| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Horace Estes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Reid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Anthony Reid inbounds the ball | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Billy Riddick steals it from Horace Estes | 47-42 |
| 19:16 | Richmond | Billy Riddick can't finish the layup | 47-42 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Riddick - foul #2 on Billy Riddick, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 18:37 | Richmond | Billy Riddick hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Cheney | 49-45 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon loses the dribble to Charles Peery | 49-45 |
| 18:00 | Richmond | Robin Hill misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Horace Estes - foul #2 on Horace Estes, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 18:00 | Richmond | Robin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 18:00 | Richmond | Robin Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Tim Span pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 51-46 |
| 17:30 | Richmond | Horace Estes denies the turnaround by Charles Peery | 51-46 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Billy Riddick steals the ball from Patrick Cox | 51-46 |
| 17:10 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses the lay-in | 51-46 |
| 17:09 | Richmond | Anthony Reid snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 16:50 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 16:48 | Richmond | Billy Riddick snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 16:34 | Richmond | A charge is called on Billy Riddick - foul #3 on Billy Riddick, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), John Johnson (PF) Francis Lyon, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Kevin Calhoun (PF) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Horace Estes | 54-46 |
| 16:00 | Richmond | The jump hook by Robin Hill is blocked by Horace Estes | 54-46 |
| 15:59 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) C - Robin Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Billy Riddick (SG), Milton Vessels (C) Forest Jensen, Randy Merchant, Robin Hill | |
| 15:38 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:38 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is fouled on the floor by Joe Moore - foul #2 on Joe Moore, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 15:11 | Richmond | Joe Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 15:01 | Richmond | Carl Cheney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 54-48 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Billy Riddick takes the ball from Richard Hughes | 54-48 |
| 14:40 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses the floater in the paint | 54-48 |
| 14:39 | Richmond | Milton Vessels gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:22 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is hacked by Carl Cheney - foul #2 on Carl Cheney, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon (SF), Tim Span (PF) Gerard Milardo, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF) Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 13:54 | Richmond | Charles Peery grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 13:42 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-48 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is fouled on the floor by Charles Peery - foul #1 on Charles Peery, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF) Patrick Cox, Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Robin Hill (C) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Milton Vessels | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Reid - foul #3 on Anthony Reid, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:45 | Richmond | Forest Jensen clanks a runner near the basket | 56-48 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 56-48 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Robin Hill blocks the short jumper by Tim Span | 56-48 |
| 12:24 | Richmond | Forest Jensen pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:57 | Richmond | Charles Peery comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-48 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | John Hairston gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 11:43 | Richmond | Robin Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:37 | Richmond | Forest Jensen is fouled on the floor by John Hairston - foul #2 on John Hairston, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (PF), Horace Estes (C) John Hairston, Gerard Milardo, Tim Span, Francis Lyon | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Billy Riddick (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Milton Vessels (PF) Forest Jensen, Randy Merchant, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 11:17 | Richmond | Carl Cheney knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Johnson | 58-51 |
| 10:58 | Richmond | Patrick Cox picks off the pass by Robin Hill | 58-51 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Viens | 60-51 |
| 10:40 | Richmond | Milton Vessels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Milton Vessels - foul #4 on Milton Vessels, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF) Milton Vessels, Robin Hill | |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 10:04 | Richmond | Charles Peery's pass is intercepted by Patrick Cox | 62-51 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes comes up short on the shot in the paint | 62-51 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes tips it home | 64-51 |
| 09:25 | Richmond | The short jumper by Carl Cheney is denied by Horace Estes | 64-51 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Hughes | 66-51 |
| 08:55 | Richmond | Carl Cheney drills a shot from the right wing set up by Billy Riddick and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Francis Lyon (SF), Tim Span (PF) Patrick Cox, Richard Hughes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robin Hill (C) Joe Moore | |
| 08:55 | Richmond | Carl Cheney misses the free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo loses the dribble to Robin Hill | 66-53 |
| 08:26 | Richmond | Robin Hill connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Reid | 66-55 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Robin Hill swats the layup by Tim Span | 66-55 |
| 08:01 | Richmond | Charles Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:43 | Richmond | Anthony Reid misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-55 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerard Milardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Estes (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo is hacked by Billy Riddick - foul #4 on Billy Riddick, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Milton Vessels (PF) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:59 | Richmond | Forest Jensen is hacked by Patrick Cox - foul #3 on Patrick Cox, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (PF) Gerard Milardo, Francis Lyon | |
| Subs | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun (C) Robin Hill | |
| 06:49 | Richmond | Randy Merchant is called for traveling | 68-55 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-55 |
| 06:28 | Richmond | Randy Merchant snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 06:14 | Richmond | Forest Jensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses long on a runner in the paint | 68-55 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is fouled on the floor by Milton Vessels - foul #5 on Milton Vessels, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon (SF), Horace Estes (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Billy Riddick (SG), Robin Hill (C) Forest Jensen, Joe Moore, Milton Vessels | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:28 | Richmond | Robin Hill gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Richmond | Carl Cheney blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Cox - foul #4 on Patrick Cox, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) Patrick Cox | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF) Randy Merchant, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 05:11 | Richmond | Carl Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:11 | Richmond | Carl Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Anthony Reid - foul #4 on Anthony Reid, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:40 | Richmond | Billy Riddick connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Reid | 71-60 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes is hacked by Robin Hill - foul #2 on Robin Hill, team foul #11 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:02 | Richmond | Charles Peery banks in the layup set up by Billy Riddick | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits a turnaround in the lane set up by John Hairston | 75-62 |
| 03:42 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 03:41 | Richmond | Carl Cheney grabs the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Horace Estes (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Richmond | Carl Cheney hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Peery | 75-64 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Tim Span scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Hairston | 77-64 |
| 03:00 | Richmond | Billy Riddick connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Cheney and he's fouled by Tim Span - foul #2 on Tim Span, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), John Johnson (PF) Francis Lyon, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Merchant (SF), Joe Moore (PF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Anthony Reid, Charles Peery, Robin Hill | |
| 03:00 | Richmond | Billy Riddick makes the free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robin Hill (C) Randy Merchant | |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Hughes | 80-67 |
| 02:46 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon (SF), Horace Estes (C) Gerard Milardo, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Richmond | Anthony Reid (SF), Charles Peery (PF) Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 02:25 | Richmond | Horace Estes swats the dunk try by Carl Cheney | 80-67 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is fouled on the floor by Billy Riddick - foul #5 on Billy Riddick, team foul #12 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (PF), Michael Merlino (C) Patrick Cox, Francis Lyon, John Johnson, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Randy Merchant (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Kevin Calhoun (PF) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Anthony Reid, Charles Peery | |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:51 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun's pass is intercepted by Richard Hughes | 82-67 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 01:13 | Richmond | Joe Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-67 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Hairston | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Richmond | Robin Hill makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Tim Span can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robin Hill - foul #3 on Robin Hill, team foul #13 | 84-69 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 00:08 | Richmond | Randy Merchant is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 85-71 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston runs out the clock | 85-71 |