| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long inbounds the ball | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | John Todd's layup is rejected by Gary Perkins | 46-46 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Carter steps in front of the Antonio Long pass | 46-46 |
| 19:13 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | John Todd can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Gibson - foul #3 on Mark Gibson, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Ruben Huffman (SG), Robert Lawrence (SF), Ben Napoleon (PF), Edward Grinstead (C) Paul Davis, Kenneth Carter, Daniel Marshall, Mark Gibson, Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Antonio Long, George Condrey | |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 18:28 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Gary Brown (C) Arthur Sanders, John Todd | |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 18:15 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl is hacked by Robert Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo's floater is knocked away by Ben Napoleon | 46-47 |
| 17:50 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Ruben Huffman | 46-47 |
| 17:44 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris travels in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Carter (SG), Daniel Marshall (SF), Mark Gibson (PF), Gary Perkins (C) Joseph Droegmiller, Ruben Huffman, Robert Lawrence, Ben Napoleon, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Juan Alonzo | |
| 17:26 | La Salle | Gary Perkins makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Carter | 48-47 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Marshall - foul #4 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | Luis Dominguez (SF) Daniel Marshall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Scott Farris, Arthur Bayerl, Gary Brown | |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:56 | La Salle | Paul Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is hacked by Mark Gibson - foul #4 on Mark Gibson, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Ruben Huffman (SG), Robert Lawrence (PF), Edward Grinstead (C) Paul Davis, Kenneth Carter, Mark Gibson, Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 16:30 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:24 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Todd | 50-52 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Joseph Droegmiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Dominguez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Grinstead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Condrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:54 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Luis Dominguez picks off the pass by Nicholas Szaflarski in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 15:38 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Droegmiller | 54-52 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Carter (SG), Ben Napoleon (SF), Gary Perkins (C) Joseph Droegmiller, Ruben Huffman, Luis Dominguez, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Arthur Sanders, George Condrey | |
| 15:26 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter is fouled on the floor by Scott Farris - foul #3 on Scott Farris, team foul #1 | 54-52 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 15:21 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo lays it up and in | 54-54 |
| 14:49 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 57-54 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Carter takes the ball from Scott Farris in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 14:33 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Ruben Huffman (SG) Paul Davis, Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Antonio Long, Juan Alonzo, Gary Brown | |
| 14:05 | La Salle | Ben Napoleon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 13:23 | La Salle | Gary Perkins knocks in the shot from the left block | 59-57 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 59-57 |
| 13:12 | La Salle | Gary Perkins grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Bayerl - foul #1 on Arthur Bayerl, team foul #2 | 59-57 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Carter (SG), Mark Gibson (PF), Edward Grinstead (C) Joseph Droegmiller, Ruben Huffman, Ben Napoleon, Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Scott Farris, George Condrey | |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders drills a floater from the left side set up by Joel Brady | 61-59 |
| 12:37 | La Salle | Juan Alonzo is called for the reach on Mark Gibson - foul #2 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Daniel Marshall (SF) Robert Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF), Gary Brown (C) Arthur Bayerl, John Todd | |
| 12:25 | La Salle | Daniel Marshall buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Paul Davis | 63-59 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 63-59 |
| 12:10 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 12:04 | La Salle | Daniel Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders grabs the board | 63-59 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Grinstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Long (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Juan Alonzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Marshall - foul #5 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Ruben Huffman (SG), Luis Dominguez (SF), Gary Perkins (C) Paul Davis, Kenneth Carter, Daniel Marshall, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Scott Farris (SG), George Condrey (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Arthur Sanders, Juan Alonzo, Gary Brown | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 11:13 | La Salle | Ruben Huffman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Perkins | 66-60 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | George Condrey loses the dribble to Joseph Droegmiller in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 11:02 | La Salle | Ruben Huffman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris is hacked by Ruben Huffman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Huffman, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl (SF) Antonio Long | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Farris | 66-62 |
| 10:22 | La Salle | Nicholas Szaflarski steals it from Ruben Huffman | 66-62 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | John Todd lays it in set up by Nicholas Szaflarski | 66-64 |
| 09:40 | La Salle | Gary Perkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ruben Huffman | 68-64 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | John Todd banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Arthur Bayerl | 68-66 |
