| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sauter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 19:48 | Richmond | John Hairston steals it from Carl Cheney in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by John Hairston | 32-30 |
| 19:26 | Richmond | Randy Merchant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Tim Span lays it in set up by Richard Hughes and he's hacked by Christopher Sauter - foul #1 on Christopher Sauter, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:37 | Richmond | Tim Span swats the layup by Charles Peery | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses long on a shot near the basket | 35-32 |
| 18:15 | Richmond | Randy Merchant snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:55 | Richmond | Carl Cheney connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Merchant | 35-34 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | John Johnson blows the dunk | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Charles Peery | 35-34 |
| 17:32 | Richmond | Charles Peery's floater is tipped away by John Johnson | 35-34 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | John Johnson gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Tim Span buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Hairston | 37-34 |
| 17:00 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter is hacked by John Hairston - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joe Moore (SF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Randy Merchant, Christopher Sauter | |
| 16:46 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Calhoun - foul #2 on Kevin Calhoun, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:50 | Richmond | John Hairston steals the ball from Kevin Calhoun | 39-34 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | John Hairston lays it in | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Charles Peery scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Horace Estes - foul #2 on Horace Estes, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (PG), Dennis Gunn (SG), Randy Merchant (SF), Christopher Sauter (C) Carl Cheney, Billy Riddick, Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Charles Peery makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Tim Span lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 43-37 |
| 14:45 | Richmond | Richard Hughes picks off the pass by Dennis Gunn | 43-37 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | John Hairston tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Billy Riddick (SG), Joe Moore (PF) Forest Jensen, Dennis Gunn, Charles Peery | |
| 13:47 | Richmond | Joe Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 13:25 | Richmond | Carl Cheney pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:04 | Richmond | Billy Riddick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Richmond | Randy Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:50 | Richmond | Joe Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Cheney | 43-40 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Tim Span's pass is intercepted by Randy Merchant | 43-40 |
| 12:20 | Richmond | Joe Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | John Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hughes and he's fouled by Billy Riddick - foul #2 on Billy Riddick, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Richmond | Charles Peery (PF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Randy Merchant, Christopher Sauter | |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:47 | Richmond | Carl Cheney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 11:45 | Richmond | Charles Peery tips it home | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Joe Moore steals the ball from Johnny Viens | 46-42 |
| 11:09 | Richmond | Charles Peery splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo is fouled on the floor by Billy Riddick - foul #3 on Billy Riddick, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF), Tim Span (C) John Johnson, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG), Dennis Gunn (SF) Billy Riddick, Joe Moore | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | John Hairston can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:28 | Richmond | Carl Cheney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Merchant (SF), Christopher Sauter (C) Dennis Gunn, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Peery - foul #1 on Charles Peery, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:11 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 10:05 | Richmond | Carl Cheney hits a shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes lays it in on a great pass from Gerard Milardo | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Richmond | Forest Jensen dunks the ball | 49-46 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gerard Milardo | 51-46 |
| 09:14 | Richmond | Carl Cheney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 53-46 |
| 08:28 | Richmond | Forest Jensen misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Randy Merchant is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #3 on Randy Merchant, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Stewart Reddick (PF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Riddick (SG), Dennis Gunn (SF), Joe Moore (PF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Carl Cheney, Randy Merchant, Charles Peery, Christopher Sauter | |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses the floater near the basket | 53-46 |
| 07:53 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Viens - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn makes the 3rd free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Span (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Gunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Dennis Gunn steals the ball from Gerard Milardo | 53-48 |
| 07:28 | Richmond | Forest Jensen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Gunn | 53-50 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a shot from the right side | 53-50 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Dennis Gunn is called for the reach on Stewart Reddick - foul #1 on Dennis Gunn, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (PF) Tim Span | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Charles Peery (PF) Forest Jensen, Dennis Gunn | |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 06:37 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun throws it down on a great pass from Carl Cheney out of a doubleteam | 53-52 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Billy Riddick is called for the reach on Johnny Viens - foul #4 on Billy Riddick, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Merchant (SF), Christopher Sauter (C) Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:56 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | John Johnson blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 05:24 | Richmond | Randy Merchant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes clanks a jumper from the left block | 57-52 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | John Hairston pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 04:51 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Charles Peery | 57-52 |
| 04:43 | Richmond | Charles Peery connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Carl Cheney | 57-54 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Randy Merchant steals the ball from Richard Hughes | 57-54 |
| 04:13 | Richmond | Carl Cheney is hacked by Richard Hughes - foul #3 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (C) John Johnson, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG) Billy Riddick | |
| 04:02 | Richmond | Forest Jensen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | John Hairston knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Horace Estes (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Carl Cheney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Forest Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Merchant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Sauter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Richmond | Forest Jensen is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Riddick (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Carl Cheney, Randy Merchant, Christopher Sauter | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 02:51 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 02:49 | Richmond | Joe Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:49 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF), Horace Estes (PF) Gerard Milardo, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | Richmond | Carl Cheney (PG), Randy Merchant (SF), Christopher Sauter (C) Forest Jensen, Joe Moore, Kevin Calhoun | |
| 02:34 | Richmond | Randy Merchant buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the driving attempt in the paint | 64-59 |
| 02:03 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 64-59 |
| 01:48 | Richmond | Charles Peery snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 01:32 | Richmond | Billy Riddick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Cheney | 64-62 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Horace Estes | 66-62 |
| 01:02 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Horace Estes - foul #3 on Horace Estes, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| 01:02 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Horace Estes is blocked by Charles Peery | 66-63 |
| 00:36 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Christopher Sauter | 66-63 |
| 00:24 | Richmond | Billy Riddick misses badly on a shot from close range | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is hacked by Billy Riddick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Riddick, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Richmond | Forest Jensen (SG) Billy Riddick | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Richmond | Gerard Milardo steps in front of the Forest Jensen pass | 68-63 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Cheney - foul #1 on Carl Cheney, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:06 | Richmond | Randy Merchant misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Hairston | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston runs out the clock | 70-63 |