul #1 on Peter Folmar, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Zackary Hicks (C) Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| 17:19 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:00 | UMass | David Ervin pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:54 | UMass | Paul Tucker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Herren | 37-35 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is hacked by Scott Dates - foul #2 on Scott Dates, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), William Whited (SG) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | James Burton misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Ervin - foul #2 on David Ervin, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG) Victor McGlinchey | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | James Burton makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | James Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Zackary Hicks | 37-36 |
| 15:54 | UMass | David Ervin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Whited | 39-36 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) SG - William Whited (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ervin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Dates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Merrell is called for the reach on Billy Noe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Merrell, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UMass | David Wheeler (PF), Scott Privett (C) Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields jams it on a nice dish by Victor McGlinchey | 39-38 |
| 15:27 | UMass | David Ervin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Merrell | 39-38 |
| 15:10 | UMass | David Ervin evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Whited and the foul's on Victor McGlinchey - foul #2 on Victor McGlinchey, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG) Charles Merrell, William Whited | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 15:10 | UMass | David Ervin misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:57 | UMass | David Wheeler grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Scott Privett can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar tips it home | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | UMass | Paul Tucker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | James Burton snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe is hacked by David Ervin - foul #3 on David Ervin, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Scott Dates (SF), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, David Ervin, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Fields | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Zackary Hicks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 43-42 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 12:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Merrell | 43-42 |
| 12:09 | UMass | Scott Dates buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Herren | 45-42 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Victor McGlinchey | 45-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Lawrence Herren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UMass | Lawrence Herren scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Zackary Hicks | 48-44 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Merrell is called for the reach on Andrew Geoghegan - foul #3 on Charles Merrell, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), William Whited (SG), David Ervin (SF) Charles Merrell, Lawrence Herren, Scott Dates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), William Herbst (SF) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, Kevin Fields | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Wheeler | 48-44 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Alphonso Esposito steps in front of the Paul Tucker pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 48-44 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 10:51 | UMass | David Ervin gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Zackary Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Privett (C) Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Alphonso Esposito and he's fouled by Paul Tucker - foul #3 on Paul Tucker, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia (PF) James Burton | |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:04 | UMass | David Ervin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Noe | 48-49 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Scott Privett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Peter Folmar - foul #2 on Peter Folmar, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Herren (SG), Scott Dates (PF) William Whited, David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| 09:24 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Scott Privett misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | William Herbst snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | William Herbst's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Privett | 49-49 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Lawrence Herren snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Scott Privett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Alphonso Esposito and he's fouled by Lawrence Herren - foul #1 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst, James Burton | |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Zackary Hicks gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:04 | UMass | David Ervin's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Folmar | 49-51 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields misses badly on a runner from the right block | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | UMass | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Ervin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Dates (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UMass | Lawrence Herren is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 07:27 | UMass | Zackary Hicks tips it home | 51-51 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Herren is called for the reach on Victor McGlinchey - foul #2 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), David Wheeler (PF), Scott Privett (C) Charles Merrell, David Ervin, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Paul Tucker drills a floater from the left side set up by Scott Privett | 53-53 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Scott Privett gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Andrew Geoghegan swats the layup by Paul Tucker | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski loses the dribble to Lawrence Herren in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Paul Tucker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 05:48 | UMass | David Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Paul Tucker evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | William Herbst knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Victor McGlinchey | 55-55 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Scott Privett snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Dates | 58-55 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | UMass | David Ervin (SF) Scott Dates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Herren steals it from Billy Noe | 58-55 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Paul Tucker is denied on a layup by Lorenzo Garcia | 58-55 |
| 04:20 | UMass | David Wheeler can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 04:18 | UMass | David Ervin tips it home | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Fields | 60-58 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Lawrence Herren comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Scott Privett gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lorenzo Garcia - foul #2 on Lorenzo Garcia, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF), Zackary Hicks (C) David Wheeler, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan (C) Peter Folmar | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Ervin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Dates (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alphonso Esposito and he's hacked by David Ervin - foul #4 on David Ervin, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG) Lawrence Herren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Dates | 65-61 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe is fouled on the floor by Paul Tucker - foul #4 on Paul Tucker, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG) Paul Tucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF) Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia | |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), Scott Privett (C) Charles Merrell, William Whited, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG) Billy Noe | |
| 02:08 | UMass | Lawrence Herren is hacked by Dmitry Swierczynski - foul #1 on Dmitry Swierczynski, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 01:56 | UMass | Paul Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-62 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Scott Dates hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dmitry Swierczynski | 67-65 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Paul Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-65 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alphonso Esposito | 67-65 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | William Herbst blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Herren - foul #3 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UMass | David Wheeler (PF) Scott Dates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Peter Folmar | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Lawrence Herren drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Privett | 69-67 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia clanks a shot from the right block | 69-67 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Scott Privett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Scott Privett is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Noe - foul #2 on Billy Noe, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields (SF) William Herbst | |
| 00:34 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Scott Privett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito is whistled for traveling | 70-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF) David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:10 | UMass | Paul Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Noe - foul #3 on Billy Noe, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is hacked by David Ervin - foul #5 on David Ervin, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| Subs | UMass | David Wheeler (PF) David Ervin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Billy Noe is called for the reach on Paul Tucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Noe, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-69 |