| 08:55 | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller misses the easy layup | 68-66 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Todd | 68-66 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris is hacked by Ruben Huffman - foul #3 on Ruben Huffman, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Carter (SG), Robert Lawrence (SF), Edward Grinstead (C) Joseph Droegmiller, Ruben Huffman, Luis Dominguez, Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF), Gary Brown (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, Arthur Bayerl, George Condrey, John Todd | |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:32 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 08:24 | La Salle | Paul Davis travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| Subs | La Salle | Ben Napoleon (PF) Mark Gibson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Scott Farris | |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady is fouled on the floor by Ben Napoleon - foul #2 on Ben Napoleon, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:09 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Ben Napoleon | 68-67 |
| 07:53 | La Salle | Paul Davis misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Napoleon (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Robert Lawrence (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Grinstead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Long (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Juan Alonzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 68-67 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown tips it home | 68-69 |
| 07:23 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence can't finish the layup | 68-69 |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 68-71 |
| 07:08 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the driving attempt in the paint | 70-71 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Carter steals the ball from Arthur Sanders | 70-71 |
| 06:31 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #4 | 70-71 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dallas Hacker (PG), Mark Gibson (PF) Paul Davis, Ben Napoleon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Todd (C) Gary Brown | |
| 06:31 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:31 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long's floater is tipped away by Edward Grinstead | 72-71 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | John Todd snags the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | John Todd is denied on a layup by Edward Grinstead | 72-71 |
| 05:53 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 05:41 | La Salle | Mark Gibson misses the easy layup | 72-71 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the lay-in | 72-71 |
| 05:24 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 05:19 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter is hacked by Arthur Sanders - foul #3 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #5 | 72-71 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Ruben Huffman (SG), Luis Dominguez (SF), Gary Perkins (C) Dallas Hacker, Kenneth Carter, Robert Lawrence, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), George Condrey (PF) Arthur Sanders, Antonio Long, Juan Alonzo | |
| 05:11 | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller is fouled on the floor by George Condrey - foul #1 on George Condrey, team foul #6 | 72-71 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG) Joel Brady | |
| 05:01 | La Salle | Luis Dominguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown tips it but misses | 72-71 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Bayerl | 72-71 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | George Condrey scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Scott Farris | 72-73 |
| 04:16 | La Salle | Ruben Huffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 04:14 | La Salle | Mark Gibson grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 03:59 | La Salle | Mark Gibson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-73 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown tips it back up and in | 72-75 |
| 03:41 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Ben Napoleon (SF) Joseph Droegmiller, Luis Dominguez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Juan Alonzo (PF), John Todd (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, Arthur Bayerl, George Condrey, Gary Brown | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Huffman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Napoleon (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Mark Gibson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Perkins (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Farris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Juan Alonzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Todd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | The refs have stopped play. Scott Farris is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 72-75 |
| Subs | La Salle | Edward Grinstead (C) Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Scott Farris | |
| 03:15 | La Salle | Mark Gibson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Davis | 74-75 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | John Todd clanks a jumper from the left block | 74-75 |
| 02:55 | La Salle | Edward Grinstead snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 02:55 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | La Salle | Kenneth Carter (SG), Luis Dominguez (SF) Ruben Huffman, Mark Gibson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:43 | La Salle | Ben Napoleon lays it up and in set up by Luis Dominguez | 76-75 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-75 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo grabs the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 02:09 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Lawrence (PF) Ben Napoleon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl (SF), Gary Brown (C) Antonio Long, Juan Alonzo | |
| 02:00 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Todd - foul #3 on John Todd, team foul #7 | 76-77 |
| Subs | La Salle | Mark Gibson (PF), Gary Perkins (C) Luis Dominguez, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Antonio Long (SF), George Condrey (PF) Joel Brady, Arthur Bayerl, Gary Brown | |
| 02:00 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:00 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Carter steps in front of the Arthur Sanders pass in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| 01:45 | La Salle | Paul Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Todd | 78-77 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 78-77 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | George Condrey tips it home | 78-79 |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Paul Davis is hacked by Antonio Long - foul #3 on Antonio Long, team foul #8 | 78-79 |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is fouled on the floor by Robert Lawrence - foul #2 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #9 | 80-79 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:54 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Antonio Long - foul #4 on Antonio Long, team foul #9 | 80-81 |
