| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) SG - Benjamin Schwieger (fresh) SF - Don Hayes (fresh) PF - Gerry List (fresh) C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fresh) C - Tim Span (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Gerry List wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Providence | Don Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Steinke | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Gerry List hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Don Hayes | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is denied on a layup by Arthur Steinke | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Providence | Don Hayes grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Providence | John Johnson steals the ball from Don Hayes | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes connects on the runner in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Don Hayes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Bohman | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by John Johnson is blocked by Arthur Steinke | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Providence | Gerry List gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerry List | 10-2 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:53 | Providence | Don Hayes drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | John Bohman steals the ball from John Hairston in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 16:50 | Providence | Don Hayes slams it home set up by John Bohman | 14-5 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | John Bohman is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #1 on John Bohman, team foul #1 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Stokes (PG), Elias Strouth (SG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Adam Foss (C) John Bohman, Benjamin Schwieger, Don Hayes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-5 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | Kevin Stokes steps in front of the Richard Hughes pass | 14-5 |
| 15:55 | Providence | Elias Strouth lays it in set up by Kevin Stokes | 16-5 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elias Strouth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryant Soukup (fresh) PF - Gerry List (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Foss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 16-7 |
| 15:24 | Providence | Gerry List misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 16-7 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo comes up short on the runner from the right block | 16-7 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Kevin Stokes gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Elias Strouth's pass is intercepted by Gerard Milardo | 16-7 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Adam Foss blocks the jumper by Horace Estes | 16-7 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span tips it back up and in | 16-9 |
| 13:53 | Providence | Kevin Stokes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-9 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Horace Estes | 19-11 |
| 13:27 | Providence | Elias Strouth hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Soukup | 22-11 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Hairston | 22-14 |
| 13:09 | Providence | John Hairston is called for the reach on Kevin Stokes in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #1 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Benjamin Schwieger (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Ricardo Salazar (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Kevin Stokes, Elias Strouth, Bryant Soukup, Gerry List, Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| 12:48 | Providence | Ricardo Salazar drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Don Hayes | 24-14 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Don Hayes steals it from John Hairston | 24-14 |
| 12:20 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger lays it in set up by Don Hayes | 26-14 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | John Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 11:48 | Providence | Richard Hughes steals it from Arthur Steinke | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Schwieger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ricardo Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Estes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Tim Span (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Tim Span buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hughes and the foul's on John Bohman - foul #2 on John Bohman, team foul #2 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Stokes (PG), Bryant Soukup (PF) John Bohman, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Stewart Reddick (PF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Don Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 26-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Gerry List (PF) Bryant Soukup | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Horace Estes (PF) John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| 10:31 | Providence | Kevin Stokes is fouled on the floor by Horace Estes - foul #1 on Horace Estes, team foul #2 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Bryant Soukup (SF), Adam Foss (C) Don Hayes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG) John Hairston | |
| 10:09 | Providence | Adam Foss banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerry List and he's hacked by Stewart Reddick - foul #1 on Stewart Reddick, team foul #3 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Elias Strouth (PG), Ricardo Salazar (SG) Kevin Stokes, Benjamin Schwieger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:09 | Providence | Adam Foss misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stewart Reddick | 28-19 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo blows the layup | 28-19 |
| 09:51 | Providence | Adam Foss gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 09:39 | Providence | Ricardo Salazar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bryant Soukup | 31-19 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-19 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Gerry List snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 09:06 | Providence | Elias Strouth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 31-19 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Viens, team foul #4 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Stokes (PG), Benjamin Schwieger (SG), Don Hayes (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) Elias Strouth, Ricardo Salazar, Bryant Soukup, Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF), Tim Span (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| 08:46 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is fouled on the floor by Kevin Stokes - foul #1 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #3 | 31-19 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Benjamin Schwieger - foul #1 on Benjamin Schwieger, team foul #4 | 31-19 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Tim Span lays it in set up by John Johnson | 31-21 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Kevin Stokes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 07:52 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Gerry List | 31-21 |
| 07:37 | Providence | Kevin Stokes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 07:36 | Providence | Arthur Steinke tips it home | 33-21 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Schwieger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gerry List (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 07:20 | Providence | The rebound goes to Don Hayes | 33-21 |
| 07:14 | Providence | Don Hayes is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Elias Strouth (PG), Ricardo Salazar (SG), Adam Foss (PF), Bryant Soukup (C) Kevin Stokes, Benjamin Schwieger, Gerry List, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Tim Span | |
| 06:56 | Providence | The short jumper by Don Hayes is denied by Horace Estes | 33-21 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-21 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick tips it in | 33-23 |
| 06:04 | Providence | Richard Hughes takes the ball from Ricardo Salazar | 33-23 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | John Johnson jams it on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 33-25 |
| 05:41 | Providence | Elias Strouth is called for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Stokes (PG), Benjamin Schwieger (SG), Gerry List (PF), Arthur Steinke (C) Elias Strouth, Ricardo Salazar, Don Hayes, Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Stewart Reddick | |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Gerry List - foul #1 on Gerry List, team foul #5 | 33-25 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:22 | Providence | Gerry List grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 05:00 | Providence | Arthur Steinke buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Tim Span - foul #1 on Tim Span, team foul #6 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) Horace Estes | |
| 05:00 | Providence | Arthur Steinke misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | John Hairston scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 04:23 | Providence | Gerry List blows the layup but he's hacked by Stewart Reddick - foul #2 on Stewart Reddick, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Elias Strouth (SF) Bryant Soukup | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (PG), Horace Estes (PF) John Hairston, Stewart Reddick | |
| 04:23 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:23 | Providence | Gerry List makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens tips it home | 37-30 |
| 03:59 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Adam Foss (C) Kevin Stokes, Arthur Steinke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) Horace Estes | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Viens and the foul's on Elias Strouth - foul #1 on Elias Strouth, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF) Elias Strouth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (PF) Stewart Reddick | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:29 | Providence | Don Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Stewart Reddick (PF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Bohman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Schwieger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerry List (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Foss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Tim Span clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 03:07 | Providence | Adam Foss grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 02:54 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger's floater is tipped away by Tim Span | 37-33 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stewart Reddick | 37-33 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 02:42 | Providence | Benjamin Schwieger pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:22 | Providence | John Bohman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Foss | 40-33 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Don Hayes - foul #1 on Don Hayes, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Elias Strouth (SG), Bryant Soukup (SF), Arthur Steinke (C) Benjamin Schwieger, Don Hayes, Gerry List | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Horace Estes (C) Richard Hughes, Stewart Reddick, Tim Span | |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:42 | Providence | Adam Foss drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Foss - foul #1 on Adam Foss, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Ricardo Salazar (PF) Adam Foss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Tim Span (C) John Hairston, John Johnson | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Bryant Soukup blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Viens - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Stokes (PG), Gerry List (PF) John Bohman, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:10 | Providence | Bryant Soukup makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Bryant Soukup misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Bryant Soukup grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Elias Strouth is fouled on the floor by Johnny Viens - foul #3 on Johnny Viens, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Providence | Don Hayes (SF) Bryant Soukup | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Jan Brooks (SG), Stewart Reddick (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Tim Span | |
| 00:36 | Providence | Elias Strouth makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:36 | Providence | Elias Strouth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Don Hayes picks off the pass by Jan Brooks | 46-37 |
| 00:02 | Providence | Kevin Stokes travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | Providence | John Bohman (PG), Benjamin Schwieger (SG) Kevin Stokes, Elias Strouth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Jan Brooks | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston clanks a halfcourt shot | 46-37 |