| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) SG - William Stutts (fresh) SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) SF - William Hull (fresh) PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Terry Deegan is called for the reach on Richard Schweers - foul #1 on Terry Deegan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | William Hull pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the fadeaway from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clarence Olsen - foul #1 on Clarence Olsen, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Micheal Abe (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Donald Crook (PF), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, Richard Schweers, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Donald Crook | 3-8 |
| 16:36 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco loses the dribble to Alvaro Franco | 3-8 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Gary Bishop steals it from Alvaro Franco | 3-8 |
| 16:16 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop dunks the ball | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gilbert Beem | 5-8 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) SG - Micheal Abe (fresh) SF - Brian Bhatia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Crook (fresh) C - Mark Cowell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Bishop | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Bhatia and he's hacked by Gary Bishop - foul #1 on Gary Bishop, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Henry Bains (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (PF), Christopher Whittaker (C) Gary Bishop, William Stutts, Carmine Greco, Terry Deegan, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Richard Schweers (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF) Micheal Abe, Brian Bhatia, Donald Crook | |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is hacked by Christopher Whittaker - foul #1 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) Richard Schweers | |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Thomas Olson | 7-12 |
| 14:36 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker misses long on a floater from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Henry Bains takes the ball from Mark Cowell | 7-12 |
| 14:06 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Hockenberry | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Olson | 9-14 |
| 13:50 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), William Stutts (SG), Terry Deegan (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) Matthew Hockenberry, Henry Bains, Jeremy Zirkles, Christopher Whittaker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell | |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen is fouled on the floor by Gary Bishop - foul #2 on Gary Bishop, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco (SF) Gary Bishop | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Hull (SF), James Kapoor (C) Donald Crook, Clarence Olsen | |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Beem | 9-14 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Abadie - foul #1 on Chad Abadie, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Donald Crook (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Thomas Olson, William Hull, James Kapoor | |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:45 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses badly on a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:31 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem connects on the jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:52 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chad Abadie | 14-16 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Chad Abadie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Crook (fresh) PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack (PG), Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Henry Bains (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (C) Chad Abadie, William Stutts, Carmine Greco, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), William Hull (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Donald Crook, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Olson and he's hacked by Henry Bains - foul #1 on Henry Bains, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker (C) Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF) Richard Schweers, William Hull | |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:02 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:42 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeremy Zirkles | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Matthew Hockenberry is called for the reach on Alvaro Franco - foul #1 on Matthew Hockenberry, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts (SG), Gilbert Beem (C) Michael Mack, Christopher Whittaker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) Carlos Ellis | |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:13 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:55 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles tips it home | 19-19 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Olson | 19-21 |
| 09:28 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Cowell is called for the reach on Matthew Hockenberry - foul #1 on Mark Cowell, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), Carmine Greco (SF), Terry Deegan (PF) Matthew Hockenberry, Henry Bains, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell, James Kapoor | |
| 09:17 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chad Abadie | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Stutts - foul #1 on William Stutts, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SF), Mark Cowell (C) William Hull, Clarence Olsen | |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:58 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 08:32 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), William Hull (SF), James Kapoor (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Richard Schweers, Micheal Abe, Carlos Ellis, Mark Cowell | |
| 07:54 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-22 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | William Hull pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Chad Abadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Kapoor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor misses long on a floater from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack (PG), Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Henry Bains (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (C) Chad Abadie, William Stutts, Carmine Greco, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), Mark Cowell (C) Alvaro Franco, William Hull, James Kapoor, Clarence Olsen | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses long on a shot from the left side | 22-22 |
| 06:55 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Mark Cowell - foul #2 on Mark Cowell, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF), James Kapoor (C) Thomas Olson, Donald Crook, Mark Cowell | |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Terry Deegan steps in front of the Richard Schweers pass | 24-22 |
| 06:15 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker (C) Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Donald Crook (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, James Kapoor | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Mack - foul #1 on Michael Mack, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) Donald Crook | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:39 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry's layup is rejected by Brian Bhatia | 24-23 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Richard Schweers is denied by Henry Bains | 24-23 |
| 05:21 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Mack | 24-23 |
| 05:02 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:00 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), William Stutts (SG), Carmine Greco (SF), Terry Deegan (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) Michael Mack, Matthew Hockenberry, Henry Bains, Jeremy Zirkles, Christopher Whittaker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Micheal Abe (SG), William Hull (SF), Donald Crook (PF), James Kapoor (C) Thomas Olson, Richard Schweers, Brian Bhatia, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Carmine Greco - foul #1 on Carmine Greco, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Carlos Ellis (PF) Micheal Abe, William Hull | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 3rd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:05 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco is fouled on the floor by Terry Deegan - foul #2 on Terry Deegan, team foul #12 | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG) Chad Abadie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, Donald Crook, James Kapoor | |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Cowell (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 03:22 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Deegan | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan drills a floater from the right block | 26-25 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | William Hull can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Terry Deegan - foul #3 on Terry Deegan, team foul #13 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles (PF) Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Clarence Olsen (C) Richard Schweers, Carlos Ellis | |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | William Hull makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | William Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-27 |
| 02:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SF) Carmine Greco | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF) Alvaro Franco, William Hull, Clarence Olsen | |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers loses the dribble to Gary Bishop | 26-27 |
| 02:06 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts hits the finger roll set up by Gary Bishop | 28-27 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell slams it home | 28-29 |
| 01:35 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Bishop | 31-29 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Abadie - foul #2 on Chad Abadie, team foul #14 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Christopher Whittaker (C) William Stutts, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Richard Schweers, Donald Crook, Carlos Ellis | |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:03 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Olsen - foul #2 on Clarence Olsen, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco (SF) Gary Bishop | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SG) Thomas Olson | |
| 01:03 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:03 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Mark Cowell | 32-31 |
| 00:27 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco can't throw it down | 32-31 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Chad Abadie is called for the reach on Alvaro Franco - foul #3 on Chad Abadie, team foul #15 | 32-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack (PG), Henry Bains (PF) Chad Abadie, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF) Micheal Abe, Brian Bhatia, Clarence Olsen | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mark Cowell | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |