| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) SG - John Durocher (fresh) SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) PF - George Condrey (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) SG - Wilmer Mayfield (fresh) SF - Ira Peguero (fresh) PF - William Pewitt (fresh) C - Gary Britton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | George Condrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by George Condrey | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Grasso blocks the short jumper by Ira Peguero | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | John Durocher's pass is intercepted by Wilmer Mayfield | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | John Durocher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | Wilmer Mayfield scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Britton | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF), John Todd (C) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Thomas Justice, George Condrey, Daniel Grasso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Ira Peguero | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | William Rawley is fouled on the floor by Wilmer Mayfield - foul #1 on Wilmer Mayfield, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), Daniel Grasso (C) William Rawley, John Todd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Gary Britton swats the layup by Daniel Grasso | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Grasso | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell lays it in on a nice dish by Alvin Boardman and the foul's on Wilmer Mayfield - foul #2 on Wilmer Mayfield, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), John Todd (C) Don Deitch, John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, Daniel Grasso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner (SG), George Thomas (SF), Derek Willis (PF), Michael Davis (C) Wilmer Mayfield, Ira Peguero, William Pewitt, Gary Britton | |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | St. Joseph's | John Todd denies the turnaround by John Blackwell | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Davis gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | St. Joseph's | Michael Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Powell | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Milner | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas is fouled on the floor by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #1 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), John Durocher (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) Eugene Courtemanche, William Rawley, Thomas Justice, Frank Powell, John Todd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Wallace (PG) John Blackwell | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) SG - John Durocher (fresh) SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Wallace (fresh) SG - Joe Milner (fresh) SF - George Thomas (fresh) PF - Derek Willis (fresh) C - Michael Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Alvin Boardman - foul #1 on Alvin Boardman, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Thomas Justice (SF) Don Deitch, Alvin Boardman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero (SF) Jesse Wallace | |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | John Durocher grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Derek Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas banks in the layup set up by Ira Peguero | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | John Durocher buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Courtemanche | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Derek Willis blows the dunk | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle, Daniel Grasso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell (PG), William Pewitt (PF), Gary Britton (C) Ira Peguero, Derek Willis, Michael Davis | |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Joe Milner is called for the reach on Alvin Boardman - foul #1 on Joe Milner, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), Frank Powell (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) William Rawley, George Condrey, John Todd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stocker (SF) Joe Milner | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Boardman | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) SG - John Durocher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - Frank Powell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) SG - George Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Stocker (fresh) PF - William Pewitt (fresh) C - Gary Britton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | William Stocker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell's pass is intercepted by William Stocker | 12-8 |
| 10:52 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Grasso is called for the reach on Gary Britton - foul #1 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell, Daniel Grasso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner (SG), Ira Peguero (SF) George Thomas, William Stocker | |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | John Todd denies the turnaround by John Blackwell | 12-8 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Todd | 12-8 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | William Rawley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner is fouled on the floor by William Rawley - foul #1 on William Rawley, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), John Durocher (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Daniel Grasso (C) Don Deitch, William Rawley, Thomas Justice, John Todd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:40 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner is fouled on the floor by George Condrey - foul #1 on George Condrey, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Alvin Boardman, George Condrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Grasso picks off the pass by Ira Peguero | 12-8 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | John Blackwell steals it from Eugene Courtemanche in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero lays it in | 12-10 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Britton - foul #1 on Gary Britton, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman (SF) Thomas Justice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Derek Willis (PF), Michael Davis (C) William Pewitt, Gary Britton | |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 08:43 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell lays it in on a nice dish by Derek Willis and the foul's on Eugene Courtemanche - foul #2 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), Thomas Justice (SF), George Condrey (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Thomas (SF) Ira Peguero | |
| 08:43 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Derek Willis grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner loses the dribble to John Durocher | 14-13 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), John Todd (C) Don Deitch, Thomas Justice, George Condrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Wallace (PG), Ira Peguero (SF), Gary Britton (C) John Blackwell, Joe Milner, Michael Davis | |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) C - John Todd (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Wallace (fresh) SG - George Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ira Peguero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Willis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Britton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero is hacked by Daniel Grasso - foul #2 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG) Daniel Grasso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | George Thomas is called for the reach on John Durocher - foul #1 on George Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF) John Durocher, Alvin Boardman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt (PF) Derek Willis | |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Justice, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), John Durocher (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Don Deitch, William Rawley, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner (PG) Jesse Wallace | |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 16-13 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | John Todd snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Durocher connects on the shot in the lane | 18-13 |
| 05:44 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Thomas | 18-16 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | John Durocher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 05:01 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Todd - foul #1 on John Todd, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Don Deitch (PG), William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), George Condrey (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) Eugene Courtemanche, John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, Frank Powell, John Todd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell (PG), Derek Willis (PF) Ira Peguero, William Pewitt | |
| 05:01 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:01 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Deitch | 23-17 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | George Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 04:28 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell scores on a shot from the right wing set up by George Thomas and he's fouled by Don Deitch - foul #1 on Don Deitch, team foul #10 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), Marvin Nagle (PF) William Rawley, George Condrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stocker (SG), Ira Peguero (SF), Michael Davis (C) Joe Milner, George Thomas, Gary Britton | |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell misses the free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Stocker (fresh) SF - Ira Peguero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Willis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Blackwell | 23-21 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Don Deitch scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Grasso | 25-21 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Ira Peguero buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Blackwell | 25-23 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | John Durocher can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Stocker - foul #1 on William Stocker, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), George Condrey (PF) Don Deitch, Marvin Nagle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilmer Mayfield (SG), Joe Milner (SF), William Pewitt (PF) William Stocker, Ira Peguero, Michael Davis | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Derek Willis | 25-23 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Blackwell | 25-25 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by John Durocher is blocked by Derek Willis | 25-25 |
| 01:38 | St. Joseph's | Derek Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner misses the turnaround in the paint | 25-25 |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | John Durocher is hacked by Wilmer Mayfield - foul #3 on Wilmer Mayfield, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Thomas Justice, George Condrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Wallace (PG), George Thomas (SF), Gary Britton (C) John Blackwell, Wilmer Mayfield, Derek Willis | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:58 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 25-29 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF) John Durocher, Alvin Boardman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton misses the dunk | 25-29 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | William Rawley pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Joe Milner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-32 |