| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Hairston | 24-27 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 27-27 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Hughes and the foul's on Michael Gardner - foul #2 on Michael Gardner, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Walter Symons out of the doubleteam | 30-31 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hairston | 32-31 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Draeger is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | John Moore can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | Rodney Matthews is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the floater near the basket set up by Richard Hughes | 34-32 |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Chadwick Bibb is blocked by David Kowalski | 34-32 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | John Moore blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Timpson - foul #2 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Michael Gardner (PF) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (C) Lawrence Timpson | |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | John Moore gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Gardner - foul #3 on Michael Gardner, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Corvin and he's hacked by Charles Williamson - foul #2 on Charles Williamson, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Gardner | 38-36 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Hughes and he's fouled by Michael Gardner - foul #4 on Michael Gardner, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Byron Wright (C) John Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the easy open layup | 41-36 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson's pass is intercepted by Chadwick Bibb | 41-36 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson loses the dribble to Richard Hughes | 41-36 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Kowalski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Byron Wright steals it from Dennis Corvin | 41-36 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | John Hairston clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:36 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | John Hairston double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Jan Brooks (SF), John Moore (C) Richard Hughes, Charles Williamson, David Kowalski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Frank Chaffin (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 10:13 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick loses the dribble to John Hairston | 41-36 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright can't finish the layup | 41-36 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | John Moore gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Jan Brooks steps in front of the Rodney Matthews pass | 41-36 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Frank Chaffin - foul #3 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (PF) Byron Wright | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Johnny Viens | 46-36 |
| 08:43 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Viens is called for the reach on Rodney Matthews - foul #3 on Johnny Viens, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Dennis Rasnick | |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Rodney Matthews is denied by John Moore | 46-36 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Charles Williamson is called for the reach on Rodney Matthews - foul #3 on Charles Williamson, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), David Kowalski (PF) Kevin Winkfield, Jan Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons (SF) Rodney Matthews | |
| 08:02 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vance Anker | 46-39 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Walter Symons steals it from John Moore | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Timpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Michael Gardner (PF) Vance Anker, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski banks in the layup set up by Richard Hughes | 48-40 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | John Moore gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 48-40 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 05:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger hits a shot from the right block set up by Walter Symons | 48-42 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson clanks a floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Thomas Draeger | 48-42 |
| 04:49 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Symons | 48-44 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Johnny Viens (SF), Jan Brooks (PF), Byron Wright (C) John Hairston, Charles Williamson, David Kowalski, John Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Dennis Rasnick is called for the reach on Johnny Viens - foul #1 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (C) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Dennis Corvin | |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) Kevin Winkfield | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jan Brooks (fresh) PF - Byron Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Gresham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick is fouled on the floor by Jan Brooks - foul #1 on Jan Brooks, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Michael Gardner (PF) Vance Anker, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is hacked by Jan Brooks - foul #2 on Jan Brooks, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF), David Kowalski (PF), John Moore (C) Johnny Viens, Jan Brooks, Byron Wright | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF) Rodney Matthews, Dennis Rasnick | |
| 01:57 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (C) Lawrence Timpson | |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Chaffin | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Corvin | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits a driving attempt from the left block | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Corvin | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes drills a turnaround from the right block | 54-52 |