| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SG - Byron Evans (fresh) SF - Harry Lee (fresh) PF - Arthur Pickering (fresh) C - Curtis Parisien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) SG - Jie Kung (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) C - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's | Byron Evans buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Williams | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Curtis Parisien swats the shot by Dikembe Chisom | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams is hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering misses the dunk | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Carmelo Barrera | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Byron Evans is called for the reach on James Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Evans, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | James Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Dikembe Chisom and the foul's on Curtis Parisien - foul #1 on Curtis Parisien, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers (SF) Harry Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | James Simmons makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Yuri Olenski - foul #1 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | James Simmons pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Byron Evans is called for the reach on Jie Kung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Byron Evans, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Terry Messer (SG) Byron Evans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | James Simmons buries a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clifton Barnaby (C) Curtis Parisien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski lays it up and in on a great pass from James Simmons | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Chisom takes the ball from Christopher Segers | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom throws it down | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-10 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Dent (fresh) SG - Terry Messer (fresh) SF - Christopher Segers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Pickering (fairly fresh) C - Clifton Barnaby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Barrera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Carmelo Barrera - foul #1 on Carmelo Barrera, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams (PG), Harry Lee (SF), Roy Williams (PF), Curtis Parisien (C) Mike Dent, Christopher Segers, Arthur Pickering, Clifton Barnaby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin (C) Carmelo Barrera | |
| 15:20 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Yuri Olenski - foul #2 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Francisco Flores (C) Dikembe Chisom, Yuri Olenski | |
| 15:20 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:20 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | James Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien throws it down and he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers (SG) Terry Messer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:34 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Simmons | 13-13 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Harry Lee | 15-13 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | James Simmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Francisco Flores picks off the pass by Thomas Williams | 15-16 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 13:04 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent (PG), Terry Messer (SG), Francis Lambert (SF), Arthur Pickering (PF), Clifton Barnaby (C) Thomas Williams, Christopher Segers, Harry Lee, Roy Williams, Curtis Parisien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Patrick Demarco (PF), Carmelo Barrera (C) Raul Martinez, Lee Woodfin, Francisco Flores | |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Clifton Barnaby steps in front of the James Simmons pass | 15-16 |
| 12:17 | St. Joseph's | Terry Messer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Dent | 17-16 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | James Simmons is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Dent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Messer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Lambert (fresh) PF - Arthur Pickering (fresh) C - Clifton Barnaby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jie Kung (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Simmons (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Demarco (fresh) C - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers (SG) Terry Messer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (SG) Jie Kung | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Barrera and the foul's on Arthur Pickering - foul #1 on Arthur Pickering, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams (PG), Terry Messer (SG), Danny Walls (C) Mike Dent, Francis Lambert, Clifton Barnaby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin (PF) Patrick Demarco | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering blows the layup but he's fouled by Lee Woodfin - foul #1 on Lee Woodfin, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien (C) Danny Walls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores (C) Carmelo Barrera | |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Williams steals it from Chi Hong | 19-19 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams can't finish the layup | 19-19 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Arthur Pickering is called for the reach on Chi Hong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Pickering, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harry Lee (SF), Danny Walls (PF) Christopher Segers, Arthur Pickering | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Carmelo Barrera (C) Dikembe Chisom, Lee Woodfin | |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Francis Lambert (SF), Clifton Barnaby (PF) Harry Lee, Curtis Parisien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jie Kung (SG), Patrick Demarco (PF) Chi Hong, Francisco Flores | |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Barnaby pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:58 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Demarco denies the turnaround by Terry Messer | 21-20 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Danny Walls takes the ball from Carmelo Barrera | 21-20 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent (PG), Christopher Segers (SG), Harry Lee (SF), Roy Williams (PF), Curtis Parisien (C) Thomas Williams, Terry Messer, Francis Lambert, Clifton Barnaby, Danny Walls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG) Raul Martinez | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (SG), Lee Woodfin (PF), Francisco Flores (C) Jie Kung, Patrick Demarco, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Segers | 24-20 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | James Simmons is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien comes up short on the shot from the left block | 24-22 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Dent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Segers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Williams (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Parisien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chi Hong (fairly fresh) SF - James Simmons (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Woodfin (fairly fresh) C - Francisco Flores (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores is fouled on the floor by Mike Dent - foul #1 on Mike Dent, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams (PG), Terry Messer (SG), Francis Lambert (SF), Clifton Barnaby (PF), Danny Walls (C) Mike Dent, Christopher Segers, Harry Lee, Roy Williams, Curtis Parisien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Jie Kung (SG), Raul Martinez (SF), Patrick Demarco (PF) Dikembe Chisom, Chi Hong, James Simmons, Lee Woodfin | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Barnaby grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Francis Lambert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Cleveland Bagby | 24-25 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Terry Messer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Byron Evans (SG), Arthur Pickering (PF) Terry Messer, Danny Walls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (C) Francisco Flores | |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Pickering | 24-25 |
| 06:09 | St. Joseph's | Byron Evans pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Francis Lambert is hacked by Jie Kung - foul #1 on Jie Kung, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien (C) Clifton Barnaby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Lee Woodfin (PF) Cleveland Bagby, Patrick Demarco | |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Francis Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Chisom | 24-27 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers (SF) Francis Lambert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cleveland Bagby (PG), Chi Hong (SG) Dikembe Chisom, Jie Kung | |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cleveland Bagby | 25-29 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Byron Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:30 | St. Joseph's | Arthur Pickering tips it in | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Raul Martinez picks off the pass by Byron Evans | 27-29 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Parisien pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent (PG), Harry Lee (SF), Roy Williams (PF), Clifton Barnaby (C) Thomas Williams, Byron Evans, Arthur Pickering, Curtis Parisien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Jie Kung (SG), James Simmons (SF), Yuri Olenski (PF) Cleveland Bagby, Chi Hong, Raul Martinez, Lee Woodfin | |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Segers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Dent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Segers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Williams (fresh) C - Clifton Barnaby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Simmons (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Barrera (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Christopher Segers | 29-29 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Barnaby | 29-29 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Mike Dent steals the ball from Carmelo Barrera | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent hits the finger roll | 31-29 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Yuri Olenski | 31-32 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Mike Dent comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | James Simmons gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Simmons | 31-34 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Barnaby drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Yuri Olenski - foul #3 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Terry Messer (PG), Byron Evans (SG), Francis Lambert (SF), Arthur Pickering (PF) Mike Dent, Christopher Segers, Harry Lee, Roy Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Chi Hong (SG), Patrick Demarco (SF), Lee Woodfin (PF), Francisco Flores (C) Dikembe Chisom, Jie Kung, James Simmons, Yuri Olenski, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Barnaby misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Clifton Barnaby | 33-34 |