| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Arthur Berman (fresh) SG - Elliott Chapman (fresh) SF - David Colston (fresh) PF - Nathan Hays (fresh) C - Christopher Givens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) SG - Harris Brault (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays clanks a floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane's pass is intercepted by Nathan Hays | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gregory Hanson | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harris Brault | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Berman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson is hacked by Arthur Berman - foul #1 on Arthur Berman, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson loses the dribble to David Colston | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Arthur Berman | 3-3 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Berman - foul #2 on Arthur Berman, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes (PG), Randy Baker (SG) Arthur Berman, Elliott Chapman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hanson - foul #1 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver (SF), Jessie Blaze (PF), Julian Cendejas (C) David Colston, Nathan Hays, Christopher Givens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:44 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson can't tip it in | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:15 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver can't tip it in | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Pedro Fuentes steals it from Thomas Mathis | 3-4 |
| 15:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes lays it in | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Pedro Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Baker (fresh) SF - John Fauver (fresh) PF - Jessie Blaze (fresh) C - Julian Cendejas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harris Brault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Beane and he's hacked by Julian Cendejas - foul #1 on Julian Cendejas, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF), Nathan Hays (PF), Christopher Givens (C) John Fauver, Jessie Blaze, Julian Cendejas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Ray Wilson (PF) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Baker | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker makes the turnaround from close range | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Rolston | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver (PG), Elliott Chapman (SG) Pedro Fuentes, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Gregory Hanson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson, Sean Davis | |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp's layup is rejected by Christopher Givens | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Beane | 7-12 |
| 13:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Elliott Chapman | 10-12 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze (C) Christopher Givens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF) Hung Wang, Gregory Hanson | |
| 12:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes (PG), Julian Cendejas (C) David Colston, Nathan Hays | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (PF) Scott Barnes | |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson's floater is tipped away by Julian Cendejas | 10-12 |
| 12:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Julian Cendejas grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Julian Cendejas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens (C) Julian Cendejas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| 11:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman lays it up and in set up by Pedro Fuentes and the foul's on Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF), Nathan Hays (PF) John Fauver, Jessie Blaze | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SF) Thomas Mathis | |
| 11:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Pedro Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elliott Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Colston (fresh) PF - Nathan Hays (fresh) C - Christopher Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rolston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 14-12 |
| 11:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays tips it home | 16-12 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 10:48 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-12 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 10:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-12 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis is hacked by Christopher Givens - foul #1 on Christopher Givens, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver (PG), Randy Baker (SG), Jessie Blaze (PF), Julian Cendejas (C) Pedro Fuentes, Elliott Chapman, Nathan Hays, Christopher Givens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Scott Barnes (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Sean Davis | |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is called for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (C) Ray Wilson | |
| 09:35 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Colston and he's hacked by Bradley Tripp - foul #1 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG) Robert Rolston | |
| 09:35 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane banks in the layup set up by Bradley Tripp and the foul's on Randy Baker - foul #1 on Randy Baker, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays (PF), Christopher Givens (C) David Colston, Julian Cendejas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Paul Winegar | |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Barnes | 19-17 |
| 08:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker is hacked by Hung Wang - foul #1 on Hung Wang, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Ray Wilson (PF) Keith Beane, Bradley Tripp | |
| 08:24 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF) John Fauver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 08:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 07:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 19-17 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Jessie Blaze (fresh) SG - Randy Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Colston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Hays (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hung Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 07:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Randy Baker knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jessie Blaze | 21-19 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 07:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:55 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Baker | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 06:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes (PG), Elliott Chapman (SG), John Fauver (SF) Jessie Blaze, Randy Baker, David Colston | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Hung Wang, Harris Brault, Ray Wilson, Sean Davis | |
| 06:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Beane | 25-21 |
| 05:33 | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 05:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Givens, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Julian Cendejas (C) Christopher Givens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG) Scott Barnes | |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Tripp and he's fouled by Elliott Chapman - foul #1 on Elliott Chapman, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Elliott Chapman and the foul's on Bradley Tripp - foul #2 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (PF) Bradley Tripp | |
| 04:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is called for a backcourt violation | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF) John Fauver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Sean Davis (C) Harris Brault, Paul Winegar | |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nathan Hays, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Berman (PG) Pedro Fuentes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Arthur Berman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elliott Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Colston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Hays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Cendejas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hung Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Berman - foul #3 on Arthur Berman, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes (PG) Arthur Berman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman loses the dribble to Keith Beane | 28-26 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Elliott Chapman - foul #2 on Elliott Chapman, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze (PF) Nathan Hays | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (SG) Keith Beane | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze dunks the ball | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Jessie Blaze is called for the reach on Ray Wilson - foul #1 on Jessie Blaze, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Fauver (PG), Randy Baker (SG), Christopher Givens (C) Pedro Fuentes, Elliott Chapman, Julian Cendejas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (PG), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Sean Davis | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Jessie Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:17 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Wilson | 33-29 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 01:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens is fouled on the floor by Bradley Tripp - foul #3 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pedro Fuentes (PG), Nathan Hays (PF) David Colston, Jessie Blaze | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Sean Davis (C) Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson, Thomas Mathis, Bradley Tripp | |
| 01:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman (SG), David Colston (SF) Randy Baker, John Fauver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Givens travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF) Gregory Hanson | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 00:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Elliott Chapman pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:18 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston misses the dunk | 35-31 |
| 00:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathan Hays tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault hits a jump hook from the left block | 37-33 |