| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) SG - William James (fresh) SF - James Branch (fresh) PF - Morton Brown (fresh) C - Christopher Snavely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Thomas James (fresh) PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Morton Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Morton Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Morton Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 1-3 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | William James buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Branch | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Morton Brown is denied by Chris Martines | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | San Diego State | James Branch gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is hacked by Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF), Milo Russo (C) Daniel Bender, William James, James Branch, Morton Brown, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:35 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Ogara | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel can't finish the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), William James (SG), Christopher Snavely (C) David Ogara, Richard Wertz, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Wallace - foul #1 on Bruce Wallace, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), Morton Brown (PF) Micheal Grayson, Bruce Wallace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse | |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) SG - William James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Branch (fresh) PF - Morton Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Snavely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is hacked by Albert Cunningham - foul #1 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Branch | 12-7 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 12-7 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | Morton Brown grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | William James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 15:01 | San Diego State | Morton Brown grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | William James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Fred Blazek (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Milo Russo (C) Daniel Bender, William James, James Branch, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Albert Cunningham | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Morton Brown picks off the pass by Thomas James | 12-7 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Vince Pfister takes the ball from Morton Brown | 12-7 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 12-10 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Milo Russo misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Vince Pfister - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Christopher Snavely (C) David Ogara, Fred Blazek, Micheal Grayson, Morton Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Milo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Milo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Martines | 13-10 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Snavely - foul #1 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (SF), Morton Brown (PF) James Branch, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (PF) Vince Pfister | |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:02 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Thomas James steps in front of the Morton Brown pass | 13-10 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF) Micheal Grayson, Morton Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Christopher Snavely is called for the reach on Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Morton Brown (PF), Milo Russo (C) Bruce Wallace, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:40 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) SG - William James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Branch (fresh) PF - Morton Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | San Diego State | James Branch misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Milo Russo tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Albert Cunningham | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens drills a 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Brad Jurgens is called for the reach on Morton Brown - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Bruce Wallace (C) William James, James Branch, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse | |
| 10:53 | San Diego State | Morton Brown banks in the layup set up by Daniel Bender | 15-13 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Micheal Grayson | 17-13 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 17-13 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Bruce Wallace picks off the pass by Vince Pfister | 17-13 |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | Morton Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Bender | 19-13 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 09:27 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Micheal Grayson | 19-13 |
| 09:08 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Blazek | 21-13 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-13 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | James Hardin grabs the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 08:43 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:32 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Morton Brown | 23-13 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | Darius Ekstrom steps in front of the Daniel Bender pass in the backcourt | 23-13 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the dunk attempt | 23-13 |
| 08:12 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Morton Brown misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Milo Russo (C) Daniel Bender, Fred Blazek, Micheal Grayson, Bruce Wallace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Morton Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Morton Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Morton Brown denies the turnaround by Chris Martines | 25-13 |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Morton Brown gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Ogara (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Branch (fresh) PF - Morton Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | James Branch blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | James Branch makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | James Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse snags the defensive board | 26-13 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's pass is intercepted by James Branch | 26-13 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | Thomas James swats the shot by Morton Brown | 26-13 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-13 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milo Russo - foul #1 on Milo Russo, team foul #4 | 26-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (PG) David Ogara | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Milo Russo gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:14 | San Diego State | Morton Brown drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William James | 28-14 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-14 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | James Branch grabs the board | 28-14 |
| 06:00 | San Diego State | William James hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Branch | 31-14 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley lays it in on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 31-16 |
| 05:43 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses the jumper from the right side | 31-16 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas James pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Thomas James scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Narcisse | 31-19 |
| 05:11 | San Diego State | William James double dribbles | 31-19 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Bruce Wallace (PF) Richard Wertz, Morton Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Clarence Karnofski (PF) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Ronnie Bradley | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Ronald Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is fouled on the floor by Darius Ekstrom - foul #1 on Darius Ekstrom, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (SF), Morton Brown (PF) James Branch, Bruce Wallace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Chris Martines | |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | William James misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender tips it back up and in | 34-23 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom loses the dribble to Morton Brown | 34-23 |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | William James knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Morton Brown | 36-23 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Grayson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morton Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milo Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Daniel Bender steps in front of the Clarence Karnofski pass | 36-23 |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Morton Brown and he's fouled by Darius Ekstrom - foul #2 on Darius Ekstrom, team foul #10 | 38-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF), Christopher Snavely (C) Micheal Grayson, Morton Brown, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Vince Pfister (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Ronald Smith, Clarence Karnofski, Albert Cunningham | |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the free throw | 39-23 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | James Branch is called for the reach on Donald Braziel - foul #1 on James Branch, team foul #5 | 39-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG) Daniel Bender | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Vince Pfister | |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-23 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the offensive board | 39-23 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Chris Martines and he's fouled by William James - foul #1 on William James, team foul #6 | 39-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Morton Brown (PF) Bruce Wallace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:53 | San Diego State | William James misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse double dribbles | 39-26 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Bruce Wallace (PF) David Ogara, William James, Morton Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #2 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #11 | 39-26 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SG), Morton Brown (PF) Richard Wertz, Bruce Wallace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 41-28 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | James Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Milo Russo (PF) William James, James Branch, Morton Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Thomas James, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 41-30 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Milo Russo | 44-30 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 44-30 |