| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Otani - foul #2 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jeff Marchetti (SF) Kenneth Otani, Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr tips it but misses | 26-32 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:45 | St. Joseph's | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Frank Bassett - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Kenneth Otani (C) Jeff Marchetti, Chris Ward, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:55 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lingo | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Otani steals the ball from Hugh Clark | 29-35 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Otani out of a doubleteam | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF) Michael Jackson, Jeff Marchetti, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SG), Frank Bassett (C) Harvey James, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett loses the dribble to Kenneth Otani | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fresh) SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Bassett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Lawrence | 33-36 |
| 14:58 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price tips it in | 35-36 |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett tips it home | 35-38 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Stewart | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Frank Bassett is called for the reach on Kenneth Otani - foul #1 on Frank Bassett, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Jeff Marchetti (SF), Michael Jackson (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Reuben Price, Ronald Lawrence, Chris Ward, Kenneth Otani | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Raymond Vandyke (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Charles Stewart, Dwight Chang, John Smith, Frank Bassett | |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | John Demoss steps in front of the Jack Johnson pass | 35-40 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Vandyke | 35-40 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jack Johnson | 37-40 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Chris Ward (PF) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Jeff Marchetti | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett (PF) Raymond Vandyke | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Vester | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 40-44 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Willie Zephyr takes the ball from John Demoss | 42-44 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | John Demoss is called for the reach on Kenneth Otani - foul #2 on John Demoss, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 09:53 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:10 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 09:08 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | John Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dwight Chang | 42-46 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Dwight Chang picks off the pass by Ming-Hoa Chu | 42-46 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | Chris Ward steps in front of the John Smith pass | 42-46 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Frank Bassett (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, Dwight Chang, John Smith, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Vester | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett is hacked by Willie Zephyr - foul #3 on Willie Zephyr, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG) Kenneth Otani, Chris Ward | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG) Willie Retherford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Otani | 47-46 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Johnson - foul #1 on Jack Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Chris Ward (PF) Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Dwight Chang (SF) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo | |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Willie Zephyr | 50-50 |
| 04:30 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Stewart | 50-52 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is open and scores on a floater from close range | 52-52 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF) Jeff Marchetti, Chris Ward, Willie Zephyr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Hugh Clark, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Raymond Vester is called for the reach on Willie Retherford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Vester, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford is hacked by Michael Lingo - foul #2 on Michael Lingo, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani buries a floater from the right block | 54-52 |
| 03:16 | St. Joseph's | John Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lingo | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Otani (tiring) 25 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Chang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson is fouled on the floor by Dwight Chang - foul #1 on Dwight Chang, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr (C) Kenneth Otani | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Dwight Chang | |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is denied on a dunk by Raymond Vandyke | 54-55 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Smith | 54-55 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SF), Frank Bassett (PF) Aaron McConnaughy, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester buries a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Lingo | 54-57 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 54-57 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Raymond Vester is called for the reach on Willie Retherford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Vester, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Ward (PF) Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Demoss (C) John Smith | |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #5 on Michael Jackson, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG), Jack Johnson (SG) Willie Retherford, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Otani - foul #3 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Frank Bassett steps in front of the Kenneth Otani pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Otani - foul #4 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Otani is called for the reach on Raymond Vester in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG) Kenneth Otani | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr is hacked by John Demoss - foul #3 on John Demoss, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Willie Retherford is called for the reach on John Demoss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Retherford, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Willie Zephyr | 56-65 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is hacked by Willie Retherford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Retherford, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence buries a halfcourt shot | 62-66 |