| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Reynaldo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin McInally (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Welch | 29-28 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally lays it up and in on a great pass from Reynaldo Martin | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Bennett is called for the reach on Reynaldo Martin - foul #2 on Dale Bennett, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner's pass is intercepted by Dale Bennett | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Jay Turner steals it from Dale Bennett | 29-30 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee Tech | Mladen Zepp swats the layup by Edward Welch | 29-30 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mladen Zepp | 31-30 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally is hacked by Brian Merrill - foul #1 on Brian Merrill, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins (PG) Reynaldo Martin | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch loses the dribble to Benjamin Knowles | 31-30 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is hacked by Rodney Broughton - foul #1 on Rodney Broughton, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), James Grinder (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Gerald Pogue (PF), Frank Fain (C) Kevin McInally, Edward Welch, Rodney Broughton, Jay Turner | |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Fain snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson buries a jumper from the left block set up by Sean Watkins and the foul's on Harold Worsley - foul #2 on Harold Worsley, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF) James Grinder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Sean Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Staples (fresh) SF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Fain (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain misses the easy layup | 31-33 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Gerald Pogue | 31-33 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-33 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Turberville | 34-33 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Watkins | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Pogue - foul #1 on Gerald Pogue, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin (PG), Kevin McInally (SG), Edward Welch (SF), Rodney Broughton (PF), Jay Turner (C) Sean Watkins, Larry Staples, Joseph Jackson, Gerald Pogue, Frank Fain | |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is hacked by Rodney Broughton - foul #2 on Rodney Broughton, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Merrill | 38-35 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch connects on the turnaround near the basket | 38-37 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-37 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-37 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jay Turner - foul #2 on Jay Turner, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Dale Bennett (PF) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins (PG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Gerald Pogue (PF), Frank Fain (C) Reynaldo Martin, Edward Welch, Rodney Broughton, Jay Turner | |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Worsley blocks the short jumper by Joseph Jackson | 42-37 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | Mladen Zepp steps in front of the Sean Watkins pass | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Sean Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McInally (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Pogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Fain (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 42-37 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett connects on the turnaround from the left block | 44-37 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Fain is denied on a layup by Mladen Zepp | 44-37 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mladen Zepp | 46-37 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Fain hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Watkins | 46-42 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Frank Fain denies the turnaround by Mladen Zepp | 46-42 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Bennett - foul #3 on Dale Bennett, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), James Grinder (C) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin (PG), Rodney Broughton (PF), Jay Turner (C) Kevin McInally, Gerald Pogue, Frank Fain | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | James Grinder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ralph Felix | 49-44 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Grinder - foul #2 on James Grinder, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples (SG), Edward Welch (SF) Sean Watkins, Joseph Jackson | |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-44 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Merrill - foul #2 on Brian Merrill, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF) James Grinder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Larry Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is hacked by Edward Welch - foul #2 on Edward Welch, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Reynaldo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Staples (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jay Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin is fouled on the floor by Dale Bennett - foul #4 on Dale Bennett, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally (SG) Larry Staples | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Rodney Broughton steals the ball from Raymond Leroux | 51-47 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Bennett is called for the reach on Rodney Broughton - foul #5 on Dale Bennett, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Harold Worsley (PF) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins (PG), Gerald Pogue (C) Reynaldo Martin, Jay Turner | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | James Grinder gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dale McElvain | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin McInally | 54-50 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Welch | 54-53 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | James Grinder drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Turberville and he's hacked by Kevin McInally - foul #3 on Kevin McInally, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson (SF), Frank Fain (C) Edward Welch, Rodney Broughton | |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | James Grinder makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Fain drills a floater in the lane set up by Sean Watkins | 57-55 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jackson - foul #2 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF) Dale McElvain, James Grinder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner (C) Frank Fain | |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue buries a turnaround from the left block | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the lay-in | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix tips it home | 59-57 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Reynaldo Martin (PG), Edward Welch (SF), Rodney Broughton (PF) Sean Watkins, Joseph Jackson, Gerald Pogue | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin McInally | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Reynaldo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McInally (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Jay Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Rodney Broughton takes the ball from Mladen Zepp | 59-59 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Mladen Zepp - foul #2 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (C) Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill makes the 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner's pass is intercepted by Brian Merrill | 62-61 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jay Turner | 62-61 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Leroux - foul #3 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Leroux | 64-63 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Rodney Broughton grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Leroux steals it from Kevin McInally | 64-63 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 64-63 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the turnaround near the basket | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin McInally - foul #4 on Kevin McInally, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jay Turner | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Welch buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Reynaldo Martin | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is fouled in the backcourt by Reynaldo Martin - foul #1 on Reynaldo Martin, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally misses the 3 from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Broughton | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp runs out the clock | 68-65 |