| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fresh) SG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Ferro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi inbounds the ball | 15-15 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Graig | 18-15 |
| 18:55 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 18-17 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 18:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 18:04 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left side set up by Benjamin Renzi and he's fouled by Jarrett Stevens - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #1 | 18-19 |
| 18:04 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Mueller | 20-20 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 16:47 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 16:23 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 16:00 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Christopher Mojica, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Roy Blakeman, Benjamin Renzi, Michael Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fresh) SG - Micheal Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) PF - Byron Ferro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 22-20 |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Micheal Clarke is called for the reach on Jarrett Stevens - foul #1 on Micheal Clarke, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Allen Harris | 24-20 |
| 14:24 | St. Bonaventure | Allen Harris takes the ball from Williams Cortes | 24-20 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Mueller | 26-20 |
| 13:26 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Paul Whitney - foul #1 on Paul Whitney, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney, Ernest Blocker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (SG), Benjamin Renzi (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Williams Cortes, Eldon Pollock, Homer Eiland | |
| 13:26 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 13:26 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland (PF) Byron Ferro | |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 26-22 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 12:20 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG) Micheal Clarke | |
| 11:48 | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Blakeman | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Harris (fresh) SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fresh) SG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Berry | 26-24 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig drills a jumper in the paint | 28-24 |
| 10:38 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 10:36 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson tips it home | 28-26 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Renzi takes the ball from Allen Harris | 28-26 |
| 09:44 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Williams Cortes | 28-28 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 09:15 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Johnson and he's fouled by Carl Graig - foul #1 on Carl Graig, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Allen Harris, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Byron Ferro (PF) Roy Blakeman, Benjamin Renzi, Homer Eiland | |
| 09:15 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Micheal Clarke - foul #2 on Micheal Clarke, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 08:20 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro clanks a turnaround near the basket | 33-31 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 33-31 |
| 08:03 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Williams Cortes and he's fouled by Keith Mueller - foul #1 on Keith Mueller, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF), Jay Berry (C) Christopher Mojica, Ernest Blocker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (SG) Williams Cortes | |
| 08:03 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Micheal Clarke steals it from Paul Whitney | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Ferro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jay Berry | 33-34 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF) Keith Mueller | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Eldon Pollock, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Byron Ferro - foul #2 on Byron Ferro, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG) Roy Blakeman | |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 37-34 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jay Berry - foul #2 on Jay Berry, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG), Ernest Blocker (C) Paul Whitney, Jay Berry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (SG) Micheal Clarke | |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Roy Blakeman takes the ball from Ernest Blocker | 37-35 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 04:33 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 04:05 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Jay Berry (C) Allen Harris, Carl Graig | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Williams Cortes, Homer Eiland | |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (PF) Ernest Blocker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 03:40 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roy Blakeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Byron Ferro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is hacked by Micheal Clarke - foul #3 on Micheal Clarke, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF) Roy Blakeman, Benjamin Renzi | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 03:08 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (PG) Keith Mueller | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens's layup is rejected by Byron Ferro | 37-39 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG), Carl Graig (PF) Allen Harris, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (SG), Benjamin Renzi (SF) Micheal Clarke, Eldon Pollock | |
| 02:14 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 02:13 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-39 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica buries a shot in the lane set up by Keith Mueller and the foul's on Benjamin Renzi - foul #1 on Benjamin Renzi, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:13 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 42-42 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Byron Ferro - foul #3 on Byron Ferro, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 00:55 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 00:38 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roy Blakeman | 44-45 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 44-45 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Mueller | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 46-45 |