| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Robert Floyd | 37-33 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Cutshall | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Griffith steps in front of the Norman Winegar pass | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Norman Winegar is called for the reach on Jack Cutshall - foul #2 on Norman Winegar, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 18:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roger Burkhead | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Roger Burkhead picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Walter Thomas | 39-35 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Jack Marchand (PF), John Huynh (C) Walter Thomas, Norman Winegar, Roger Burkhead, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | James Jackson steals the ball from John Huynh | 39-38 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ted Westley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Huynh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerome Garrison | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Saint Louis | John Huynh buries a turnaround from close range | 41-40 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Ted Westley is called for the reach on Jack Cutshall - foul #1 on Ted Westley, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Walter Thomas (SG), Norman Winegar (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF) Ted Westley, Kevin Catlin, Charles Baker, John Huynh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith's floater is tipped away by Roger Burkhead | 41-40 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Filiberto Colombo - foul #4 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (SG), Robert Floyd (C) Filiberto Colombo, Jack Marchand | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead buries a runner from the right block | 43-42 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | James Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG) Ted Westley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Jerome Garrison (C) James Jackson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis loses the dribble to Norman Winegar | 43-44 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Walter Thomas is denied by Jerome Garrison | 43-44 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerome Garrison | 43-47 |
| 12:06 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Thomas | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Anderson | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Winegar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Burkhead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd clanks a turnaround in the lane | 45-49 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Floyd steals the ball from Jack Cutshall | 45-49 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 47-49 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Roger Burkhead swats the short shot by Gregory Hanson | 47-49 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-49 |
| 10:29 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:13 | Saint Louis | Jerome Garrison swats the short shot by Roger Burkhead | 47-49 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 47-49 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 10:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:49 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Jack Marchand (PF), John Huynh (C) Walter Thomas, Norman Winegar, Roger Burkhead, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | James Jackson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Beane | 47-51 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (PF) Jerome Garrison | |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Saxon (SG) Kevin Catlin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | William Saxon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 08:52 | Saint Louis | John Huynh grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | John Huynh is hacked by Lawrence Griffith - foul #1 on Lawrence Griffith, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG) William Saxon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Jerome Garrison (PF) Keith Beane, Scott Barnes | |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Jerome Garrison takes the ball from Ted Westley | 47-51 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall is hacked by Ted Westley - foul #2 on Ted Westley, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG) Ted Westley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG) Harris Brault | |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | James Jackson knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Robert Anderson and the foul's on Charles Baker - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Baker, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar (SF) Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) James Jackson, Jerome Garrison | |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 47-56 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jack Cutshall - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead (PF), John Jordan (C) Jack Marchand, John Huynh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (C) Lawrence Griffith | |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jordan - foul #1 on John Jordan, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (SG) Kevin Catlin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Cutshall | 48-58 |
| 05:56 | Saint Louis | Jack Cutshall steals it from Roger Burkhead | 48-58 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Cutshall | 48-60 |
| 05:22 | Saint Louis | John Jordan hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Roger Burkhead and the foul's on Jerome Garrison - foul #1 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG), Jack Marchand (SF), Robert Floyd (C) Walter Thomas, Norman Winegar, Roger Burkhead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 05:22 | Saint Louis | John Jordan misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Griffith is blocked by Robert Floyd | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Filiberto Colombo, John Jordan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (PF) Jerome Garrison | |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd misses the fadeaway in the lane | 50-60 |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Keith Beane | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Marchand (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand is called for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar (SF) Jack Marchand | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Jerome Garrison (C) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Scott Barnes, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Winegar - foul #3 on Norman Winegar, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG) Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo is hacked by Jack Cutshall - foul #3 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Ted Westley (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Huynh (PF), John Jordan (C) Filiberto Colombo, Kevin Catlin, Norman Winegar, Roger Burkhead, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 53-65 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | John Huynh is called for the reach on Harris Brault - foul #2 on John Huynh, team foul #10 | 53-65 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Walter Thomas - foul #2 on Walter Thomas, team foul #11 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand (PF) John Jordan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Charles Baker is denied by Jerome Garrison | 53-68 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 53-68 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-68 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ted Westley | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | James Jackson runs out the clock | 56-68 |