| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Raymond Farris (fresh) SG - Jerome Savory (fresh) SF - Victor Peterson (fresh) PF - Edward Stewart (fresh) C - Bernard Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Edward Stewart is called for the reach on Dale Bennett - foul #1 on Edward Stewart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Bennett | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Leroux - foul #1 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jerome Savory | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Leroux | 4-8 |
| 18:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett banks in the layup | 4-10 |
| 17:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| 17:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-10 |
| 17:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory is hacked by Raymond Leroux - foul #2 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG), Charles Barks (SG), David Osborne (SF), Paul Jacobsen (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Victor Peterson, Bernard Porter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Raymond Leroux | |
| 16:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley's pass is intercepted by David Osborne | 5-10 |
| 16:14 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by Edward Stewart is blocked by Mladen Zepp | 5-10 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Brian Merrill | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Douglas Nelson (fresh) SG - Charles Barks (fresh) SF - David Osborne (fresh) PF - Edward Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Paul Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-12 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix banks in the layup set up by Harold Worsley and he's hacked by Edward Stewart - foul #2 on Edward Stewart, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Jerome Savory (SG), Victor Peterson (SF), Bernard Porter (C) Douglas Nelson, Charles Barks, David Osborne, Edward Stewart | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF), James Grinder (C) Brian Merrill, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Ralph Felix picks off the pass by Raymond Farris | 5-15 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix lays it up and in | 5-17 |
| 14:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is denied on a dunk by Victor Peterson | 5-17 |
| 14:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson gets the rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Worsley swats the short shot by Jerome Savory | 5-17 |
| 13:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen tips it back up and in | 7-17 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | James Grinder misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Porter - foul #1 on Bernard Porter, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne (PF) Paul Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | James Grinder misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | James Grinder misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Turberville picks off the pass by Jerome Savory | 7-17 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | James Grinder misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 7-17 |
| 12:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Giuseppe Bruno - foul #1 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks (PG), Paul Kraft (SF), John Cosby (C) Raymond Farris, Victor Peterson, Bernard Porter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, James Grinder, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 12:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 9-17 |
| 12:05 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Dale Bennett denies the turnaround by Jerome Savory | 9-17 |
| 11:42 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby tips it home | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Charles Barks (fresh) SG - Jerome Savory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Kraft (fresh) PF - David Osborne (fresh) C - John Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Savory - foul #1 on Jerome Savory, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG), Paul Jacobsen (PF) Jerome Savory, Paul Kraft | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Mladen Zepp | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley tips it home | 11-21 |
| 10:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Victor Peterson (SF), Bernard Porter (C) Douglas Nelson, David Osborne, John Cosby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Mladen Zepp (C) Ralph Felix, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dale Bennett, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| 10:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zepp - foul #1 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| 09:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Knowles - foul #1 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #7 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG) Brian Merrill | |
| 09:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale McElvain and he's hacked by Raymond Farris - foul #1 on Raymond Farris, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory (SG) Charles Barks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (C) Mladen Zepp | |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 09:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:01 | Cal Poly SLO | The short jumper by Paul Jacobsen is denied by Benjamin Knowles | 13-24 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | James Grinder grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles tips it home | 13-26 |
| 08:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-26 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 08:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 07:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG), Charles Barks (SG), Paul Kraft (SF), David Osborne (PF), John Cosby (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Victor Peterson, Paul Jacobsen, Bernard Porter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Dale Bennett (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles, James Grinder | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | David Osborne steps in front of the Mladen Zepp pass | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Douglas Nelson (fresh) SG - Charles Barks (fresh) SF - Paul Kraft (fresh) PF - David Osborne (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Kraft | 15-26 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill is hacked by Charles Barks - foul #1 on Charles Barks, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen (PF) Paul Kraft | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-26 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the lay-in | 15-26 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp can't tip it in | 15-26 |
| 06:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 06:06 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Osborne | 18-26 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Jacobsen - foul #1 on Paul Jacobsen, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Jerome Savory (SG), Victor Peterson (SF), Bernard Porter (C) Douglas Nelson, Charles Barks, David Osborne, John Cosby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Giuseppe Bruno, Mladen Zepp | |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Paul Jacobsen is called for the reach on Dale Bennett - foul #2 on Paul Jacobsen, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne (PF) Paul Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 04:34 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-27 |
| 04:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:04 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 04:03 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the dunk | 21-27 |
| 03:35 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne grabs the board | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Raymond Farris (fresh) SG - Jerome Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart (PF) David Osborne | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Dale Bennett | |
| 03:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Bernard Porter is called for the reach on Benjamin Knowles - foul #2 on Bernard Porter, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Leroux blocks the short jumper by Victor Peterson | 23-29 |
| 02:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory tips it home | 25-29 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Benjamin Knowles is denied by Victor Peterson | 25-29 |
| 02:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG), Charles Barks (SG), Paul Kraft (SF), Paul Jacobsen (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Victor Peterson, Bernard Porter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 01:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | James Grinder gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is called for 10 seconds | 28-29 |
| 01:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne (SF) Paul Kraft | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG) Brian Merrill | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | James Grinder buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 00:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson is hacked by Raymond Leroux - foul #3 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter (C) Paul Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Harold Worsley (SF), Dale Bennett (PF) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, James Grinder | |
| 00:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Worsley | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |