| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SF - David Knepp (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Johnny Buckmaster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ashley Pauls | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | David Knepp gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bryon Brooks | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen is hacked by Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs (PF) Clifford Baker | |
| 17:28 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kristopher Hodges | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Bobby Allen picks off the pass by Jack Morrisey | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG), Roderick Cathey (SG), Edward Bracero (SF), Kevin McCabe (C) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Kristopher Hodges, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's | Ashley Pauls takes the ball from Kevin McCabe | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roderick Cathey - foul #1 on Roderick Cathey, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker (PF) Kevin McCabe | |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Clifford Baker steals it from Jack Morrisey | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG) Robert McDonald | |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roderick Cathey | 6-7 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rudolph Guenther | 8-7 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Rudolph Guenther is called for the reach on Roderick Cathey - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Sean Amundson (SG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Johnny Buckmaster (C) Roderick Cathey, Larry Meis, Edward Bracero, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Johnny Buckmaster is called for the reach on Rudolph Guenther - foul #1 on Johnny Buckmaster, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Fred Ponte (SF) Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 10-7 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Ponte - foul #1 on Fred Ponte, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG) Sean Amundson | |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the shot in the paint | 10-8 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Michael Baker (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker (PF) Richard Murphy | |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:44 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen's pass is intercepted by Ashley Pauls | 10-8 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG), Roderick Cathey (SG), Edward Bracero (SF), Norbert Combs (C) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Kristopher Hodges, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 11:36 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker clanks a turnaround from the right block | 10-8 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert McDonald (fresh) SG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clifford Baker (fairly fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Bracero - foul #1 on Edward Bracero, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Rudolph Guenther | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe (C) Clifford Baker | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe's floater is tipped away by David Knepp | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Kevin McCabe blocks the jumper by David Knepp | 11-10 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island | David Knepp can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 10:42 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert McDonald | 11-12 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Kevin McCabe is called for the reach on David Knepp - foul #1 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Bernard Vincent, Jack Morrisey, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Johnny Buckmaster (C) Robert McDonald, Roderick Cathey, Edward Bracero, Norbert Combs, Kevin McCabe | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks clanks a shot in the lane | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Johnny Buckmaster - foul #2 on Johnny Buckmaster, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe (C) Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Meis | 14-15 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin McCabe - foul #2 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Rudolph Guenther | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy (C) Kevin McCabe | |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 16-15 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (PG), Norbert Combs (C) Bobby Allen, Clifford Baker | |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ashley Pauls - foul #1 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Kristopher Hodges | |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy tips it in | 16-18 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Morrisey (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fairly fresh) PF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Bracero, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Kristopher Hodges (SF) Larry Meis, Edward Bracero | |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 16-18 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:35 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey clanks a shot from the right side | 16-18 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Vincent | 18-18 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kristopher Hodges | 18-20 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Vincent | 20-20 |
| 05:37 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Knepp comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Fred Ponte (SF), Michael Baker (C) Bernard Vincent, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert McDonald (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Sean Amundson (SF), Clifford Baker (PF) Bobby Allen, Roderick Cathey, Kristopher Hodges, Richard Murphy | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker is hacked by Fred Ponte - foul #2 on Fred Ponte, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) David Knepp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it in on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 23-20 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Fred Ponte - foul #3 on Fred Ponte, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Kristopher Hodges (SF) Robert McDonald, Sean Amundson | |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifford Baker - foul #1 on Clifford Baker, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster (C) Norbert Combs | |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is fouled on the floor by Larry Meis - foul #1 on Larry Meis, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey (SG) Larry Meis | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Van Zant | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roderick Cathey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Johnny Buckmaster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks lays it up and in set up by Jack Morrisey | 29-22 |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Bobby Allen, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), David Knepp (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG), Edward Bracero (SF), Richard Murphy (PF) Bobby Allen, Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:12 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks comes up short on the runner from close range | 30-22 |
| 01:45 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:31 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Buckmaster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-22 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Roderick Cathey gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ashley Pauls - foul #2 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Ashley Pauls, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Kevin McCabe (C) Roderick Cathey, Edward Bracero, Johnny Buckmaster | |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Alan Hawks | 32-23 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 32-23 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits a jumper from the right side | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-23 |