| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Fruge - foul #3 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (C) Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Wesley Parks (C) Thomas Stewart, Luther Jackson | |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-28 |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-28 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:23 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas scores on a shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Richard Dallas steals it from Darrell Franklin | 37-30 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas hits the finger roll | 37-32 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Louis Blackmon picks off the pass by Keith Mueller | 37-32 |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Blackmon | 37-35 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jarrett Stevens | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Blackmon | 40-37 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 40-37 |
| 16:05 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Victor Riddle | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack McCalpin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the dunk | 40-40 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin tips it home | 42-40 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Riddle | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin's pass is intercepted by Louis Blackmon | 42-42 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Victor Riddle steps in front of the Keith Mueller pass | 42-45 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Keith Mueller and he's hacked by Richard Dallas - foul #2 on Richard Dallas, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Arthur Fruge (C) Jarrett Stevens, Keith Mueller, Charles Gates, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Robert Farris (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Stanley Moore (PF), Luther Jackson (C) Louis Blackmon, Richard Dallas, Horace Pitts, Victor Riddle, Wesley Parks | |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Racine - foul #1 on Michael Racine, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Piechoski (PF) Darrell Franklin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 11:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Jackson and he's hacked by Arthur Fruge - foul #4 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Paul Whitney (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Farris makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a jumper in the paint | 46-49 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eugene Piechoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Farris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's | Paul Whitney steals the ball from Luther Jackson | 46-49 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Whitney, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PF) Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts (SG) Robert Farris | |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 10:47 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens's pass is intercepted by Thomas Stewart | 46-49 |
| 09:53 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the dunk attempt | 46-49 |
| 09:52 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Thomas Stewart | 46-49 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Horace Pitts | 46-52 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Eugene Piechoski (PF), Darrell Franklin (C) Jarrett Stevens, Michael Racine, Jack McCalpin, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas (SG), Victor Riddle (PF) Horace Pitts, Stanley Moore | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luther Jackson - foul #1 on Luther Jackson, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Stewart and the foul's on Darrell Franklin - foul #1 on Darrell Franklin, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge (C) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore (C) Luther Jackson | |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nathaniel Veliz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Piechoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 07:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Victor Riddle - foul #1 on Victor Riddle, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Charles Gates (PF) Nathaniel Veliz, Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Horace Pitts (SG), Luther Jackson (C) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas, Stanley Moore | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's | Victor Riddle gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Louis Blackmon | 51-57 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jarrett Stevens | 53-57 |
| 05:25 | St. Joseph's | Horace Pitts hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 53-60 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Darrell Franklin | 56-60 |
| 04:42 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens can't connect on a floater in the lane | 56-60 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin is hacked by Louis Blackmon - foul #1 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Jack McCalpin (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Keith Mueller, Darrell Franklin, Charles Gates, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG), Stanley Moore (PF) Louis Blackmon, Horace Pitts, Victor Riddle | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jarrett Stevens | 58-60 |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stanley Moore | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dallas (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the easy layup | 61-63 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Charles Gates (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Michael Racine, Jack McCalpin, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Horace Pitts (SG), Victor Riddle (PF) Thomas Stewart, Richard Dallas, Luther Jackson | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge is whistled for a carry | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Richard Dallas (SG) Louis Blackmon, Horace Pitts | |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Mueller - foul #1 on Keith Mueller, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson (C) Stanley Moore | |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's floater is tipped away by Luther Jackson | 61-65 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge grabs the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Gates | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Jackson | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jarrett Stevens | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas is hacked by Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Richard Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates is hacked by Victor Riddle - foul #2 on Victor Riddle, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is whistled for traveling | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Jarrett Stevens is called for the reach on Luther Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Luther Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 66-68 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |