| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Sam Williams (fresh) SF - Anthony Dove (fresh) PF - John Keister (fresh) C - Edwin Monroe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) SG - John Durocher (fresh) SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) PF - George Condrey (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | George Condrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | John Durocher is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso is fouled on the floor by Edwin Monroe - foul #1 on Edwin Monroe, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edwin Monroe | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Sam Williams can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Durocher - foul #1 on John Durocher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Sam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Sam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Edwin Monroe swats the layup by Daniel Grasso | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | John Durocher travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF), John Todd (C) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Thomas Justice, George Condrey, Daniel Grasso | |
| 16:57 | Belmont | John Keister makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Frank Powell - foul #1 on Frank Powell, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | John Keister misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Todd | 4-0 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Swanson (PG) Jeffrey Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), Daniel Grasso (C) William Rawley, John Todd | |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Edwin Monroe is fouled on the floor by Daniel Grasso - foul #1 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), John Todd (C) John Durocher, Daniel Grasso | |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Sam Williams is hacked by John Todd - foul #1 on John Todd, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), John Durocher (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, William Rawley, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell, John Todd | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fresh) SG - Sam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Dove (fresh) PF - John Keister (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Monroe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) SG - John Durocher (fresh) SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Marvin Nagle picks off the pass by Sam Williams | 4-2 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | John Keister snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Edwin Monroe buries a floater from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Durocher | 6-4 |
| 14:26 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson drills a jump hook from the left block | 8-4 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Kevin Swanson steals the ball from Thomas Justice | 8-4 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Edwin Monroe's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Grasso | 8-4 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Sam Williams takes the ball from Daniel Grasso | 8-4 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Sam Williams hits the finger roll | 10-4 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Keister | 10-4 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Daniel Grasso denies the turnaround by Sam Williams | 10-4 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edwin Monroe - foul #2 on Edwin Monroe, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Will (SF), Ralph Kelly (PF), David Leasure (C) Anthony Dove, John Keister, Edwin Monroe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Don Deitch, John Durocher, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Leasure | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clifton Will (fresh) PF - Ralph Kelly (fresh) C - David Leasure (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) SG - William Rawley (fresh) SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - Frank Powell (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Belmont | Clifton Will is hacked by Alvin Boardman - foul #1 on Alvin Boardman, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (SG) Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Todd (C) Daniel Grasso | |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the shot from the left side | 12-5 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 12-7 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly loses the dribble to Eugene Courtemanche | 12-7 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche is hacked by Kevin Swanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Swanson, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sam Williams (SG), Anthony Dove (SF), John Keister (PF) Kevin Swanson, Clifton Will, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), George Condrey (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) William Rawley, Frank Powell, John Todd | |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | John Durocher scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Courtemanche | 12-10 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Sam Williams tips it back up and in | 14-10 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Courtemanche | 14-12 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Sam Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Swanson (PG) Garland Fontenot | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF), John Todd (C) Alvin Boardman, George Condrey, Daniel Grasso | |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson is fouled on the floor by Frank Powell - foul #2 on Frank Powell, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle (PF) Frank Powell | |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | John Todd pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Courtemanche | 14-15 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Anthony Dove can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle grabs the board | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Dove (fresh) PF - John Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Anthony Dove is called for the reach on Thomas Justice - foul #1 on Anthony Dove, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Johns (SF), Clifton Will (PF), David Leasure (C) Anthony Dove, John Keister, Ralph Kelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), George Condrey (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Marvin Nagle | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | William Rawley snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Rawley | 14-18 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 14-18 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on David Leasure - foul #1 on David Leasure, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (SG), Anthony Dove (SF), John Keister (PF), Ralph Kelly (C) Sam Williams, Donald Johns, Clifton Will, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), John Durocher (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Daniel Grasso (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, William Rawley, Thomas Justice, George Condrey | |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | John Todd gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | John Todd's layup is rejected by Ralph Kelly | 14-19 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Ralph Kelly grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Anthony Dove knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Durocher | 17-22 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | John Todd takes the ball from Anthony Dove | 17-22 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso hits the follow up shot | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) SF - Anthony Dove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Todd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | John Durocher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | John Durocher steals the ball from John Keister | 17-27 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | John Durocher connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eugene Courtemanche | 17-29 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson is called for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Sam Williams (SG), Clifton Will (SF), David Leasure (PF), Edwin Monroe (C) Kevin Swanson, Garland Fontenot, Anthony Dove, John Keister, Ralph Kelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Alvin Boardman, John Todd | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Sam Williams steals it from Nicholas Szaflarski in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Clifton Will misses the easy layup | 17-29 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | David Leasure blocks the short jumper by John Durocher | 17-29 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edwin Monroe | 17-29 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Sam Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Will | 19-29 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell tips it home | 19-31 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is hacked by Nicholas Szaflarski - foul #1 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Keister (PF) David Leasure | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG) John Durocher | |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Szaflarski | 21-33 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Sam Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 24-33 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell travels with the ball | 24-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Dove (SF) Clifton Will | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG) William Rawley | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Sam Williams comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-33 |