| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffery Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Tom Kellogg - foul #1 on Tom Kellogg, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:05 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Jackson and the foul's on Tom Kellogg - foul #2 on Tom Kellogg, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier's pass is intercepted by Michael Jackson | 38-29 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Hajj Orji - foul #1 on Hajj Orji, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji is hacked by Rick Doane - foul #1 on Rick Doane, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-29 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Chu | 38-29 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:22 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:06 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg makes the 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu is fouled on the floor by Charles Latorre - foul #1 on Charles Latorre, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Pollard (PG), Richard Rivet (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Tom Kellogg, Hajj Orji, Louis Ferrier, Jeffery Phillips | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Pollard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Rivet (fresh) SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 40-32 |
| 15:09 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Andres Moretti - foul #1 on Andres Moretti, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Pollard is whistled for traveling | 40-32 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rick Doane | 42-32 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Andres Moretti - foul #2 on Andres Moretti, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (PG) Rick Doane | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Jeffery Phillips (PF) Kenneth Pollard, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Tom Kellogg is called for the reach on Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #3 on Tom Kellogg, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Steven Hammes (PF) Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG), Louis Ferrier (SF), John Hatfield (C) Richard Rivet, Gregorio Rossi, Charles Latorre | |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza (C) John Hatfield | |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Phillips | 42-33 |
| 13:15 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Tom Kellogg | 42-35 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hajj Orji - foul #2 on Hajj Orji, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Steven Hammes, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet (PF) Jeffery Phillips | |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg is called for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hajj Orji (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Rivet (fresh) C - Charles Latorre (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg hits a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Andres Moretti (C) Ronald Lawrence, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi (SF), John Hatfield (C) Hajj Orji, Louis Ferrier | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Tom Kellogg picks off the pass by Ming-Hoa Chu | 46-39 |
| 10:49 | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet is hacked by Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Michael Jackson (SF) Reuben Price, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Pollard (PG), Jeffery Phillips (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Tom Kellogg, Charles Latorre, John Hatfield | |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 48-39 |
| 09:47 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips is hacked by Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Rick Doane, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG), Louis Ferrier (SF) Richard Rivet, Gregorio Rossi | |
| 09:47 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:47 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by Jeffery Phillips - foul #1 on Jeffery Phillips, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG) Kenneth Pollard | |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda (PF) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Louis Ferrier blocks the short jumper by Ronald Lawrence | 49-41 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-41 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 07:42 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| 07:42 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffery Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is denied on a layup by Jeffery Phillips | 51-41 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Doane | 53-41 |
| 06:48 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Jeffery Phillips is blocked by Dikembe Banda | 53-41 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Dikembe Banda is blocked by Charles Latorre | 53-41 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-41 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Tom Kellogg is called for the reach on Ronald Lawrence - foul #4 on Tom Kellogg, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Pollard (PG), Richard Rivet (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), John Hatfield (C) Tom Kellogg, Hajj Orji, Louis Ferrier, Jeffery Phillips | |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG) Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Doane | 58-41 |
| 04:51 | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-41 |
| 04:20 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi loses the dribble to Rick Doane | 58-41 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses the lay-in | 58-41 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | Rick Doane is called for the reach on Gregorio Rossi - foul #2 on Rick Doane, team foul #10 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Rick Doane, Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Ming-Hoa Chu, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Allen Delatorre (PF) Charles Latorre | |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price travels with the ball | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) SG - Reuben Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mile Zahniser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Pollard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Rivet (fresh) SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Delatorre (fresh) C - John Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Pollard | 58-45 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti is hacked by Allen Delatorre - foul #1 on Allen Delatorre, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Wilson (PG), Charles Latorre (C) Kenneth Pollard, John Hatfield | |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Douglas Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Allen Delatorre takes the ball from Steven Hammes | 60-45 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Allen Delatorre connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregorio Rossi | 60-48 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Marchetti | 62-48 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Richard Rivet misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-48 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Wilson - foul #1 on Douglas Wilson, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Jeff Marchetti, Steven Hammes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Pollard (PG), John Hatfield (C) Douglas Wilson, Allen Delatorre | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Reuben Price steals it from John Hatfield | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane runs out the clock | 62-48 |