| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) C - John Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 18:55 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:27 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Vester | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is called for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Ronald Lawrence | |
| 17:55 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-28 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Zephyr | 29-31 |
| 17:26 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Lingo | 32-31 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits a floater from the left block | 32-33 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:50 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Ward | 34-33 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward is hacked by Charles Stewart - foul #1 on Charles Stewart, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF) Ming-Hoa Chu, Chris Ward, Willie Zephyr | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey James (fresh) SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang can't connect on a floater from close range | 34-33 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence tips it home | 34-35 |
| 14:08 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Lawrence denies the turnaround by Dwight Chang | 34-35 |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | John Smith tips it home | 36-35 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jack Johnson and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Ronald Lawrence | |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:00 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Vester and he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| 13:00 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Lingo - foul #1 on Michael Lingo, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 38-39 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Reuben Price | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SG) Reuben Price | |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Zephyr - foul #1 on Willie Zephyr, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF) Jeff Marchetti | |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Jackson and he's fouled by Frank Bassett - foul #1 on Frank Bassett, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang (SF) Michael Lingo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:53 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), John Smith (C) Raymond Vester, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jeff Marchetti (SF) Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | John Smith grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Jeff Marchetti is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #3 on Jeff Marchetti, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG), Raymond Vandyke (C) Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jeff Marchetti | |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the easy open layup | 40-42 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dwight Chang | 43-42 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Otani | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Lawrence - foul #2 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SG), Frank Bassett (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Michael Lingo, John Smith, Raymond Vandyke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Michael Jackson, Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | John Demoss swats the shot by Kenneth Otani | 45-44 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang lays it in on a great pass from John Demoss | 47-44 |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Willie Retherford | 47-46 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Chang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Otani (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG) Dwight Chang | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Jack Johnson, Ming-Hoa Chu, Kenneth Otani | |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Lingo picks off the pass by Chris Ward | 47-46 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo jams it | 49-46 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Lingo, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG) Willie Retherford | |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Lingo | 49-46 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is fouled on the floor by Chris Ward - foul #2 on Chris Ward, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Jeff Marchetti (SF) Ronald Lawrence, Chris Ward, Willie Zephyr | |
| 05:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy tips it home | 51-46 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford tips it home | 51-48 |
| 04:44 | St. Joseph's | Jeff Marchetti is called for the reach on Aaron McConnaughy - foul #4 on Jeff Marchetti, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Michael Lingo, Aaron McConnaughy, Raymond Vandyke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Jack Johnson, Jeff Marchetti, Kenneth Otani | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Ward - foul #3 on Chris Ward, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG) Willie Retherford | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Stewart, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jack Johnson (SG), Jeff Marchetti (SF) Kenneth Otani, Michael Jackson, Ronald Lawrence | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Raymond Vester steps in front of the Chris Ward pass | 53-48 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Demoss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Zephyr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss misses the jumper from close range | 53-48 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward's fadeaway is rejected by John Demoss | 53-48 |
| 02:31 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is hacked by Willie Zephyr - foul #2 on Willie Zephyr, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Dwight Chang, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF), Kenneth Otani (C) Jack Johnson, Jeff Marchetti, Willie Zephyr | |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Smith | 55-48 |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Frank Bassett (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, John Smith, Raymond Vandyke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Lawrence steals the ball from Charles Stewart | 55-48 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Otani - foul #1 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | The 3pt attempt by Michael Jackson is denied by Michael Lingo | 57-48 |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Otani - foul #2 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-48 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is hacked by Kenneth Otani in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester runs out the clock | 60-50 |