| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fender (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Holloway inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-39 |
| 19:52 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Ordway - foul #1 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 19:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses long on a jumper from the left block | 22-39 |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer tips it home | 22-41 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 22-41 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Fender | 22-41 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Thrasher steals the ball from Scott Aragon | 22-41 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore lays it in on a great pass from Robert Thrasher | 24-41 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is hacked by Robert Thrasher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Foss (SF) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock misses the lay-in | 24-41 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Caruso | 24-41 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lucas Moore | 26-41 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 26-41 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss loses the dribble to Martin Comstock | 26-41 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock lays it in | 26-43 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway can't finish the layup | 26-43 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Moore picks off the pass by Scott Aragon in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Kurt Grimmer is called for the reach on Eugene Ordway - foul #2 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (PG), James McGarity (SG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Lucas Moore, Scott Foss, Eugene Ordway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Christopher Kluesner (SG), Donnie Evans (PF), Jeremy Thomas (C) Stephen Bartee, Scott Aragon, James Fender, Kurt Grimmer | |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | James Holloway hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Kluesner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Thomas | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Craven (fresh) SG - James McGarity (fresh) SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Caruso (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kluesner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Comstock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnie Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | James McGarity is called for traveling | 28-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Eric Nathan (PF) James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Comstock | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 28-49 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulkarim | 28-49 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | James McGarity tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-49 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | James McGarity pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | James Craven is hacked by Andrew Davis - foul #2 on Andrew Davis, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, James Craven, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), James Fender (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Andrew Davis, Christopher Kluesner, Donnie Evans, Jeremy Thomas | |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kurt Grimmer - foul #3 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Caruso - foul #2 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 12:58 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway clanks a jumper near the basket | 34-51 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway is denied on a layup by James Fender | 34-51 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso tips it in | 36-51 |
| 12:32 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock loses the dribble to Lucas Moore in the backcourt | 36-51 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Stephen Bartee - foul #1 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF), Eric Nathan (PF) Scott Foss, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:43 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Comstock | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Nathan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Bartee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Comstock (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Grimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Aragon is called for the reach on Eugene Ordway - foul #1 on Scott Aragon, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (PG), James McGarity (SG), Thomas Caruso (PF) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Donnie Evans (PF) Stephen Bartee, Martin Comstock | |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Donnie Evans steals it from James Craven | 36-53 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the fadeaway from the left block | 36-55 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James McGarity | 38-55 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans is hacked by Thomas Caruso - foul #3 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Scott Foss (SF), Eric Nathan (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James Craven, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (PG), Christopher Kluesner (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Jeremy Thomas (C) Andrew Davis, Scott Aragon, James Fender, Kurt Grimmer | |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG) James McGarity | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeremy Thomas | 38-55 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thrasher - foul #4 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (PG) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Martin Comstock | 38-57 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan is hacked by Martin Comstock - foul #3 on Martin Comstock, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SG), James Fender (PF) Christopher Kluesner, Donnie Evans | |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock banks in the wide open layup | 40-59 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Holloway | 42-59 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), James McGarity (SG), James Craven (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James Holloway, Lucas Moore, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Donnie Evans (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Stephen Bartee, Martin Comstock, Jeremy Thomas | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Craven | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James McGarity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Craven (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Fender (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donnie Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | James Craven pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Kluesner (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF) Scott Aragon, James Fender | |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer tips it home | 44-61 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | James Craven hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Ordway | 47-61 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer is fouled on the floor by Eugene Ordway - foul #2 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), James Holloway (SF), Eric Nathan (C) James McGarity, James Craven, Eugene Ordway | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF) Andrew Davis | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee scores on a jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Nathan picks off the pass by Kurt Grimmer | 47-63 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | James Holloway clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-63 |
| 04:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kurt Grimmer | 47-63 |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donnie Evans | 47-66 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is called for traveling | 47-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (PG), James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Davis (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), James Fender (PF), Jeremy Thomas (C) Stephen Bartee, Christopher Kluesner, Donnie Evans, Kurt Grimmer | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Davis | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Craven (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McGarity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Foss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Caruso (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Comstock (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Fender (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Andrew Davis picks off the pass by James Craven | 47-69 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Davis | 47-71 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | James McGarity knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Craven | 50-71 |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by James Craven - foul #1 on James Craven, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG) Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (SF) Martin Comstock | |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Thomas blocks the short jumper by Lucas Moore | 50-73 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender hits a driving attempt from the left block | 50-75 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | James Fender is called for the reach on Scott Foss - foul #2 on James Fender, team foul #8 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), James Holloway (SF), Eugene Ordway (C) James Craven, James McGarity, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF) Andrew Davis | |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss misses the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lucas Moore | 53-75 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso (PF) Scott Foss | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer (C) Jeremy Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | James Holloway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Thrasher | 55-75 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-78 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-78 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Fender | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Eugene Ordway - foul #3 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #8 | 55-80 |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the free throw | 55-80 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway pulls down the rebound | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher loses the ball out of bounds | 55-80 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Ordway | 55-80 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon tips it but misses | 55-80 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer grabs the offensive board | 55-80 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee runs out the clock | 55-80 |