| 00:54 | La Salle | Gary Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:54 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | George Condrey snags the defensive board | 81-81 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-81 |
| 00:29 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on George Condrey - foul #2 on George Condrey, team foul #10 | 81-81 |
| 00:29 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:29 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Gary Perkins is called for the reach on John Todd - foul #2 on Gary Perkins, team foul #10 | 83-81 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:10 | La Salle | La Salle calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Gary Perkins is whistled for traveling | 83-83 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Gibson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Long (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Condrey (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | John Todd wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Carter picks off the pass by Arthur Sanders in the backcourt | 83-83 |
| 04:49 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses the shot from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 04:47 | La Salle | Mark Gibson snags the offensive board | 83-83 |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by George Condrey - foul #3 on George Condrey, team foul #11 | 83-83 |
| Subs | La Salle | Ben Napoleon (SF), Luis Dominguez (PF), Edward Grinstead (C) Robert Lawrence, Mark Gibson, Gary Perkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Juan Alonzo (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Arthur Sanders, Antonio Long, George Condrey | |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 3rd free throw | 86-83 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 86-83 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo hits the follow up shot | 86-85 |
| 04:01 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Davis | 89-85 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | John Todd's pass is intercepted by Ben Napoleon in the backcourt | 89-85 |
| 03:45 | La Salle | Paul Davis is hacked by Juan Alonzo - foul #3 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #12 | 89-85 |
| Subs | La Salle | Ruben Huffman (SG), Gary Perkins (C) Kenneth Carter, Edward Grinstead | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 03:45 | La Salle | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 03:45 | La Salle | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo loses the ball out of bounds | 91-85 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Droegmiller (PG), Robert Lawrence (SF), Mark Gibson (PF) Paul Davis, Ben Napoleon, Luis Dominguez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (SG) Arthur Bayerl | |
| 03:11 | La Salle | Ruben Huffman drills a shot from the left wing | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo buries a jumper from the free throw line | 93-87 |
| 02:49 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-87 |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Carter (SG), Ben Napoleon (SF), Luis Dominguez (PF) Joseph Droegmiller, Ruben Huffman, Robert Lawrence, Mark Gibson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl (SF), John Todd (PF) Scott Farris, Juan Alonzo | |
| 02:41 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 93-87 |
| 02:40 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Perkins | 93-87 |
| 02:32 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 93-87 |
| 02:30 | La Salle | Luis Dominguez tips it home | 95-87 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 95-87 |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Lawrence (SF) Luis Dominguez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo (PF) Gary Brown | |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Perkins - foul #3 on Gary Perkins, team foul #11 | 95-87 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (SF) Arthur Bayerl | |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | John Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 95-88 |
| 02:15 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 95-88 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Condrey (PF) Juan Alonzo | |
| 01:59 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 95-88 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | John Todd gets the rebound | 95-88 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long loses the dribble to Paul Davis in the backcourt | 95-88 |
| 01:52 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter lays it in on a great pass from Paul Davis | 97-88 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #12 | 97-88 |
| Subs | La Salle | Mark Gibson (PF) Ben Napoleon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG) Joel Brady | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 1st free throw | 97-89 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| 01:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 97-89 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | La Salle | Robert Lawrence's layup is rejected by John Todd | 97-89 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | George Condrey grabs the board | 97-89 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 97-89 |
| 00:50 | La Salle | Gary Perkins grabs the board | 97-89 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Perkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Long (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Condrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Todd (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Gary Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Sanders - foul #4 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #13 | 97-89 |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Gary Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 98-89 |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 98-89 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the rebound | 98-89 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 98-89 |
| 00:40 | La Salle | Gary Perkins grabs the board | 98-89 |
| 00:39 | La Salle | Nicholas Szaflarski is called for the reach on Gary Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #14 | 98-89 |
| 00:39 | La Salle | Gary Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 99-89 |
| 00:39 | La Salle | Gary Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 99-89 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | John Todd pulls down the rebound | 99-89 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long slams it home on a nice dish by George Condrey | 99-91 |
| 00:31 | La Salle | Nicholas Szaflarski is called for the reach on Kenneth Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #15 | 99-91 |
| 00:31 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 1st free throw | 100-91 |
| 00:31 | La Salle | Kenneth Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 101-91 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Gibson steals the ball from Nicholas Szaflarski | 101-91 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Paul Davis runs out the clock | 101-91 |