| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joshua French (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Whipple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Raby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Allan Large (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina State | Joshua French misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina State | Allan Large misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucas Moore | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina State | James Holloway is called for the reach on Fred Whipple in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina State | Joshua French clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Joshua French connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua French - foul #2 on Joshua French, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith (PG), Jason Knight (SF), Mark Byrd (PF), Leon Duncan (C) Joshua French, Fred Whipple, Jerry Raby, Allan Large | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Eric Nathan (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | James McGarity is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera (SG) Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | James McGarity's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Byrd | 33-40 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | Jason Knight grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Najera | 35-40 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dikembe Apo | 35-42 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Byrd | 38-42 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan's pass is intercepted by Leon Duncan | 38-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Najera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Byrd (fairly fresh) C - Leon Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Foss (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | Mark Byrd snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Jason Knight drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Daniel Smith and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joshua French (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Jerry Raby (PF), Allan Large (C) Daniel Smith, Antonio Najera, Mark Byrd, Leon Duncan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Jason Knight makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina State | Allan Large snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple (SF) Jason Knight | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway clanks a floater from the right block | 41-42 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Allan Large grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Joshua French buries a 3 from straight away set up by Fred Whipple | 44-42 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Joshua French clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Jerry Raby swats the short shot by Eugene Ordway | 44-42 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Joshua French grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Caruso - foul #1 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith (PG), Antonio Najera (SG), Mark Byrd (C) Joshua French, Michael Peterson, Allan Large | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), Dikembe Apo (SG), James Craven (SF) Lucas Moore, Robert Thrasher, James Holloway | |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from James McGarity and the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allan Large (C) Jerry Raby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Foss (PF) Thomas Caruso | |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina State | Mark Byrd gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Allan Large slams it home set up by Antonio Najera and he's hacked by Eugene Ordway - foul #1 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (C) Eugene Ordway | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Allan Large makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Najera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Whipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Large (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Apo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Craven (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Foss (fresh) C - Eric Nathan (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | James McGarity scores on a runner from the left block | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James McGarity - foul #1 on James McGarity, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson (SF), Jerry Raby (PF), Leon Duncan (C) Fred Whipple, Mark Byrd, Allan Large | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, James Craven, Scott Foss | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith makes the jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-46 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thrasher - foul #2 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joshua French (PG), Fred Whipple (SF), Allan Large (C) Daniel Smith, Antonio Najera, Leon Duncan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), Dikembe Apo (SG), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) Lucas Moore, Robert Thrasher, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 09:59 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-46 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eugene Ordway | 52-46 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Jerry Raby blocks the short jumper by James McGarity | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | James Holloway snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is hacked by Jerry Raby - foul #1 on Jerry Raby, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mark Byrd (PF) Jerry Raby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (SF), Scott Foss (PF) James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | James McGarity clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua French - foul #3 on Joshua French, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jason Knight (SF) Fred Whipple | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG) Dikembe Apo | |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | James McGarity makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | James McGarity makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson's pass is intercepted by Scott Foss | 52-48 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joshua French | 52-48 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Joshua French misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway loses the dribble to Jason Knight | 52-48 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina State | James McGarity steals it from Michael Peterson in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from James McGarity | 52-50 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina State | Joshua French misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Byrd - foul #1 on Mark Byrd, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera (SG), Fred Whipple (SF), Jerry Raby (PF), Leon Duncan (C) Michael Peterson, Jason Knight, Mark Byrd, Allan Large | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF) James McGarity, James Craven, Scott Foss | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joshua French (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Najera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Whipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Raby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera is hacked by Robert Thrasher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso (PF) Eugene Ordway | |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Antonio Najera makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Dikembe Abdulkarim and he's fouled by Leon Duncan - foul #3 on Leon Duncan, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith (PG) Joshua French | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Daniel Smith | 54-55 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith hits the finger roll | 56-55 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Holloway | 56-58 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Antonio Najera | 59-58 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina State | Leon Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Thrasher - foul #4 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joshua French (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Mark Byrd (PF), Allan Large (C) Daniel Smith, Antonio Najera, Fred Whipple, Leon Duncan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), Dikembe Apo (SG), James Craven (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Lucas Moore, Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, Eric Nathan | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Craven | 60-58 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the driving attempt from the right block | 60-58 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jerry Raby | 60-58 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jason Knight (SF) Jerry Raby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Foss (PF) Thomas Caruso | |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from James McGarity | 60-60 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | James McGarity clanks a jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | Allan Large gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | Joshua French buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | James Craven can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo tips it but misses | 63-60 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina State | Mark Byrd snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joshua French (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Allan Large (tiring) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Craven (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Foss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | Joshua French connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Knight | 65-60 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Byrd blocks the short jumper by James McGarity | 65-60 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Mark Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Joshua French misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Smith (PG), Antonio Najera (SG), Fred Whipple (SF), Jerry Raby (PF), Leon Duncan (C) Joshua French, Michael Peterson, Jason Knight, Mark Byrd, Allan Large | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, James Craven, Scott Foss, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lucas Moore | 65-63 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Peterson (SG) Antonio Najera | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | Eugene Ordway swats the layup by Jerry Raby | 65-63 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joshua French (PG), Allan Large (C) Daniel Smith, Leon Duncan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Allan Large knocks in the runner from the left block | 67-65 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the dunk attempt | 67-65 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | Lucas Moore steals it from Fred Whipple in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lucas Moore | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby hits the finger roll set up by Fred Whipple | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the dunk | 69-67 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Lucas Moore is called for the reach on Jerry Raby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lucas Moore, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-70 |