| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:54 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Bennett | 37-40 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits a jumper from the left block set up by John Becton and the foul's on Charles Gates - foul #1 on Charles Gates, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Alfonso - foul #2 on Joshua Alfonso, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates's layup is rejected by Joshua Alfonso | 37-43 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett double dribbles | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (PF) Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | John Becton is called for the reach on Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Becton, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) John Becton | |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Al Melton blocks the jumper by Keith Mueller | 37-43 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Haskins | 37-43 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is open and lays it up and in | 39-43 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Fruge - foul #2 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Charles Gates (PF), Jack McCalpin (C) Jarrett Stevens, Keith Mueller, Allen Harris, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Robert Bennett, Kent Myers, Al Melton | |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Tidwell picks off the pass by Charles Gates in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | William Haskins picks off the pass by Jack McCalpin | 39-44 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Cooke | 39-46 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jack McCalpin | 41-46 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Allen Harris (SF), Paul Whitney (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Darrell Franklin, Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Kent Myers (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kent Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Jones (SG), Eugene Piechoski (PF) Michael Racine, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers buries a jumper in the paint set up by Al Melton | 41-48 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Al Melton steps in front of the Allen Harris pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 41-48 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eugene Piechoski | 41-48 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Kent Myers steals the ball from Andrew Jones | 41-48 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar is hacked by Eugene Piechoski - foul #1 on Eugene Piechoski, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Jack McCalpin (SF), Arthur Fruge (C) Andrew Jones, Allen Harris, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, John Becton, Kent Myers, Waylon Fryar | |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Mueller - foul #1 on Keith Mueller, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (SF) Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Bennett takes the ball from Jarrett Stevens | 41-50 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart lays it up and in set up by Robert Bennett | 41-52 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Keith Mueller | 43-52 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jarrett Stevens steals it from Robert Bennett in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Charles Gates (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Keith Mueller, Darrell Franklin, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (PF) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Al Melton | |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Veliz picks off the pass by David Slater in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | John Becton blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Racine | 45-52 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Veliz - foul #2 on Nathaniel Veliz, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by John Becton is denied by Charles Gates | 45-52 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nathaniel Veliz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Fruge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates banks in the layup | 47-52 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar can't tip it in | 47-52 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Haskins - foul #2 on William Haskins, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Darrell Franklin (PF), Jack McCalpin (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Allen Harris, Charles Gates, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Al Melton (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, John Becton, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell loses the dribble to Keith Mueller | 49-52 |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (C) Michael Racine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Bennett - foul #3 on Robert Bennett, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Al Melton | |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 51-52 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) Joseph Cooke | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-52 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Racine | 53-52 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Racine - foul #1 on Michael Racine, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Eugene Piechoski (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Jarrett Stevens, Darrell Franklin, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), John Becton (SG), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Becton, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Al Melton (PF) John Becton, Kent Myers | |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Al Melton is called for the reach on Nathaniel Veliz - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Charles Gates (PF) Michael Racine, Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 55-54 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Al Melton | 55-56 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Paul Whitney (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) David Slater, Joseph Cooke, Waylon Fryar | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Bennett | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (SF), Eugene Piechoski (PF) Allen Harris, Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jack McCalpin - foul #1 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF) Keith Mueller, Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Racine and the foul's on Al Melton - foul #2 on Al Melton, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (PF) Al Melton | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | John Becton steals it from Michael Racine | 58-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kent Myers - foul #2 on Kent Myers, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Charles Gates (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Michael Racine, Darrell Franklin, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-61 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins can't tip it in | 59-61 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Eugene Piechoski (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Keith Mueller, Allen Harris, Charles Gates, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Al Melton | |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Eugene Piechoski gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Slater | 61-63 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge is called for traveling | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Allen Harris (SF) Michael Racine, Darrell Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), John Becton (SG), Al Melton (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, Joseph Cooke, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Piechoski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kent Myers (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers can't finish the layup | 61-63 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Kent Myers denies the turnaround by Arthur Fruge | 61-63 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is hacked by Allen Harris - foul #3 on Allen Harris, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Andrew Jones (SG), Charles Gates (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Keith Mueller, Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (PG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Robert Bennett, Al Melton | |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Fruge | 61-63 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Keith Mueller (SG) Nathaniel Veliz, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Al Melton (PF) Frank Richart, Kent Myers | |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Bennett steals the ball from Allen Harris in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the wide open runner from close range | 61-63 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Fruge - foul #3 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Bennett - foul #4 on Robert Bennett, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Gates takes the ball from Jeffrey Tidwell | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jarrett Stevens and he's fouled by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Joshua Alfonso is denied by Charles Gates | 65-64 |