| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Thomas James (fresh) PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Lawrence Wilton (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SF - Eugene Brewster (fresh) PF - Roy Place (fresh) C - Theodore Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Roy Place wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Brewster | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Theodore Wright denies the turnaround by Donald Braziel | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Southern | Timothy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Southern | Eugene Brewster buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Mullins | 0-6 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Timothy Mullins - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse tips it home | 2-6 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:40 | Southern | Roy Place tips it in | 2-8 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| 18:04 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Wright | 2-11 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Brad Jurgens | 4-11 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Eugene Brewster is hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Sikora (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Sammy Kearse (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster, Roy Place, Theodore Wright | |
| 17:24 | Southern | Donald Braziel steals the ball from Sammy Kearse | 4-11 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Brad Jurgens and he's fouled by Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG) Lawrence Wilton | |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:46 | Southern | Willie Dayton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-14 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Sikora - foul #1 on Micheal Sikora, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Eugene Brewster (SF) Rick Jean, Willie Dayton | |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 16:09 | Southern | Eugene Brewster knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brad Jurgens and the foul's on Eugene Brewster - foul #1 on Eugene Brewster, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Roy Place (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Micheal Sikora, Sammy Kearse, Clarence Smith | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Lawrence Wilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Place (fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Southern | Theodore Wright misses the lay-in | 12-16 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Hardin | 12-16 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 14:57 | Southern | Roy Place can't throw it down but he's fouled by Vince Pfister - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Sikora (SG), Willie Dayton (SF) Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster | |
| 14:57 | Southern | Roy Place misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 14:57 | Southern | Roy Place makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Vince Pfister | 18-17 |
| 14:17 | Southern | Roy Place is hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Donald Braziel (PF) James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Southern | Sammy Kearse (C) Theodore Wright | |
| 14:02 | Southern | Micheal Sikora is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Micheal Sikora, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Clarence Smith (SF) Micheal Sikora | |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Sammy Kearse gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 13:42 | Southern | Roy Place hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Dayton | 18-19 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel buries a 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 12:49 | Southern | Clarence Smith is hacked by Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Eugene Brewster (SF), Theodore Wright (C) Lawrence Wilton, Willie Dayton, Roy Place, Sammy Kearse | |
| 12:44 | Southern | Timothy Mullins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Eugene Brewster swats the short shot by Donald Braziel | 21-19 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski double dribbles | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Ronnie Bradley (PF) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:47 | Southern | Timothy Mullins connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Brewster | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Smith (fresh) C - Theodore Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley buries a jumper in the paint set up by Darius Ekstrom and the foul's on Clarence Smith - foul #2 on Clarence Smith, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Sammy Kearse (PF), Willie Dayton (C) Rick Jean, Clarence Smith, Theodore Wright | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 11:26 | Southern | Sammy Kearse pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 11:20 | Southern | Clarence Karnofski blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Wilton | 23-21 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Sammy Kearse takes the ball from Albert Cunningham | 23-21 |
| 10:55 | Southern | Eugene Brewster loses the dribble to Ronnie Bradley | 23-21 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley clanks a runner in the lane | 23-21 |
| 10:32 | Southern | Willie Dayton snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 10:28 | Southern | Eugene Brewster misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 10:26 | Southern | Willie Dayton grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 10:15 | Southern | Sammy Kearse comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Wilton is called for the reach on Darius Ekstrom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Wilton, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Ronnie Bradley, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Roy Place (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster, Sammy Kearse | |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 10:09 | Southern | Theodore Wright gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 10:05 | Southern | Roy Place comes up short on the floater from close range | 23-21 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 23-21 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Thomas James drills a fadeaway in the lane | 25-21 |
| 09:42 | Southern | Willie Dayton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Jean | 25-24 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 09:21 | Southern | Roy Place gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 09:17 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton is whistled for a carry | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG) Darius Ekstrom | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG) Lawrence Wilton | |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Place - foul #1 on Roy Place, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Brewster (SF), Sammy Kearse (C) Willie Dayton, Theodore Wright | |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:56 | Southern | Sammy Kearse grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:45 | Southern | Eugene Brewster clanks a shot from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Sammy Kearse misses the tip | 26-24 |
