| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Mattocks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dallas Bair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ian Warren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | William Clark inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Sacramento State | David Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 19:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:30 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett blows the dunk | 25-23 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | David Allen is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | William Clark steals the ball from Maurice Hogg | 25-25 |
| 18:40 | Sacramento State | David Allen banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Clark | 27-25 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Fowler | 27-27 |
| 18:00 | Sacramento State | William Clark splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from close range | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 17:31 | Sacramento State | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | James Mattocks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Clark | 31-27 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | David Allen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Mattocks | 33-27 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | William Clark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ian Warren | 33-29 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 15:59 | Sacramento State | William Clark gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Mattocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Kale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dallas Bair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Sacramento State | David Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 15:08 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:49 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:40 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Chad Dodge (SG), Justin Day (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Timothy Tyler (C) David Allen, James Mattocks, William Clark, Robert Barrett, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), James Zanayed (SG), James Whitlock (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Robert Fowler, Bryan Kale, Maurice Hogg, Ian Warren | |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair clanks a shot from the right side | 36-29 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Herbert Bridges | 36-29 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Robert Crane is called for the reach on Jason Alston - foul #2 on Robert Crane, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Justin Day gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge is fouled on the floor by James Whitlock - foul #2 on James Whitlock, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG) Robert Crane | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG), William Diehl (SF) Jason Alston, Dallas Bair | |
| 12:51 | Sacramento State | David Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 12:49 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski tips it home | 38-29 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is whistled for a carry | 38-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Hill (C) Timothy Tyler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Whitlock - foul #3 on James Whitlock, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SF) Justin Day | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Sammy Blaise (C) James Zanayed, James Whitlock, Herbert Bridges | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Filip Dobrynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Blaise (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 40-29 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 40-29 |
| 11:11 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 10:54 | Sacramento State | William Diehl steals it from Chad Dodge | 40-29 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | William Clark takes the ball from Jason Alston | 40-29 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Diehl - foul #1 on William Diehl, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (SG), Robert Barrett (PF) Chad Dodge, Filip Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Robert Fowler, William Diehl, Maurice Hogg, Sammy Blaise | |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on James Whitlock - foul #4 on James Whitlock, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SF), Timothy Tyler (C) William Clark, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Ian Warren (C) James Whitlock, Herbert Bridges | |
| 09:36 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Mattocks | 44-29 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Justin Day - foul #1 on Justin Day, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG), Sammy Blaise (PF) Jason Alston, Maurice Hogg | |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Sammy Blaise - foul #1 on Sammy Blaise, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (PG), William Clark (SF), Jack Hill (C) Robert Crane, Justin Day, Timothy Tyler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the contested shot from the left block | 46-32 |
| 08:35 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge is hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG) James Mattocks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (C) Ian Warren | |
| 08:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett comes up short on the floater from the right block | 46-32 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | David Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill is fouled on the floor by Sammy Blaise - foul #2 on Sammy Blaise, team foul #7 | 46-32 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 47-34 |
| 07:59 | Sacramento State | Dallas Bair is called for the reach on William Clark - foul #1 on Dallas Bair, team foul #8 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) Sammy Blaise | |
| 07:59 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Kale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dallas Bair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Sacramento State | William Clark drills a floater from the right wing set up by Chad Dodge | 49-36 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (SG), Justin Day (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Timothy Tyler (C) Chad Dodge, William Clark, Robert Barrett, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), James Zanayed (SG), Ian Warren (C) Robert Fowler, Bryan Kale, Herbert Bridges | |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 06:37 | Sacramento State | Justin Day grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | Justin Day is fouled on the floor by James Zanayed - foul #1 on James Zanayed, team foul #9 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SF), James Whitlock (PF) Dallas Bair, Maurice Hogg | |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | Justin Day makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | Justin Day makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Justin Day is called for the reach on William Diehl - foul #2 on Justin Day, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (PG), Jack Hill (C) Robert Crane, Timothy Tyler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG) Jason Alston | |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren lays it up and in set up by James Zanayed | 51-38 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | William Diehl grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren misses the shot from close range | 51-38 |
| 05:11 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 05:06 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Day | 54-38 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Filip Dobrynski - foul #1 on Filip Dobrynski, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG), William Clark (SF), Robert Barrett (PF) James Mattocks, Justin Day, Filip Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (C) Ian Warren | |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 04:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 04:29 | Sacramento State | William Clark throws it down | 56-38 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the floater from the right side | 56-40 |
| 03:57 | Sacramento State | William Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler (C) Jack Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Robert Fowler | |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | William Diehl loses the ball out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise (PF) James Whitlock | |
| 03:32 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Zanayed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sammy Blaise (fresh) C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Sacramento State | James Zanayed is called for the reach on Chad Dodge - foul #2 on James Zanayed, team foul #10 | 56-40 |
| 03:17 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:17 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Herbert Bridges is denied by Robert Barrett | 57-40 |
| 03:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge banks in the layup on a great pass from William Clark and he's fouled by Herbert Bridges - foul #1 on Herbert Bridges, team foul #11 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Hill (C) Timothy Tyler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Whitlock (PF) Sammy Blaise | |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses the free throw | 59-40 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Hill - foul #3 on Jack Hill, team foul #7 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (SG), Filip Dobrynski (PF) Chad Dodge, Robert Barrett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | William Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Hill | 61-42 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges is called for traveling | 61-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), Robert Barrett (PF) James Mattocks, Filip Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:31 | Sacramento State | James Whitlock denies the turnaround by Jack Hill | 61-42 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the shot from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge scores on a 3 from the left corner | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Zanayed | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Sacramento State | David Allen is called for 10 seconds | 64-46 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Jack Hill denies the turnaround by James Zanayed | 64-46 |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by William Diehl - foul #2 on William Diehl, team foul #12 | 64-46 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | William Diehl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges misses the tip | 65-46 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | David Allen runs out the clock | 65-46 |