| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Watley (fresh) SG - Edwin Lazzaro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andy Trumble (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Overcash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Overcash - foul #2 on Richard Overcash, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper makes the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Upshaw - foul #3 on James Upshaw, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider (C) James Upshaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Bradley takes the ball from Richard Overcash | 28-24 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper blows the layup | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | John Watley misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Andy Trumble - foul #2 on Andy Trumble, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | John Watley buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Thomas | 30-26 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman connects on the floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's | Troy Kelly picks off the pass by Robert Thomas | 32-26 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly loses the dribble to John Watley | 32-26 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF), Michael Barber (PF), James Upshaw (C) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly, Larry Nieman, Charles Schneider | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Coutee (SG) Edwin Lazzaro | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lance Packard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Barber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Watley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Coutee (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andy Trumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Overcash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | John Watley misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Willie Mitchell - foul #1 on Willie Mitchell, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | John Watley makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | John Watley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Andy Trumble - foul #3 on Andy Trumble, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 34-32 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Andy Trumble | 34-32 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | Jason Coutee hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Watley | 34-34 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw can't finish the layup | 34-34 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | Jason Coutee pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Gregg Pepper (SG), Troy Kelly (SF), Larry Nieman (PF), Charles Schneider (C) Lance Packard, Robert Tardif, Willie Mitchell, Michael Barber, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Bittner (SF), David Reamer (C) Robert Thomas, Richard Overcash | |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andy Trumble - foul #4 on Andy Trumble, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edwin Lazzaro (SF) Andy Trumble | |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | Gregg Pepper steals the ball from David Reamer | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Watley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Coutee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Lazzaro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Bittner (fresh) C - David Reamer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | John Watley steps in front of the Arthur Bradley pass in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | John Watley is hacked by Arthur Bradley - foul #1 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas (SF), Richard Overcash (C) Edwin Lazzaro, Bobby Bittner | |
| 11:08 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-37 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gregg Pepper | 40-37 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash can't throw it down | 40-37 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Coutee - foul #4 on Jason Coutee, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Upshaw (C) Charles Schneider | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Cable (PG), Edwin Lazzaro (SG) John Watley, Jason Coutee | |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Larry Nieman - foul #1 on Larry Nieman, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Nieman | 44-39 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | Edwin Lazzaro's pass is intercepted by James Upshaw | 44-39 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Mitchell | 47-39 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Edwin Lazzaro scores on a runner in the paint set up by Robert Thomas | 47-41 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Overcash - foul #3 on Richard Overcash, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Gregg Pepper (SG), Troy Kelly (SF), Michael Barber (PF) Lance Packard, Robert Tardif, Willie Mitchell, Larry Nieman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Watley (PG), Jason Coutee (SG), Bobby Bittner (SF), Andy Trumble (PF) Daniel Cable, Edwin Lazzaro, Robert Thomas, Richard Overcash | |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Reamer | 47-41 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | Jason Coutee misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Bittner gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:17 | St. Joseph's | Gregg Pepper steps in front of the David Reamer pass | 47-41 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley banks in the layup set up by Gregg Pepper | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Upshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Watley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Coutee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Bittner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andy Trumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - David Reamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble misses the jumpshot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Troy Kelly | 51-41 |
| 06:07 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble lays it in on a great pass from Jason Coutee and he's fouled by Michael Barber - foul #3 on Michael Barber, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman (PF), Charles Schneider (C) Michael Barber, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas (SF), Richard Overcash (C) Bobby Bittner, David Reamer | |
| 06:07 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregg Pepper | 54-44 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jason Coutee | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Coutee - foul #5 on Jason Coutee, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edwin Lazzaro (SG) Jason Coutee | |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Tardif | 55-46 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman tips it home | 57-46 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas's pass is intercepted by Larry Nieman | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Troy Kelly (SF), Michael Barber (PF), James Upshaw (C) Lance Packard, Willie Mitchell, Larry Nieman, Charles Schneider | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Bittner (SF), David Reamer (C) Robert Thomas, Richard Overcash | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | James Upshaw denies the turnaround by David Reamer | 57-46 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Watley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edwin Lazzaro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Bittner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andy Trumble (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - David Reamer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Willie Mitchell (SF), Charles Schneider (C) Arthur Bradley, Troy Kelly, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Cable (PG) John Watley | |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Cable | 57-48 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Gregg Pepper (SG), Troy Kelly (SF), Larry Nieman (PF), James Upshaw (C) Lance Packard, Robert Tardif, Willie Mitchell, Michael Barber, Charles Schneider | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Watley (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), Richard Overcash (C) Daniel Cable, Bobby Bittner, David Reamer | |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Larry Nieman | 59-48 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | John Watley misses the lay-in | 59-48 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Richard Overcash grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Arthur Bradley | 61-48 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's | Andy Trumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF), Michael Barber (PF), Charles Schneider (C) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly, Larry Nieman, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Cable (PG), Bobby Bittner (SF), David Reamer (PF) John Watley, Robert Thomas, Andy Trumble | |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider misses the easy layup | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | David Reamer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Charles Schneider picks off the pass by Daniel Cable | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Edwin Lazzaro takes the ball from Charles Schneider | 61-48 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Edwin Lazzaro hits the finger roll | 61-50 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard runs out the clock | 61-50 |