| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) PF - David Knepp (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kristopher Hodges | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs lays it up and in set up by Kristopher Hodges and the foul's on Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Baker | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | David Knepp connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | David Knepp gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled on the floor by Norbert Combs - foul #1 on Norbert Combs, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SG) Glenn Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Larry Meis | |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Knepp | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen is hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #1 on Alan Hawks, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Kristopher Hodges (SF) Bobby Allen, Edward Bracero | |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | William Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Kristopher Hodges is called for the reach on Fred Ponte - foul #1 on Kristopher Hodges, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG), Clifford Baker (PF), Norbert Combs (C) Sean Amundson, Richard Murphy, Kevin McCabe | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Ponte (fresh) SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it up and in set up by Jack Morrisey | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs lays it in set up by Larry Meis | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Hodges - foul #2 on Kristopher Hodges, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Sean Amundson (SF) William Williams, Kristopher Hodges | |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses badly on a shot from close range | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Norbert Combs | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Larry Meis, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Alan Hawks swats the short shot by Sean Amundson | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses short on a shot near the basket | 10-12 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson is fouled on the floor by Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG), Clifford Baker (PF), Norbert Combs (C) Sean Amundson, Richard Murphy, Kevin McCabe | |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero connects on the jumper from close range | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) PF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Glenn Thomas, David Knepp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG) Bobby Allen | |
| 10:54 | St. Joseph's | Fred Ponte takes the ball from Edward Bracero | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edward Bracero - foul #1 on Edward Bracero, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (SF), Kevin McCabe (C) Edward Bracero, Norbert Combs | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Alan Hawks denies the turnaround by Kevin McCabe | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Hawks | 17-14 |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis's pass is intercepted by Jack Morrisey | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 19-14 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Fred Ponte | 19-14 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Amundson - foul #1 on Sean Amundson, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (SF), Michael Baker (C) Fred Ponte, Ambrose Shelton, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Richard Murphy (PF), Norbert Combs (C) William Williams, Clifford Baker, Kevin McCabe | |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:39 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson's layup is rejected by Michael Baker | 21-14 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | David Knepp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Sean Amundson | |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Ponte - foul #1 on Fred Ponte, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) Ambrose Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (SG) Larry Meis | |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Williams (fresh) SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | David Knepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe (C) Norbert Combs | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Allen | 21-17 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks connects on the runner in the lane set up by Michael Baker and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (SG), Clifford Baker (PF) William Williams, Richard Murphy | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Hawks - foul #2 on Alan Hawks, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Ambrose Shelton (SF) Fred Ponte, Glenn Thomas, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG) Sean Amundson | |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Van Zant | 25-19 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Jack Morrisey steals the ball from Bobby Allen in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is denied on a layup by Clifford Baker | 25-19 |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Kevin McCabe | 25-19 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero is hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF), Michael Baker (C) David Knepp, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Norbert Combs (C) Bobby Allen, Kevin McCabe | |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-21 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 25-21 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton knocks in the shot from the right side | 27-21 |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Larry Meis is called for the reach on Ambrose Shelton - foul #1 on Larry Meis, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (PF), Alan Hawks (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Bryon Brooks, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Sean Amundson (SF), Richard Murphy (PF) Larry Meis, Edward Bracero, Clifford Baker | |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 27-24 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | David Knepp steps in front of the Bobby Allen pass | 27-24 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG) William Williams | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Meis and he's fouled by David Knepp - foul #2 on David Knepp, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF) Sean Amundson | |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks knocks in the runner in the paint | 31-27 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Norbert Combs is blocked by Alan Hawks | 31-27 |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy tips it in | 31-29 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks lays it in | 33-29 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is fouled on the floor by Norbert Combs - foul #2 on Norbert Combs, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF) Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (SG), Clifford Baker (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Larry Meis, Richard Murphy, Norbert Combs | |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SG), Michael Baker (PF) Glenn Thomas, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| 01:24 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Amundson | 33-32 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ambrose Shelton | 35-32 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-32 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (PF) Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Larry Meis (SG) Bobby Allen, Kristopher Hodges | |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Thomas | 37-34 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | William Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |