| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) SG - Peter Lane (fresh) SF - Willard Thomas (fresh) PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) C - John Cuellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Horace Estes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes drills a runner from close range set up by Patrick Cox | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas scores on a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Horace Estes | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes is hacked by John Cuellar - foul #1 on John Cuellar, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Rickey Markham | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is hacked by Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (PF) Francis Lyon, John Johnson | |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rickey Markham | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo blows the layup but he's fouled by Willard Thomas - foul #1 on Willard Thomas, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ted Holden (SF) Willard Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Marino | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ted Holden (fresh) PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Cuellar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Span (fresh) C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Hughes | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Ted Holden is blocked by Tim Span | 9-9 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 9-11 |
| 14:55 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Cox - foul #1 on Patrick Cox, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Kofi Orji (SG), Willard Thomas (SF) Rickey Markham, Peter Lane, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon (SF), John Johnson (PF) Gerard Milardo, Tim Span | |
| 14:55 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:55 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Jacobo - foul #1 on Luis Jacobo, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman (C) Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Willard Thomas - foul #2 on Willard Thomas, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello (SF) Willard Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:44 | Alcorn State | Francis Lyon picks off the pass by Kofi Orji | 11-14 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Bello is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Jonathan Bello, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham (PG) Luis Jacobo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Kofi Orji takes the ball from Richard Hughes | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham banks in the layup on a great pass from Kofi Orji | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox is fouled on the floor by Rickey Markham - foul #1 on Rickey Markham, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Gabriel Marino (PF), John Cuellar (C) Kofi Orji, Ted Holden, Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Tim Span (PF), Michael Merlino (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Horace Estes | |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:45 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:35 | Alcorn State | Michael Merlino is called for the reach on John Cuellar - foul #1 on Michael Merlino, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) Patrick Cox | |
| 12:26 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon connects on the shot in the paint | 15-17 |
| 11:59 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Markham | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Bello (fresh) PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Cuellar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) SF - Francis Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Merlino (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hairston | 17-20 |
| 11:13 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Gabriel Marino is blocked by Tim Span | 17-20 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Peter Lane steps in front of the Johnny Viens pass | 17-20 |
| 10:59 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane hits the finger roll | 19-20 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino's fadeaway is rejected by John Cuellar | 19-20 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Viens | 19-20 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 10:24 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:17 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by John Cuellar and he's fouled by Johnny Viens - foul #1 on Johnny Viens, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Ted Holden (SF), Richard Hartman (PF), Franklin Jackson (C) Rickey Markham, Jonathan Bello, Gabriel Marino, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), John Johnson (PF), Horace Estes (C) John Hairston, Johnny Viens, Francis Lyon, Tim Span, Michael Merlino | |
| 10:17 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 10:00 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Ted Holden | 22-20 |
| 09:55 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Lane, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji (SG) Peter Lane | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Kofi Orji is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Kofi Orji, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:35 | Alcorn State | Franklin Jackson snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:23 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden lays it in | 24-20 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox is hacked by Kofi Orji - foul #2 on Kofi Orji, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Warren Leftwich (SG), Gabriel Marino (PF), John Cuellar (C) Kofi Orji, Richard Hartman, Franklin Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:34 | Alcorn State | Richard Hughes is called for the reach on Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG) Warren Leftwich | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:17 | Alcorn State | Ted Holden is called for traveling | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham (PG) Luis Jacobo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 24-22 |
| 07:57 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ted Holden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Cuellar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino is whistled for a carry | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (PF) John Johnson | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ted Holden - foul #1 on Ted Holden, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello (SF), Richard Hartman (C) Ted Holden, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:06 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane is hacked by Stewart Reddick - foul #1 on Stewart Reddick, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Franklin Jackson (C) Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Johnny Viens (SG), Francis Lyon (SF), Michael Merlino (C) Patrick Cox, Richard Hughes, Stewart Reddick, Horace Estes | |
| 06:49 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane can't finish the layup | 24-24 |
| 06:47 | Alcorn State | Franklin Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:27 | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-24 |
| 06:25 | Alcorn State | Jonathan Bello can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Hartman - foul #1 on Richard Hartman, team foul #12 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Warren Leftwich (SG), Ted Holden (SF), Gabriel Marino (PF), John Cuellar (C) Rickey Markham, Peter Lane, Jonathan Bello, Richard Hartman, Franklin Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG) John Hairston | |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:07 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Luis Jacobo - foul #2 on Luis Jacobo, team foul #13 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG) Luis Jacobo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), John Johnson (PF), Horace Estes (C) Johnny Viens, Francis Lyon, Tim Span, Michael Merlino | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:07 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-26 |
| 05:06 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:54 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane clanks a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | John Cuellar takes the ball from Patrick Cox | 24-26 |
| 04:18 | Alcorn State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham (PG), Richard Hartman (PF) Peter Lane, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Francis Lyon (SF) Patrick Cox, Gerard Milardo | |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Francis Lyon - foul #1 on Francis Lyon, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kofi Orji (SG), Willard Thomas (SF) Warren Leftwich, Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | John Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rickey Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kofi Orji (fresh) SF - Willard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Holden (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cuellar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Richard Hughes is denied by Ted Holden | 25-26 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon's floater is tipped away by John Cuellar | 25-26 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 03:15 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:11 | Alcorn State | Rickey Markham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | John Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Rickey Markham - foul #2 on Rickey Markham, team foul #14 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Gabriel Marino (PF), Richard Hartman (C) Kofi Orji, Ted Holden, John Cuellar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (PF), Michael Merlino (C) Richard Hughes, Francis Lyon, John Johnson, Horace Estes | |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:28 | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Lane | 27-27 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 02:04 | Alcorn State | Willard Thomas gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | Alcorn State | Gabriel Marino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 01:34 | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman can't tip it in | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerard Milardo | 27-30 |
| 01:04 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Viens - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Luis Jacobo (PG), Ted Holden (SF) Rickey Markham, Willard Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), Francis Lyon (SF), Horace Estes (C) John Hairston, Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Michael Merlino | |
| 01:04 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:04 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cox | 29-33 |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Francis Lyon swats the short shot by Richard Hartman | 29-33 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Tim Span can't finish the layup | 29-33 |
| 00:11 | Alcorn State | Richard Hartman grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:06 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane misses the shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |