| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Barry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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) | |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt clanks a jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 27-37 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel tips it home | 29-37 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Patel | 29-37 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Barry Thomas | 32-37 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Patel | 32-37 |
| 17:19 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ralph Felix and he's fouled by Howard Berndt - foul #3 on Howard Berndt, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring (SG), Willy Anglin (SF), Michael Kaiser (PF), Robert Wienberg (C) Louis Shaw, Howard Berndt, Billy Robinson, Stephen Patel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Raymond Leroux - foul #1 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Raymond Leroux | |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin misses the 3rd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Barry Thomas | 35-42 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG), Billy Robinson (PF) Barry Thomas, Harold Nehring | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG) Robert Turberville | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is fouled on the floor by Robert Wienberg - foul #2 on Robert Wienberg, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel (C) Michael Kaiser | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill (SG), James Grinder (C) Dale McElvain, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Felix | 35-44 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Merrill | 35-46 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | James Grinder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 35-48 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-48 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson is hacked by Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas (PG), Harold Nehring (SG), Howard Berndt (SF), Porfirio Russo (PF), Michael Kaiser (C) Robert Wienberg, Louis Shaw, Willy Anglin, Billy Robinson, Stephen Patel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Dale Bennett (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles, James Grinder | |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale Bennett | 35-48 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Porfirio Russo - foul #1 on Porfirio Russo, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Dale Bennett is called for the reach on Porfirio Russo - foul #2 on Dale Bennett, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville connects on the 3 from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Turberville steals the ball from Michael Kaiser | 35-52 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Michael Kaiser takes the ball from Robert Turberville | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Barry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Nehring (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Porfirio Russo (fresh) C - Michael Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert Turberville - foul #1 on Robert Turberville, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG), Willy Anglin (SF), Billy Robinson (PF), Stephen Patel (C) Harold Nehring, Howard Berndt, Porfirio Russo, Michael Kaiser | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Harold Worsley (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy Anglin | 38-52 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Stephen Patel is called for the reach on Ralph Felix - foul #2 on Stephen Patel, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (C) Raymond Leroux | |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 38-54 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG) Barry Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF) James Grinder | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley tips it in | 38-56 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Patel | 40-56 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Willy Anglin - foul #2 on Willy Anglin, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas (PG), Howard Berndt (SF) Robert Wienberg, Willy Anglin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt misses short on a runner from the right block | 40-58 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw tips it home | 42-58 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring (SG), Willy Anglin (C) Louis Shaw, Stephen Patel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), James Grinder (PF) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Harold Worsley, Dale Bennett | |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Leroux is called for the reach on Howard Berndt - foul #2 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser (C) Billy Robinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Berndt | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the offensive board | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Barry Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Nehring (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willy Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grinder (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mladen Zepp | 45-60 |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-60 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | James Grinder snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-63 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale McElvain | 45-63 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG), Billy Robinson (PF), Stephen Patel (C) Harold Nehring, Howard Berndt, Willy Anglin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, James Grinder, Mladen Zepp | |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Billy Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 45-63 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is fouled on the floor by Billy Robinson - foul #1 on Billy Robinson, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG) Barry Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Raymond Leroux | |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Louis Shaw is called for the reach on Brian Merrill - foul #2 on Louis Shaw, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Porfirio Russo (SF) Michael Kaiser | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:29 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is hacked by Porfirio Russo - foul #2 on Porfirio Russo, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barry Thomas (PG), Willy Anglin (SF) Robert Wienberg, Porfirio Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley blows the layup | 45-65 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill snags the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is whistled for a carry | 45-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG), Harold Nehring (SG), Porfirio Russo (PF), Michael Kaiser (C) Barry Thomas, Louis Shaw, Billy Robinson, Stephen Patel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), James Grinder (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Robert Turberville steals it from Harold Nehring | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Nehring (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Porfirio Russo (fresh) C - Michael Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Grinder (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 47-65 |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Michael Kaiser | 47-65 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley banks in the layup set up by Robert Turberville and he's fouled by Porfirio Russo - foul #3 on Porfirio Russo, team foul #9 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (PF) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | James Grinder is called for the reach on Willy Anglin - foul #4 on James Grinder, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (PG) Michael Kaiser | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Wienberg picks off the pass by Dale McElvain | 49-68 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Turberville - foul #2 on Robert Turberville, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser (PF) Porfirio Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Sherman - foul #1 on Paul Sherman, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Porfirio Russo (PF) Paul Sherman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Kaiser snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Benjamin Knowles - foul #2 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Willy Anglin makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-69 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley tips it but misses | 54-69 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Nehring | 54-69 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-69 |
| 00:59 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring can't tip it in | 54-69 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | Harold Nehring tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Dale McElvain | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Wienberg steals it from Robert Turberville | 56-69 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg blows the layup | 56-69 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville runs out the clock | 56-69 |