| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Estes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Cox is called for the reach on Mark Steppe - foul #3 on Patrick Cox, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) Patrick Cox | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 23-25 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ricky Dixon - foul #2 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 25-27 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | John Johnson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Hairston | 27-27 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Dixon | 27-29 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | John Johnson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hairston | 29-29 |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 16:43 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frederic Celestine | 29-31 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (PF) Francis Lyon, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG) Gary Moseley | |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the easy layup | 29-31 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) SF - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses long on a floater from the right block | 29-31 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 14:59 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the jumper from close range | 29-31 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | Tim Span denies the turnaround by Frederic Celestine | 29-31 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-31 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses short on a shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 29-31 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Tim Span hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-31 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #3 on Richard Hughes, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Francis Lyon (SF), John Johnson (PF) Richard Hughes, Gerard Milardo, Tim Span | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Gary Moseley (SF), Roger Donohoe (C) Robert Garay, Donald Lavender, Frederic Celestine | |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Roger Donohoe steals the ball from Horace Estes | 29-33 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Estes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) SG - Mark Steppe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is hacked by Mark Steppe - foul #2 on Mark Steppe, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (C) Horace Estes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine (C) Roger Donohoe | |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | John Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Hairston - foul #2 on John Hairston, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 31-36 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-36 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Tim Span knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnny Viens | 33-36 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | John Johnson takes the ball from Ricky Dixon after a doubleteam | 33-36 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon's pass is intercepted by Vance Anker | 33-36 |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon lays it up and in on a great pass from Vance Anker | 33-38 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses short on a jumper from close range | 35-38 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 35-38 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Johnson | 37-38 |
| 07:18 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon's dunk attempt is rejected by John Johnson | 37-38 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Lyon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Moseley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Celestine (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Ricky Dixon is called for the reach on Francis Lyon - foul #3 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), Horace Estes (C) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), James Urick (PF), Roger Donohoe (C) Vance Anker, Mark Steppe, Ricky Dixon, Frederic Celestine | |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Hughes | 39-38 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #4 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Roger Donohoe swats the shot by Patrick Cox | 39-39 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 06:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 39-39 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | John Hairston gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Roger Donohoe | 41-41 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Urick - foul #1 on James Urick, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Francis Lyon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 04:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on John Hairston - foul #3 on John Hairston, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon (PF) James Urick | |
| 04:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Frederic Celestine (C) Gary Moseley, Roger Donohoe | |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hairston | 45-44 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Vance Anker | 45-46 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), John Johnson (PF) John Hairston, Tim Span | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe (SG) Donald Lavender | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker loses the dribble to Johnny Viens in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the floater from the right block | 45-46 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), Francis Lyon (SF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF) Vance Anker | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Ricky Dixon swats the layup by Francis Lyon | 45-46 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Mark Steppe | 45-46 |
| 02:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Cox - foul #4 on Patrick Cox, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| 01:46 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe connects on the shot from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Moseley | 47-50 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Garay | 52-53 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |