| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | John Johnson takes the ball from Chadwick Bibb | 25-23 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 19:06 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay drills a shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Walter Symons | 25-25 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes blows the layup but he's fouled by Chadwick Bibb - foul #3 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Tim Span denies the turnaround by Roger Donohoe | 27-25 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 27-25 |
| 17:29 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | James Urick clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tim Span - foul #3 on Tim Span, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | James Urick makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | James Urick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick lays it up and in | 29-27 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Garay | 29-29 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Walter Symons is called for the reach on Gerard Milardo - foul #2 on Walter Symons, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Rodney Matthews - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons blows the dunk | 30-29 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Urick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 32-29 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's | James Urick is fouled on the floor by Stewart Reddick - foul #1 on Stewart Reddick, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Rodney Matthews, James Urick | |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay's pass is intercepted by John Hairston | 32-29 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Chadwick Bibb is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #4 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | John Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | John Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Draeger | 32-31 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | John Johnson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 32-31 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | James Urick grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 12:57 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hairston - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Matthews - foul #2 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:47 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe scores on a jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hairston | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Horace Estes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 8 pts. PF - James Urick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:53 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is fouled on the floor by Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), John Johnson (PF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | James Urick buries a shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | John Hairston loses the dribble to Walter Symons | 40-37 |
| 09:44 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons blows the dunk | 40-37 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF), Tim Span (C) Gerard Milardo, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Michael Gardner (PF) Robert Garay, Rodney Matthews, James Urick | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Hairston - foul #2 on John Hairston, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF) John Hairston, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG) Vance Anker | |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 07:52 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), John Johnson (SF), Stewart Reddick (PF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) Michael Gardner | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Donohoe (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Tim Span denies the turnaround by Robert Garay | 43-39 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Robert Garay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Garay, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by John Hairston - foul #3 on John Hairston, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Chadwick Bibb - foul #5 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SF), James Urick (PF) Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:44 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Garay | 47-43 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Roger Donohoe is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #2 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF) Richard Hughes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG) Robert Garay, Donald Lavender | |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:22 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Rodney Matthews | 47-43 |
| 04:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes is denied on a dunk by Roger Donohoe | 47-45 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Estes | 47-45 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hairston | 49-45 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker's pass is intercepted by John Hairston in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo hits the finger roll set up by John Hairston | 51-45 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF), Stewart Reddick (PF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Walter Symons (SF) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews | |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #4 on Walter Symons, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | John Hairston is called for the reach on Robert Garay - foul #4 on John Hairston, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Garay steals it from Richard Hughes in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | James Urick is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Garay out of the doubleteam | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Urick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Urick - foul #1 on James Urick, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Horace Estes (PF) Johnny Viens, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 54-49 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Tim Span is denied by James Urick | 54-49 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled on the floor by John Hairston - foul #5 on John Hairston, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 54-50 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | John Johnson scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 56-50 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | John Johnson buries a shot from the baseline set up by Richard Hughes | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | James Urick travels with the ball | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Horace Estes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Garay - foul #2 on Robert Garay, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (PF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | James Urick pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is hacked by Robert Garay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Garay, team foul #13 | 60-52 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Tim Span denies the turnaround by Robert Garay | 62-52 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | James Urick tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes runs out the clock | 62-54 |