| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Joseph Finley (fresh) SG - Joseph Arnott (fresh) SF - Robert Watson (fresh) PF - Timothy Hammond (fresh) C - Richard Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) PF - Chris Ward (fresh) C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford banks in the layup set up by Chris Ward | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott is hacked by Willie Zephyr - foul #1 on Willie Zephyr, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lawrence - foul #1 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Jackson | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver loses the dribble to Willie Retherford | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford double dribbles | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Coastal Carolina | Timothy Hammond misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Coastal Carolina | Willie Zephyr steps in front of the Joseph Arnott pass | 0-4 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 16:33 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:14 | Coastal Carolina | Willie Zephyr picks off the pass by Richard Oliver | 0-4 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Watson is called for the reach on Ronald Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Watson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson (SF), Marc Stephen (PF), Stephen Nava (C) Robert Watson, Timothy Hammond, Richard Oliver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Kenneth Otani (SF), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Willie Retherford, Michael Jackson, Ronald Lawrence, Chris Ward | |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 15:56 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Joseph Finley (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Arnott (fairly fresh) SF - Bryce Pearson (fresh) PF - Marc Stephen (fresh) C - Stephen Nava (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fresh) SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Otani (fresh) PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) C - Willie Zephyr (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Coastal Carolina | Stephen Nava hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Stephen | 2-4 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Stephen Nava denies the turnaround by Rick Doane | 2-4 |
| 15:17 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:58 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 14:34 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:29 | Coastal Carolina | Ming-Hoa Chu is called for the reach on Joseph Arnott - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis (PG), Gary Laboy (SG), Robert Watson (SF), Timothy Hammond (PF), Richard Oliver (C) Joseph Finley, Joseph Arnott, Bryce Pearson, Marc Stephen, Stephen Nava | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Chris Ward (PF) Rick Doane, Jack Johnson, Ming-Hoa Chu, Willie Zephyr | |
| 14:09 | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Lawrence is called for the reach on Timothy Hammond - foul #2 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG) Ronald Lawrence | |
| 14:03 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 2-4 |
| 14:03 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:03 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 13:14 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward is hacked by Timothy Hammond - foul #1 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson (PF) Timothy Hammond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Reuben Price, Michael Jackson | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Richard Oliver blocks the short jumper by Chris Ward | 4-6 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Johnson | 4-6 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Watson is called for the reach on Jack Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Watson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Sutton (PG), Matthew Hein (SG), Marc Stephen (PF), Stephen Nava (C) Mark Matis, Gary Laboy, Robert Watson, Richard Oliver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 4-6 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Ward | 4-6 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford misses short on an open shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bryce Pearson - foul #1 on Bryce Pearson, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley (PG), Timothy Hammond (PF) George Sutton, Stephen Nava | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Ming-Hoa Chu, Chris Ward | |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Joseph Finley (fresh) SG - Matthew Hein (fresh) SF - Bryce Pearson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hammond (fresh) C - Marc Stephen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jackson (fresh) C - Willie Zephyr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen blows the layup | 4-8 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Willie Retherford | 4-11 |
| 11:17 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 11:16 | Coastal Carolina | Timothy Hammond hits the follow up shot | 6-11 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Hammond - foul #2 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott (SG), Stephen Nava (C) Bryce Pearson, Timothy Hammond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG) Willie Retherford | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 10:47 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Nava | 6-12 |
| 10:18 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Rick Doane | 9-14 |
| 09:34 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 09:33 | Coastal Carolina | Stephen Nava grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:16 | Coastal Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Hein is blocked by Michael Jackson | 9-14 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Nava - foul #1 on Stephen Nava, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis (PG), Gary Laboy (SG), Bryce Pearson (SF), Richard Oliver (C) Joseph Finley, Joseph Arnott, Matthew Hein, Stephen Nava | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF), Chris Ward (C) Rick Doane, Jack Johnson, Michael Jackson, Willie Zephyr | |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Chris Ward - foul #1 on Chris Ward, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| 08:30 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Stephen - foul #1 on Marc Stephen, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:27 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 08:15 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Otani | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Matis (fresh) SG - Gary Laboy (fresh) SF - Bryce Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Stephen (tiring) C - Richard Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Otani (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott (SG) Gary Laboy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr (C) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| 07:42 | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:42 | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the tip | 10-18 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 07:06 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Gary Laboy (PG) Mark Matis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-20 |
| 06:36 | Coastal Carolina | Bryce Pearson grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 06:30 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Laboy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Arnott | 13-20 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani's pass is intercepted by Joseph Arnott in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 06:14 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Laboy scores on a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Willie Retherford - foul #1 on Willie Retherford, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley (PG), Stephen Nava (PF) Joseph Arnott, Marc Stephen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Jack Johnson (C) Willie Retherford, Reuben Price, Willie Zephyr | |
| 06:14 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Laboy misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Ward | 15-20 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Johnson | 15-22 |
| 05:30 | Coastal Carolina | Rick Doane steals the ball from Richard Oliver | 15-22 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Gary Laboy is called for the reach on Kenneth Otani - foul #1 on Gary Laboy, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis (SG), Matthew Hein (SF) Gary Laboy, Bryce Pearson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG) Rick Doane | |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:25 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:15 | Coastal Carolina | Kenneth Otani is called for the reach on Matthew Hein - foul #1 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| 05:15 | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Hein makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:15 | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Hein makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Finley in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 05:11 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis banks in the layup set up by Joseph Finley | 19-22 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finley is called for the reach on Willie Retherford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Finley, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Sutton (PG) Joseph Finley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr (C) Kenneth Otani | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:07 | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Hein snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:56 | Coastal Carolina | George Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-22 |
| 04:54 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver tips it but misses | 19-22 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:35 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Coastal Carolina | Stephen Nava misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Johnson | 19-24 |
| 03:44 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Jackson swats the shot by Matthew Hein | 19-24 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Ward | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Sutton (fresh) SG - Mark Matis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Hein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Nava (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Oliver (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Willie Zephyr (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford clanks a shot from the left side | 19-24 |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the follow up shot | 19-26 |
| 03:16 | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Hein knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Hein - foul #1 on Matthew Hein, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley (PG), Joseph Arnott (SG), Robert Watson (SF), Timothy Hammond (PF) George Sutton, Mark Matis, Matthew Hein, Stephen Nava | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Chris Ward | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:14 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:53 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Oliver | 25-27 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 02:38 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Oliver grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 02:30 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Lawrence - foul #3 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen (C) Richard Oliver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Kenneth Otani (SF), Chris Ward (C) Michael Jackson, Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 02:30 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:30 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Marc Stephen steps in front of the Reuben Price pass | 26-27 |
| 01:38 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Arnott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Finley | 29-27 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane travels in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Sutton (PG), Gary Laboy (SG) Joseph Finley, Joseph Arnott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Willie Zephyr (C) Rick Doane, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| 01:24 | Coastal Carolina | Marc Stephen misses the lay-in | 29-27 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price is fouled in the backcourt by George Sutton - foul #1 on George Sutton, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Hein (SF), Bryce Pearson (C) Robert Watson, Marc Stephen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:21 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Bryce Pearson | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Laboy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryce Pearson - foul #2 on Bryce Pearson, team foul #12 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Matis (PG) George Sutton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Michael Jackson (PF) Reuben Price, Chris Ward | |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:25 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Jackson steals it from Matthew Hein | 29-30 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Hein - foul #2 on Matthew Hein, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley (PG), Joseph Arnott (SG), Robert Watson (SF), Stephen Nava (C) Mark Matis, Gary Laboy, Matthew Hein, Bryce Pearson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Finley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-32 |