| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Span (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 19:22 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Tim Span swats the dunk try by Walter Symons | 17-24 |
| 18:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 18:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is hacked by Tim Span - foul #3 on Tim Span, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (C) Tim Span | |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hairston - foul #3 on John Hairston, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 17:58 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the dunk attempt | 17-24 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-24 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons double dribbles | 17-24 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Garay is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Garay, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | James Urick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 17-24 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the jumper from the right wing | 17-26 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Urick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Draeger | 19-26 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Horace Estes | 19-28 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | James Urick can't finish the layup | 19-28 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Donohoe | 19-28 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Horace Estes - foul #2 on Horace Estes, team foul #3 | 19-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Thomas Draeger, James Urick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 13:47 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Stewart Reddick swats the layup by Robert Garay | 21-28 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chadwick Bibb - foul #2 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is whistled for traveling | 21-29 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | John Johnson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Estes | 21-31 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Garay | 23-31 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 4 blk. | |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay buries a shot from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chadwick Bibb - foul #3 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 10:54 | St. Joseph's | James Urick snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) John Johnson | |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | James Urick can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Draeger - foul #1 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #4 | 25-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) James Urick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), Tim Span (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Stewart Reddick | |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's | Horace Estes steals the ball from Thomas Draeger | 25-36 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Garay steps in front of the John Hairston pass | 25-36 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-36 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Draeger and he's hacked by Gerard Milardo - foul #1 on Gerard Milardo, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG) Robert Garay, Thomas Draeger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF), Stewart Reddick (PF) Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Donohoe (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Tim Span (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Hairston | 27-41 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Matthews - foul #2 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), James Urick (PF) Vance Anker, Chadwick Bibb | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Donohoe - foul #1 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-43 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay drills a turnaround from the left block | 31-46 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick hits a floater in the lane set up by John Johnson | 31-48 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Span | 31-48 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | James Urick can't tip it in | 31-48 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | John Hairston grabs the board | 31-48 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #7 | 31-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), Michael Gardner (C) Robert Garay, Walter Symons, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF), John Moore (C) John Hairston, Stewart Reddick, Tim Span | |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | James Urick grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses the jumper near the basket | 31-48 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) SF - Rodney Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Urick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) SG - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield misses the shot from the right block | 31-48 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | John Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | John Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerard Milardo | 31-50 |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | James Urick drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Matthews and the foul's on Johnny Viens - foul #1 on Johnny Viens, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) John Johnson | |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | James Urick makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stewart Reddick | 34-52 |
| 01:37 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #8 | 34-52 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Gardner - foul #1 on Michael Gardner, team foul #9 | 34-52 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's | James Urick is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Urick, team foul #10 | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is fouled on the floor by James Urick - foul #2 on James Urick, team foul #11 | 34-53 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | James Urick snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Johnny Viens - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield runs out the clock | 36-54 |