| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jerome Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Ayala (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Decker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Trinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:50 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 19:34 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Hale | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Ricardo Ayala steals it from Willie Retherford | 38-34 |
| 19:10 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward's pass is intercepted by Jerome Hale | 38-36 |
| 18:57 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala throws it down on a great pass from Jerome Hale | 38-38 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Jackson | 40-38 |
| 18:19 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-38 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Retherford | 42-38 |
| 17:47 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is called for 10 seconds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Michael Jackson, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Jordan Lambert (SG), Eric Freeman (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF), Brent Chen (C) Jerome Hale, Ricardo Ayala, Michael Moss, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by Anthony Holding is blocked by Ming-Hoa Chu | 42-38 |
| 17:10 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 16:53 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Retherford | 45-40 |
| 16:15 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jordan Lambert | 45-42 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 15:51 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Otani (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Ward (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Holding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eric Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy Quevedo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Chen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | East Tennessee State | Willie Retherford picks off the pass by Anthony Holding in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford lays it in | 47-42 |
| 15:27 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Kenneth Otani, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Robert Tomlinson (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Anthony Holding, Jordan Lambert, Eric Freeman, Billy Quevedo, Brent Chen | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 15:17 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:12 | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 15:10 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber connects on the 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr's pass is intercepted by Shawn Decker | 47-45 |
| 14:38 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Rick Doane | 49-45 |
| 14:12 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Ward - foul #1 on Chris Ward, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Michael Jackson (PF) Rick Doane, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG) Emmanuel Weber, Robert Tomlinson | |
| 14:12 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:12 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG) Reuben Price | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 13:45 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker loses the dribble to Willie Zephyr | 49-46 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr jams it | 51-46 |
| 13:21 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jack Johnson | 53-48 |
| 12:52 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Kenneth Otani (SF), Chris Ward (PF) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Billy Quevedo (PF), Eric Freeman (C) Jerome Hale, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Doane | 56-48 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Kenneth Otani is called for the reach on Michael Moss - foul #1 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #2 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG), Jordan Lambert (SF) Ricardo Ayala, Michael Moss | |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson's pass is intercepted by Rick Doane | 56-48 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu tips it in | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Ward (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Holding (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jordan Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Quevedo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 11:33 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Quevedo | 58-48 |
| 11:15 | East Tennessee State | The refs have stopped play. Billy Quevedo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Michael Jackson (PF) Rick Doane, Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Anthony Holding, Robert Tomlinson, Jordan Lambert, Billy Quevedo, Eric Freeman | |
| 11:06 | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ricardo Ayala | 58-50 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is hacked by Emmanuel Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Weber, team foul #1 | 58-50 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Jackson | 61-50 |
| 10:27 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-50 |
| 10:25 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:16 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kenneth Otani | 61-50 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is open and scores on a jumper from the right side | 63-50 |
| 09:47 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 63-50 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Moss | 63-50 |
| 09:35 | East Tennessee State | Michael Jackson steals it from Herman Trinkle | 63-50 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Anthony Holding (SG), Eric Freeman (PF), Brent Chen (C) Emmanuel Weber, Ricardo Ayala, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| 09:20 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Zephyr | 65-50 |
| 08:59 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF) Michael Moss, Eric Freeman | |
| 08:59 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:59 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward is hacked by Anthony Holding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Holding, team foul #2 | 65-51 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Holding - foul #3 on Anthony Holding, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Kenneth Otani, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:42 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Brent Chen | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:36 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 68-51 |
| 07:55 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 07:53 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Chen | 68-51 |
| 07:44 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Zephyr - foul #2 on Willie Zephyr, team foul #4 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Chris Ward (PF) Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Jerome Hale, Jordan Lambert, Billy Quevedo, Brent Chen | |
| 07:44 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 07:44 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Lawrence (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Chris Ward (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Holding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tomlinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Moss (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Decker (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Trinkle (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Tomlinson steals the ball from Willie Retherford in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| 07:37 | East Tennessee State | Willie Zephyr swats the layup by Herman Trinkle | 68-53 |
| 07:35 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson tips it in | 68-55 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 07:22 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:04 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 06:55 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:51 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr steps out of bounds on the sideline | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Kenneth Otani (SF) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG), Eric Freeman (C) Anthony Holding, Robert Tomlinson, Herman Trinkle | |
| 06:12 | East Tennessee State | Rick Doane steals the ball from Emmanuel Weber | 68-58 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | Emmanuel Weber steps in front of the Chris Ward pass | 68-58 |
| 05:49 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman lays it up and in on a great pass from Emmanuel Weber and the foul's on Chris Ward - foul #2 on Chris Ward, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Chris Ward, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF) Michael Moss, Shawn Decker | |
| 05:49 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman misses the free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Emmanuel Weber is called for the reach on Rick Doane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmanuel Weber, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the follow up shot | 70-60 |
| 05:25 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala is fouled on the floor by Reuben Price - foul #1 on Reuben Price, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (C) Rick Doane | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Herman Trinkle (C) Emmanuel Weber, Ricardo Ayala | |
| 05:10 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman can't throw it down | 70-60 |
| 05:09 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo tips it in | 70-62 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Jordan Lambert steals the ball from Kenneth Otani in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 04:52 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Reuben Price | 70-62 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Eric Freeman is called for the reach on Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #1 on Eric Freeman, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Chris Ward (C) Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG), Brent Chen (C) Eric Freeman, Herman Trinkle | |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 73-62 |
| 04:15 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-62 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Billy Quevedo is called for the reach on Willie Retherford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Quevedo, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Jack Johnson, Kenneth Otani | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF) Jordan Lambert, Billy Quevedo | |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker misses the floater from the free throw line | 73-62 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Lawrence (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Chris Ward (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jerome Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Moss (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Decker (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Chen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 73-62 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward tips it back up and in | 75-62 |
| 03:10 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 75-62 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Decker - foul #2 on Shawn Decker, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Kenneth Otani (SF), Jack Johnson (C) Michael Jackson, Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Anthony Holding (SG), Eric Freeman (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Jerome Hale, Robert Tomlinson, Shawn Decker, Brent Chen | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 02:32 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle hits the follow up shot | 77-64 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford's pass is intercepted by Anthony Holding in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 02:27 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding lays it in | 77-66 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Michael Moss steps in front of the Willie Retherford pass in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| 02:19 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle is whistled for traveling | 77-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Willie Retherford, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF) Michael Moss, Eric Freeman | |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| 01:55 | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber pulls down the rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:50 | East Tennessee State | Ming-Hoa Chu steals it from Jordan Lambert | 77-66 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price double dribbles | 77-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Rick Doane, Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu, Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman (SF), Brent Chen (C) Emmanuel Weber, Herman Trinkle | |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jordan Lambert | 77-69 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is fouled on the floor by Brent Chen - foul #1 on Brent Chen, team foul #8 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Anthony Holding, Jordan Lambert, Eric Freeman, Billy Quevedo, Brent Chen | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:15 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 01:14 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale snags the offensive board | 79-69 |
| 01:09 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala loses the dribble to Ronald Lawrence | 79-69 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson grabs the offensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Shawn Decker - foul #3 on Shawn Decker, team foul #9 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG) Kenneth Otani, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Jordan Lambert (SG), Eric Freeman (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF), Brent Chen (C) Jerome Hale, Ricardo Ayala, Michael Moss, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:44 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 79-69 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Willie Zephyr | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Brent Chen | 79-69 |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Billy Quevedo | 79-69 |
| 00:07 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 79-69 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo tips it back up and in | 79-71 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford runs out the clock | 79-71 |