| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - John Clutter (fresh) SG - Douglas Ballew (fresh) SF - Chase Yates (fresh) PF - Troy Clayton (fresh) C - Tracy Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Matthew Lovett (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fresh) SF - Clinton Mixon (fresh) PF - Gary Curley (fresh) C - Ronald Saleh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Gary Curley denies the turnaround by Troy Clayton | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon is hacked by Douglas Ballew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Ballew, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett connects on the open shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Curley | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lovett - foul #1 on Matthew Lovett, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Matthew Lovett picks off the pass by Chase Yates | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Curley | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Chase Yates | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Clutter - foul #1 on John Clutter, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG), Luke McGiveron (SG), John Privette (SF), Michael Eldridge (PF), John Hole (C) John Clutter, Douglas Ballew, Chase Yates, Troy Clayton, Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) Gary Curley, Ronald Saleh | |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Luke McGiveron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore (PG), James Triggs (SG), Louis Benson (SF) Matthew Lovett, Howard Reed, Clinton Mixon | |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson lays it in set up by Glenn Moore | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Michaud | 4-8 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), Douglas Ballew (SG), Chase Yates (SF), Steven Hill (PF), Tracy Casey (C) Buddy Brown, Luke McGiveron, John Privette, Michael Eldridge, John Hole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Michael Smith (SG) Stephen Michaud | |
| 16:20 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island College | Michael Smith drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Grider | 4-10 |
| 16:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Troy Clayton (PF) Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley (PF), Ronald Saleh (C) Glenn Moore, Eugene Grider | |
| 15:54 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Clinton Mixon (SF) James Triggs, Michael Smith, Louis Benson | |
| 15:54 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - John Clutter (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Ballew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chase Yates (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Clayton (fairly fresh) C - Steven Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Matthew Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clinton Mixon (fresh) PF - Gary Curley (fresh) C - Ronald Saleh (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island College | Ronald Saleh hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Howard Reed | 4-12 |
| 15:31 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The short jumper by Steven Hill is denied by Matthew Lovett | 4-12 |
| 15:29 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Troy Clayton hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Howard Reed | 6-14 |
| 15:00 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 14:58 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew tips it home | 8-14 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG), Luke McGiveron (SG), John Privette (SF), John Hole (PF), Tracy Casey (C) John Clutter, Douglas Ballew, Chase Yates, Troy Clayton, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | James Triggs (PG), Eugene Grider (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) Matthew Lovett, Gary Curley, Ronald Saleh | |
| 14:46 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown buries a shot from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon tips it in | 10-16 |
| 14:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Hole scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Buddy Brown | 12-16 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Casey - foul #1 on Tracy Casey, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew (SG), Michael Eldridge (PF) Luke McGiveron, John Hole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore (PG), Louis Benson (SG), Ronald Saleh (C) James Triggs, Howard Reed, Stephen Michaud | |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 13:51 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The rebound goes to Michael Eldridge | 12-16 |
| 13:31 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Privette is fouled on the floor by Louis Benson - foul #1 on Louis Benson, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), Chase Yates (SF), Troy Clayton (PF) Buddy Brown, John Privette, Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett (PG), James Triggs (SF), Gary Curley (PF) Glenn Moore, Clinton Mixon, Eugene Grider | |
| 13:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Lovett - foul #2 on Matthew Lovett, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed (SG), Clinton Mixon (SF), Eugene Grider (C) Matthew Lovett, Louis Benson, Ronald Saleh | |
| 13:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Eldridge - foul #1 on Michael Eldridge, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Luke McGiveron (SG), Tracy Casey (C) Douglas Ballew, Michael Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:45 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Luke McGiveron is hacked by Howard Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 12:32 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Clutter | 15-18 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Triggs | 15-20 |
| 11:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - John Clutter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke McGiveron (fairly fresh) SF - Chase Yates (tired) 1 pts. PF - Troy Clayton (tiring) 2 pts. C - Tracy Casey (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - James Triggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Mixon (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gary Curley (tiring) C - Eugene Grider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Triggs | 18-23 |
| 11:20 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-23 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Clayton - foul #1 on Troy Clayton, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG), Douglas Ballew (SG), John Privette (SF), John Hole (PF), Steven Hill (C) John Clutter, Luke McGiveron, Chase Yates, Troy Clayton, Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore (PG), Louis Benson (SG), Stephen Michaud (SF), Ronald Saleh (C) James Triggs, Howard Reed, Clinton Mixon, Eugene Grider | |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:39 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill connects on the floater from close range set up by Buddy Brown | 20-24 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-24 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider (PF) Gary Curley | |
| 09:59 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Privette hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Hole | 22-24 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Glenn Moore | 22-26 |
| 09:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew is fouled on the floor by Louis Benson - foul #2 on Louis Benson, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), Michael Eldridge (PF), Tracy Casey (C) Buddy Brown, John Hole, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | James Triggs (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Clinton Mixon (SF) Glenn Moore, Louis Benson, Stephen Michaud | |
| 09:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 08:53 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The rebound goes to Tracy Casey | 23-26 |