| 08:42 | Southern | Eugene Brewster can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 08:41 | Southern | Eugene Brewster tips it home | 26-26 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the tip | 26-26 |
| 08:32 | Southern | Sammy Kearse grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 08:26 | Southern | Eugene Brewster makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 26-28 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Rick Jean is called for the reach on Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Rick Jean, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:46 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas James pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Brewster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Place (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Kearse (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 31-28 |
| 07:33 | Southern | Eugene Brewster buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Jean | 31-31 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 07:17 | Southern | Sammy Kearse gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 07:10 | Southern | Eugene Brewster misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (SG), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Willie Dayton (SG), Theodore Wright (C) Rick Jean, Timothy Mullins, Sammy Kearse | |
| 07:10 | Southern | Eugene Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 07:10 | Southern | Eugene Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Theodore Wright gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 06:41 | Southern | Theodore Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), Donald Braziel (PF) Brad Jurgens, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG) Eugene Brewster | |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Mullins - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Brewster (SF) Timothy Mullins | |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 06:22 | Southern | Theodore Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Theodore Wright is hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Theodore Wright misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Cunningham - foul #1 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Ronald Smith (SF) Darius Ekstrom, Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:42 | Southern | Theodore Wright makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Theodore Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Willie Dayton is called for the reach on James Hardin - foul #1 on Willie Dayton, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Chris Martines (C) Ronald Smith, Donald Braziel, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Sammy Kearse (PF) Eugene Brewster, Roy Place | |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 05:03 | Southern | Willie Dayton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 34-35 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rick Jean - foul #2 on Rick Jean, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (SG) James Hardin | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Neal (PG), Eugene Brewster (SF) Lawrence Wilton, Rick Jean | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 04:26 | Southern | Sammy Kearse knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Dayton and he's hacked by Ronnie Bradley - foul #1 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #8 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG) Darius Ekstrom | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:26 | Southern | Sammy Kearse misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Eugene Brewster misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #9 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Donald Braziel (PF), Vince Pfister (C) Brad Jurgens, Thomas James, Ronnie Bradley, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Clarence Smith (PF) Vernon Neal, Willie Dayton, Sammy Kearse | |
| 03:55 | Southern | Eugene Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Eugene Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 03:46 | Southern | The rebound goes to Theodore Wright | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Vince Pfister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Lawrence Wilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Brewster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Smith (fresh) C - Theodore Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Southern | Clarence Karnofski takes the ball from Eugene Brewster | 38-39 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Darius Ekstrom | 40-39 |
| 03:07 | Southern | Timothy Mullins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darius Ekstrom | 42-42 |
| 02:33 | Southern | Darius Ekstrom takes the ball from Timothy Mullins | 42-42 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom hits the finger roll | 44-42 |
| 02:27 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton's pass is intercepted by Darius Ekstrom in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Brewster - foul #2 on Eugene Brewster, team foul #13 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Thomas James (SF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, Clarence Karnofski, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Micheal Sikora (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Sammy Kearse (PF) Lawrence Wilton, Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster, Theodore Wright | |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Rick Jean drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Sikora | 45-44 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Sammy Kearse grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 01:45 | Southern | Micheal Sikora buries a fadeaway from the left side | 45-46 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 01:18 | Southern | Clarence Smith snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 01:14 | Southern | Willie Dayton clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 01:13 | Southern | Sammy Kearse tips it in | 45-48 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's pass is intercepted by Micheal Sikora | 45-48 |
| 00:55 | Southern | Micheal Sikora hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Jurgens | 47-50 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Willie Dayton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Dayton, team foul #14 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Roy Place (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Micheal Sikora, Willie Dayton, Sammy Kearse, Clarence Smith | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the dunk | 47-50 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Timothy Mullins gets the rebound | 47-50 |