| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Yelton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Begaye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Merrick (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Shane Begaye - foul #1 on Shane Begaye, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:49 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 26-33 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | David Knepp scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 28-33 |
| 19:00 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | David Knepp tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | David Knepp pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is fouled on the floor by Kevin Yelton - foul #2 on Kevin Yelton, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Shane Begaye takes the ball from David Knepp | 28-33 |
| 17:32 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:31 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:14 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Bevis (PG), Andrew Truman (SG), Jeffrey Cordell (SF), Billy Beauregard (PF), Kent Maresca (C) Michael McCrobie, Kevin Yelton, Michael Davis, Shane Begaye, Cecil Merrick | |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Kent Maresca blocks the short jumper by David Knepp | 28-33 |
| 16:47 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Billy Beauregard | 28-33 |
| 16:43 | Bucknell | John Bevis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-33 |
| 16:42 | Bucknell | John Bevis can't tip it in | 28-33 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey scores on a shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:04 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Cordell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Bevis (fresh) SG - Andrew Truman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cordell (fresh) PF - Billy Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Maresca (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kent Maresca - foul #1 on Kent Maresca, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG), Kevin Yelton (SG), Matthew Singleton (SF), Shane Begaye (PF), Cecil Merrick (C) John Bevis, Andrew Truman, Jeffrey Cordell, Billy Beauregard, Kent Maresca | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:43 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey connects on the shot from close range | 34-33 |
| 15:02 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael McCrobie | 34-36 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Matthew Singleton is called for the reach on David Knepp - foul #4 on Matthew Singleton, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Davis (SF) Matthew Singleton | |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Shane Begaye is called for the reach on Bryon Brooks - foul #2 on Shane Begaye, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) David Knepp | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard (SF) Kevin Yelton | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Andrew Truman (SG) Shane Begaye | |
| 14:00 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ashley Pauls | 34-36 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Billy Beauregard blocks the jumper by Ashley Pauls | 34-36 |
| 13:52 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:47 | Bucknell | Michael Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 13:45 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick tips it in | 34-38 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 37-38 |
| 13:05 | Bucknell | Michael Davis is hacked by Rudolph Guenther - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Rudolph Guenther, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton (SG), Shane Begaye (PF) Michael McCrobie, Cecil Merrick | |
| 13:00 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 12:41 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:32 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye connects on the floater from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Baker | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Bucknell | Michael Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Andrew Truman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Yelton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shane Begaye (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:30 | Bucknell | Michael Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:29 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard tips it in | 42-45 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:58 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:56 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 10:54 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:36 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Davis | 45-47 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:07 | Bucknell | Michael Baker blocks the short jumper by Shane Begaye | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Jack Morrisey, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG), Jeffrey Cordell (SF), Kent Maresca (PF), Cecil Merrick (C) Andrew Truman, Michael Davis, Shane Begaye, Billy Beauregard | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:47 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:32 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael McCrobie | 46-50 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Kent Maresca denies the turnaround by Bryon Brooks | 46-50 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 08:49 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kent Maresca | 48-53 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Kent Maresca swats the short shot by Fred Ponte | 48-53 |
| 08:34 | Bucknell | Kent Maresca grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:24 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Yelton | 48-55 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Bernard Vincent and he's fouled by Cecil Merrick - foul #1 on Cecil Merrick, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Andrew Truman (SG), Matthew Singleton (SF) Kevin Yelton, Jeffrey Cordell | |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:45 | Bucknell | Bernard Vincent steals the ball from Matthew Singleton | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Truman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kent Maresca (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Cecil Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent is hacked by Matthew Singleton - foul #5 on Matthew Singleton, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard (SF) Matthew Singleton | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:17 | Bucknell | Kent Maresca is called for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shane Begaye (PF) Kent Maresca | |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 06:53 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick is hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF) Rudolph Guenther | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Bevis (PG), Jeffrey Cordell (SF) Michael McCrobie, Cecil Merrick | |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the shot from the left side | 57-56 |
| 05:57 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Cordell knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Truman | 57-58 |
| 05:32 | Rhode Island | David Knepp drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 59-58 |
| 05:14 | Bucknell | John Bevis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Billy Beauregard steals the ball from David Knepp | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Kenneth Van Zant, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie (PG), Kevin Yelton (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Cecil Merrick (C) John Bevis, Andrew Truman, Jeffrey Cordell, Billy Beauregard | |
| 04:37 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits a shot from the left wing set up by Bryon Brooks | 61-58 |
| 04:08 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 61-58 |
| 04:06 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick is hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #3 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard (PF) Shane Begaye | |
| 03:27 | Bucknell | Michael Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael McCrobie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Yelton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Billy Beauregard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:02 | Bucknell | Michael Davis is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), David Knepp (SF) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #4 on Michael Davis, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (C) Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Andrew Truman (SG) Kevin Yelton | |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:37 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Alan Hawks (C) Rudolph Guenther, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton (SG), Shane Begaye (PF) Andrew Truman, Billy Beauregard | |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-58 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #5 on Michael Davis, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:58 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Bucknell | Billy Beauregard snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bryon Brooks - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 01:03 | Bucknell | Michael McCrobie buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the easy layup | 66-62 |
| 00:45 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Bucknell | Cecil Merrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Kevin Yelton is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Yelton, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye is fouled on the floor by Bryon Brooks - foul #5 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:15 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Yelton - foul #4 on Kevin Yelton, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | Shane Begaye gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | Bucknell | Kevin Yelton clanks a floater in the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp runs out the clock | 67-66 |