| 08:34 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Clutter | 25-26 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 08:16 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 08:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter's pass is intercepted by James Triggs in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-26 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG), Luke McGiveron (SG), Chase Yates (SF), John Hole (PF) John Clutter, Douglas Ballew, John Privette, Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud (C) Ronald Saleh | |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud clanks a runner from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 08:00 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 07:51 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge scores on a floater from the left block set up by Chase Yates and he's fouled by Stephen Michaud - foul #1 on Stephen Michaud, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill (C) John Hole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 07:51 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - Buddy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke McGiveron (fairly fresh) SF - Chase Yates (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Michael Eldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - James Triggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Reed (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Mixon (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Eugene Grider (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Michaud (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs loses the dribble to Buddy Brown in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 07:48 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown banks in the layup | 29-26 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Mixon and he's hacked by Luke McGiveron - foul #1 on Luke McGiveron, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew (SG) Buddy Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley (PF) Eugene Grider | |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 07:34 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 07:06 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud is hacked by Michael Eldridge - foul #2 on Michael Eldridge, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), John Privette (SF), Troy Clayton (PF), John Hole (C) Luke McGiveron, Chase Yates, Steven Hill, Michael Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore (PG), Eugene Grider (PF) Howard Reed, Gary Curley | |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:25 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew is called for a backcourt violation | 29-30 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG) John Clutter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ronald Saleh (C) Stephen Michaud | |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 06:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown is hacked by Glenn Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Moore, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed (SG) Clinton Mixon | |
| 06:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 06:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 31-33 |
| 06:00 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Hole snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 05:44 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Hole hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 05:36 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 05:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Buddy Brown | 33-33 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore is hacked by Buddy Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Buddy Brown, team foul #8 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), Luke McGiveron (SG), Chase Yates (SF), Tracy Casey (C) Buddy Brown, Douglas Ballew, John Privette, John Hole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon (SF), Gary Curley (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) Howard Reed, Eugene Grider, Ronald Saleh | |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:11 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 04:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Clutter | 36-34 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Troy Clayton - foul #2 on Troy Clayton, team foul #9 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill (PF) Troy Clayton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed (SG), Eugene Grider (PF) Glenn Moore, Gary Curley | |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Luke McGiveron hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island College | James Triggs grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 03:51 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 03:51 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-37 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown (PG), Douglas Ballew (SG), John Privette (SF), Michael Eldridge (C) John Clutter, Luke McGiveron, Chase Yates, Tracy Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Louis Benson (SF), Ronald Saleh (C) James Triggs, Howard Reed, Clinton Mixon, Stephen Michaud | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - Buddy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Ballew (tiring) 9 pts. SF - John Privette (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Steven Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Eldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Matthew Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Grider (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Saleh (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:44 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown is hacked by Eugene Grider - foul #1 on Eugene Grider, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| 03:44 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:44 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island College | Matthew Lovett hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 03:33 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Matthew Lovett is called for the reach on Buddy Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Lovett, team foul #11 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clinton Mixon (SF) Matthew Lovett | |
| 03:33 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 03:33 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Buddy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ballew - foul #2 on Douglas Ballew, team foul #10 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gary Curley (PF) Ronald Saleh | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island College | Eugene Grider makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 02:57 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Privette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Eugene Grider | 40-41 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island College | Michael Smith is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 40-44 |
| 02:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Michael Eldridge gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 01:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Gary Curley is called for the reach on Steven Hill - foul #1 on Gary Curley, team foul #12 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter (PG), Luke McGiveron (SG), Chase Yates (SF), John Hole (C) Buddy Brown, Douglas Ballew, John Privette, Michael Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Howard Reed (SG), James Triggs (SF), Stephen Michaud (C) Clinton Mixon, Gary Curley, Eugene Grider | |
| 01:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 01:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Steven Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson is hacked by John Hole - foul #1 on John Hole, team foul #11 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Tracy Casey (C) Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Glenn Moore (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island College | Louis Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 01:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Clutter misses the jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 01:11 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Hole pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 00:42 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Clutter | 44-46 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Douglas Ballew (SG), Troy Clayton (PF) Luke McGiveron, John Hole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Michael Smith (PG), Eugene Grider (PF), Ronald Saleh (C) Glenn Moore, James Triggs, Stephen Michaud | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island College | John Clutter takes the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 00:25 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Chase Yates misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 00:24 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Casey | 44-46 |
| 00:01 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Ronald Saleh denies the turnaround by Tracy Casey | 44-46 |
| 00:00 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Troy Clayton snags the offensive board | 44-46 |