| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Thomas Relyea (fresh) SG - Thomas Goldsmith (fresh) SF - Joseph Lindell (fresh) PF - William Hardy (fresh) C - Andrew Walla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Goldsmith is called for the reach on Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Thomas Goldsmith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Goldsmith is called for the reach on Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Thomas Goldsmith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allan Webber (SG) Thomas Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Andrew Walla - foul #1 on Andrew Walla, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Walla | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | Allan Webber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Harold Harding steps in front of the Joseph Lindell pass | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding tips it home | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Harold Harding - foul #1 on Harold Harding, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lindell | 1-4 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson hits the follow up shot | 1-6 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | William Hardy connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Relyea | 3-6 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Webber - foul #1 on Allan Webber, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Hardy and he's hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Allan Webber picks off the pass by Donald Braziel in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea is hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marty Erwin (SG), Joshua Foley (SF), Darius Jenkins (PF), George Melton (C) Allan Webber, Joseph Lindell, William Hardy, Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Mark Narcisse | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Thomas Relyea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) SF - Joshua Foley (fresh) PF - Darius Jenkins (fresh) C - George Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea misses short on a floater from the left side | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Saint Louis | George Melton can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 6-6 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Brown | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | Saint Louis | Joshua Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Joshua Foley - foul #1 on Joshua Foley, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell (PG), Allan Webber (SG), Andrew Walla (C) Thomas Relyea, Marty Erwin, George Melton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Howard Mandel, Donald Braziel | |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 6-10 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's layup is rejected by Andrew Walla | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Allan Webber | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Walla | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Saint Louis | Allan Webber misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy (PG), William Hardy (PF), George Melton (C) Joshua Foley, Darius Jenkins, Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Vince Pfister | |
| 13:21 | Saint Louis | Allan Webber misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Saint Louis | Allan Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Saint Louis | George Melton gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea (PG), Marty Erwin (SG) Danny Tracy, Allan Webber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on George Melton - foul #1 on George Melton, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:19 | Saint Louis | William Hardy buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Relyea and the foul's on Howard Mandel - foul #1 on Howard Mandel, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| 12:19 | Saint Louis | William Hardy makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy (PG), Darius Jenkins (PF), Andrew Walla (C) Thomas Relyea, William Hardy, George Melton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Danny Tracy (fresh) SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) SF - Joseph Lindell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darius Jenkins (fresh) C - Andrew Walla (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Mandel (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Marty Erwin | 15-11 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-11 |
| 11:19 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Darius Jenkins | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Saint Louis | Darius Jenkins double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allan Webber (SG), Joshua Foley (SF) Marty Erwin, Joseph Lindell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Stanley Brown, Harold Harding, Howard Mandel, Donald Braziel | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Joshua Foley steals the ball from Clarence Karnofski in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (SF) Victor Aleman | |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Vince Pfister - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Hardy (PF), George Melton (C) Darius Jenkins, Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (SG) Clarence Karnofski | |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | William Hardy pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Shannon Tyson takes the ball from George Melton | 19-14 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Brown | 19-16 |
| 09:08 | Saint Louis | George Melton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister dunks the ball set up by Brad Jurgens | 19-18 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | William Hardy misses badly on a floater near the basket | 19-18 |
| 08:27 | Saint Louis | William Hardy snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Joshua Foley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea (PG), Marty Erwin (SG), Joseph Lindell (SF), Darius Jenkins (PF), Andrew Walla (C) Danny Tracy, Allan Webber, Joshua Foley, William Hardy, George Melton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Stanley Brown, Vince Pfister, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Howard Mandel - foul #2 on Howard Mandel, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson (C) Howard Mandel | |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is hacked by Marty Erwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marty Erwin, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Thomas Relyea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lindell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darius Jenkins (fresh) C - Andrew Walla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Andrew Walla blocks the short jumper by Donald Braziel | 20-20 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Andrew Walla | 20-20 |
| 07:04 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell loses the dribble to Shannon Tyson | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Saint Louis | Darius Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla throws it down set up by Marty Erwin | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Relyea steals the ball from Harold Harding | 22-20 |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea banks in the layup | 24-20 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Goldsmith (SG), William Hardy (PF) Marty Erwin, Darius Jenkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Thomas James (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Brad Jurgens, Harold Harding, Donald Braziel | |
| 05:44 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Goldsmith picks off the pass by Stanley Brown | 27-20 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Thomas Goldsmith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Goldsmith, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allan Webber (SG), Joshua Foley (SF), George Melton (C) Thomas Goldsmith, Joseph Lindell, Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Vince Pfister (C) Clarence Karnofski, Shannon Tyson | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas James is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-22 |
| 04:20 | Saint Louis | William Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy (PG), Darius Jenkins (PF) Thomas Relyea, William Hardy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Thomas James | |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the shot from the right side | 27-22 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Danny Tracy swats the layup by Vince Pfister | 27-22 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Danny Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allan Webber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foley (fairly fresh) PF - Darius Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Melton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Vince Pfister (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy is hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell (SF), Andrew Walla (C) Joshua Foley, George Melton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Howard Mandel (C) Brad Jurgens, Stanley Brown, Vince Pfister | |
| 03:40 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:40 | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Narcisse | 28-26 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Allan Webber knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Lindell | 31-26 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Harding | 31-28 |
| 02:24 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-28 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lindell is called for the reach on Mark Narcisse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Lindell, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea (PG), Marty Erwin (SG), Joshua Foley (SF), William Hardy (PF), George Melton (C) Danny Tracy, Allan Webber, Joseph Lindell, Darius Jenkins, Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (SF), Donald Braziel (C) Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | William Hardy can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 31-30 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mark Narcisse | 33-32 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Donald Braziel is called for the reach on George Melton - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Shannon Tyson (C) Mark Narcisse, Victor Aleman, Howard Mandel | |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | George Melton makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | George Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla (C) George Melton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:14 | Saint Louis | Thomas Relyea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Andrew Walla is called for the reach on Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Andrew Walla, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allan Webber (SG), Joseph Lindell (SF), Darius Jenkins (PF) Marty Erwin, Joshua Foley, William Hardy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Vince Pfister | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Andrew Walla grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | George Melton (C) Andrew Walla | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell is hacked by Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Danny Tracy (PG) Thomas Relyea | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG) Clarence Karnofski | |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Joseph Lindell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-33 |