| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) SG - Chad Moris (fresh) SF - Byron Jones (fresh) PF - Mark Kellogg (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fresh) SG - Norman Pearl (fresh) SF - Tony Henderson (fresh) PF - Christopher Hardage (fresh) C - Jason Groesbeck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hardage | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Byron Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hocking | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Zellman | 5-0 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Zellman is blocked by Christopher Hardage | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage is hacked by Jerry Zellman - foul #1 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Parker (PG), Christopher Powers (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Paul Nguyen (PF), Bernard Phillips (C) Jerry Zellman, Chad Moris, Byron Jones, Mark Kellogg, James Hocking | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Groesbeck | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Moller and he's fouled by Christopher Powers - foul #1 on Christopher Powers, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris (SG) Christopher Powers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF) Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson | |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Moris | 11-7 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller is called for a backcourt violation | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Byron Jones (SF), Mark Kellogg (PF), James Hocking (C) George Parker, Donald Reeves, Paul Nguyen, Bernard Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), Bruce Behr (PF) Leonard Moller, Christopher Hardage | |
| 15:44 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Cottingham | 11-7 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rodger Dobbins (fresh) SG - John Cottingham (fresh) SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) PF - Bruce Behr (fresh) C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins is fouled on the floor by Jerry Zellman - foul #2 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves (PG) Jerry Zellman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson (SF) Antonio Martindale | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 15:25 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 15:07 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg lays it up and in set up by Donald Reeves | 13-7 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jason Groesbeck and the foul's on Mark Kellogg - foul #1 on Mark Kellogg, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Parker (SG) Chad Moris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG), Norman Pearl (SG) Rodger Dobbins, John Cottingham | |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg can't connect on a shot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tony Henderson | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 14:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Groesbeck steals it from Byron Jones | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 13-13 |
| 13:39 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 13:38 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Kellogg | 13-13 |
| 13:23 | St. Bonaventure | Norman Pearl steals it from Mark Kellogg | 13-13 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | Tony Henderson is called for the reach on Mark Kellogg - foul #1 on Tony Henderson, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris (SG), Paul Nguyen (PF), Bernard Phillips (C) George Parker, Mark Kellogg, James Hocking | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Christopher Hardage (PF), Roberto Ruiz (C) Leonard Moller, Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson, Bruce Behr, Jason Groesbeck | |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Martindale - foul #1 on Antonio Martindale, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Paul Nguyen takes the ball from Christopher Hardage | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris is whistled for a carry | 15-15 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 11:54 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:40 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Reeves | 17-15 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Donald Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Nguyen (fresh) C - Bernard Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rodger Dobbins (fresh) SG - John Cottingham (fresh) SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) PF - Christopher Hardage (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roberto Ruiz (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Byron Jones is called for the reach on Antonio Martindale - foul #1 on Byron Jones, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (C) Byron Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG) Rodger Dobbins | |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Chad Moris picks off the pass by Leonard Moller | 17-15 |
| 10:54 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Parker (PG), Mark Kellogg (PF) Donald Reeves, Terry Isbell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (SG), Tony Henderson (SF), Jason Groesbeck (C) John Cottingham, Antonio Martindale, Roberto Ruiz | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Tony Henderson | 17-17 |
| 10:16 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips can't connect on a floater in the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tony Henderson | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:34 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage can't finish the layup | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Groesbeck swats the short shot by Mark Kellogg | 17-20 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Phillips | 17-20 |
| 08:53 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Parker | 19-20 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 08:23 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips's pass is intercepted by Jason Groesbeck | 19-23 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves (PG), Christopher Powers (SG), Byron Jones (SF), Edwin Winslow (PF), James Hocking (C) George Parker, Chad Moris, Paul Nguyen, Mark Kellogg, Bernard Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Bruce Behr (PF), Roberto Ruiz (C) Leonard Moller, Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson, Christopher Hardage, Jason Groesbeck | |
| 07:40 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Donald Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Powers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rodger Dobbins (fresh) SG - John Cottingham (fresh) SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) PF - Bruce Behr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Ruiz (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz is fouled on the floor by James Hocking - foul #1 on James Hocking, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Byron Jones - foul #2 on Byron Jones, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen (SF) Byron Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:11 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-24 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 19-26 |
| 06:06 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves is hacked by Roberto Ruiz - foul #1 on Roberto Ruiz, team foul #3 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Parker (PG), Mark Kellogg (PF) Paul Nguyen, Edwin Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Tony Henderson (SF) Rodger Dobbins, John Cottingham, Antonio Martindale | |
| 05:59 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves is fouled on the floor by Roberto Ruiz - foul #2 on Roberto Ruiz, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck (C) Roberto Ruiz | |
| 05:47 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-26 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:24 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking connects on the floater from the left block | 21-26 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-26 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr can't tip it in | 21-26 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck tips it in | 21-28 |
| 04:56 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking hits the finger roll set up by George Parker and the foul's on Jason Groesbeck - foul #1 on Jason Groesbeck, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris (SG), Paul Nguyen (SF) George Parker, Christopher Powers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage (PF) Bruce Behr | |
| 04:56 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Hardage | 24-31 |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Mark Kellogg, James Hocking | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Jason Groesbeck | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Reeves - foul #1 on Donald Reeves, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Byron Jones (SF) Donald Reeves, Paul Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz (C) James Mignone | |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller misses the 3rd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Bernard Phillips | 24-33 |
| 03:53 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 26-33 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tony Henderson | 26-36 |
| 03:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roberto Ruiz - foul #3 on Roberto Ruiz, team foul #6 | 26-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale (SF), James Mignone (C) Tony Henderson, Roberto Ruiz | |
| 03:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Hardage (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Mignone (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage's floater is tipped away by Bernard Phillips | 27-36 |
| 03:18 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:14 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses the driving attempt from the left block | 27-36 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | James Mignone snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage is hacked by Bernard Phillips - foul #1 on Bernard Phillips, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg (PF) Terry Isbell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Jason Groesbeck (C) Leonard Moller, John Cottingham, James Mignone | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:05 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 02:49 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Zellman and he's fouled by Jason Groesbeck - foul #2 on Jason Groesbeck, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (C) Bernard Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr (PF) Christopher Hardage | |
| 02:49 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Chad Moris - foul #1 on Chad Moris, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Pearl - foul #1 on Norman Pearl, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking (C) Terry Isbell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG), Tony Henderson (SF) Rodger Dobbins, Antonio Martindale | |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 31-43 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Norman Pearl takes the ball from Jerry Zellman | 31-43 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller hits the finger roll set up by Norman Pearl | 31-45 |
| 01:05 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Chad Moris picks off the pass by Leonard Moller | 31-45 |
| 00:31 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 31-45 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bruce Behr | 31-45 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr buries a jump hook from close range | 31-47 |