| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Cavallaro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Peter Faucette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Chesney (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otis Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Deckert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Chesney | 22-32 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is fouled on the floor by Louis Chesney - foul #2 on Louis Chesney, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-32 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman is fouled on the floor by Peter Faucette - foul #1 on Peter Faucette, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Harold Harding | 22-34 |
| 18:04 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney can't finish the layup | 22-34 |
| 18:02 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert tips it but misses | 22-34 |
| 18:01 | Kansas State | Otis Hill snags the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 17:48 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 22-34 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-34 |
| 17:25 | Kansas State | Otis Hill snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert buries a shot from the right side set up by Otis Hill | 24-34 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Chesney - foul #3 on Louis Chesney, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins (SG), James Swiatkowski (SF), Fred Parker (PF) Peter Faucette, Louis Chesney, Otis Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Jerry Hailey (PF), Howard Mandel (C) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 16:18 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 16:17 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert tips it home | 26-36 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Atkins - foul #1 on Anthony Atkins, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson (C) Stanley Brown | |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Cavallaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Anthony Atkins (fresh) SF - James Swiatkowski (fresh) PF - Fred Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Deckert (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jerry Hailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Swiatkowski | 29-37 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel scores on a jump hook in the lane | 29-39 |
| 15:00 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Cavallaro | 31-39 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Atkins - foul #2 on Anthony Atkins, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Faucette (SG), Louis Chesney (SF), Otis Hill (PF) James Swiatkowski, Fred Parker, Joseph Deckert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Jerry Hailey, Vince Pfister, Howard Mandel | |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:23 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Atkins | 34-40 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Jerry Hailey (C) Clarence Karnofski, Shannon Tyson | |
| 13:34 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Cavallaro | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 13:02 | Kansas State | Otis Hill lays it in set up by James Cavallaro | 39-43 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 12:41 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Otis Hill steals it from Brad Jurgens | 39-43 |
| 11:36 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Harold Harding - foul #2 on Harold Harding, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski (SF), Fred Parker (PF), Joseph Deckert (C) Louis Chesney, Otis Hill, Anthony Atkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Vince Pfister (SF), Shannon Tyson (C) Brad Jurgens, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| 11:36 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Cavallaro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Peter Faucette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swiatkowski (fresh) PF - Fred Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Deckert (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Hailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Stanley Brown | 42-45 |
| 11:07 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 10:50 | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Fred Parker | 44-45 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister clanks a shot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister tips it home | 44-47 |
| 09:49 | Kansas State | Vince Pfister steals the ball from James Swiatkowski | 44-47 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vince Pfister | 44-49 |
| 09:16 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Parker | 47-49 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Louis Chesney (PG), Anthony Atkins (SG), Otis Hill (PF) James Cavallaro, Peter Faucette, Fred Parker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Stanley Brown, Victor Aleman, Vince Pfister, Jerry Hailey | |
| 08:36 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert is fouled on the floor by Clarence Karnofski - foul #2 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Cavallaro (PG) James Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:17 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Chesney | 49-49 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin banks in the layup | 49-51 |
| 07:56 | Kansas State | Otis Hill is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel (C) Shannon Tyson | |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Cavallaro - foul #3 on James Cavallaro, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:16 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Howard Mandel - foul #3 on Howard Mandel, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski (SF), Robert Levine (C) James Cavallaro, Joseph Deckert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:16 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:16 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Louis Chesney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Atkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otis Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Levine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Mandel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 07:00 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:31 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney scores on a runner from the right block set up by Robert Levine | 53-53 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Otis Hill steals it from Brad Jurgens | 53-53 |
| 05:34 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney scores on a shot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Faucette (SG), Joseph Deckert (C) James Swiatkowski, Robert Levine | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Shannon Tyson (C) Clarence Karnofski, Howard Mandel | |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 05:11 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Deckert | 55-53 |
| 05:06 | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Otis Hill | 58-53 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman loses the dribble to Anthony Atkins | 58-53 |
| 04:24 | Kansas State | Shannon Tyson is called for the reach on Anthony Atkins - foul #1 on Shannon Tyson, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Cavallaro (PG) Otis Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Jerry Hailey (PF) Brad Jurgens, Robert Griffin | |
| 04:07 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Victor Aleman | 58-56 |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Hailey - foul #1 on Jerry Hailey, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski (SF), Fred Parker (PF) Louis Chesney, Anthony Atkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (SF) Harold Harding | |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the driving attempt from close range | 60-56 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Cavallaro (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Faucette (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Joseph Deckert (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Hailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:52 | Kansas State | James Swiatkowski gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:52 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Louis Chesney (SF), Otis Hill (PF) James Swiatkowski, Fred Parker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Stanley Brown, Vince Pfister, Jerry Hailey | |
| 02:27 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 01:52 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney scores on a floater from the right side | 62-56 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Peter Faucette steals the ball from Victor Aleman | 62-56 |
| 01:34 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney banks in the layup set up by Peter Faucette | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | James Cavallaro steals it from Harold Harding | 64-56 |
| 01:14 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro blows the layup | 64-56 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman scores on a shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Kansas State | Robert Griffin is called for the reach on Otis Hill - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Louis Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:44 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | Victor Aleman is called for the reach on Joseph Deckert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | Joseph Deckert misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:36 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:33 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Jurgens - foul #4 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 00:33 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Shannon Tyson | 66-58 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro is hacked by Brad Jurgens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins (PF) Otis Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Brad Jurgens | |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Cavallaro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman double dribbles | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Aleman - foul #3 on Victor Aleman, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | Peter Faucette makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Stanley Brown is called for the reach on Anthony Atkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Anthony Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses the halfcourt shot | 71-64 |