| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding inbounds the ball | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | John Hughes steps in front of the Victor Aleman pass | 50-33 |
| 19:13 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Harold Harding | 50-33 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Mark Narcisse is denied by John Hughes | 50-33 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones buries a jump hook in the paint | 52-33 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Harold Harding is blocked by John Slawson | 52-33 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 18:23 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson tips it in | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's fadeaway is rejected by John Hughes | 54-33 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses long on a jumper near the basket | 54-33 |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to John Slawson | 54-33 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman tips it in | 54-35 |
| 16:57 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes can't throw it down | 54-35 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo grabs the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 16:48 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 54-35 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines's pass is intercepted by John Hughes | 54-35 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | Vince Pfister swats the shot by Ronald Caraballo | 54-35 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman is fouled on the floor by Lester Dolinsky - foul #1 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #1 | 54-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), David Marti (SF), Robert Bullard (C) Lester Dolinsky, Ronald Caraballo, John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is fouled on the floor by Alvin Jones - foul #2 on Alvin Jones, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Marti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas James (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | Mark Narcisse picks off the pass by William Boyd in the backcourt | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 14:44 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Marti | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the dunk | 56-37 |
| 14:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | David Marti connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-37 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas James | 59-37 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski can't tip it in | 59-37 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | Brad Jurgens picks off the pass by Freddy Lanoue | 59-37 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel scores on a floater from the left side set up by Mark Narcisse | 59-39 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is whistled for traveling | 59-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), Ronald Caraballo (SG), John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) William Boyd, Freddy Lanoue, David Marti, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Mark Narcisse, Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 59-39 |
| 12:58 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-39 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alvin Jones - foul #3 on Alvin Jones, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 12:23 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Caraballo | 62-41 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines double dribbles | 62-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG) Brad Jurgens | |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister grabs the board | 62-41 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 11:33 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones double dribbles | 62-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard (PF) Alvin Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (C) Chris Martines | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 10:44 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-41 |
| 10:42 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes tips it home | 64-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the dunk but he's hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #1 | 64-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (SF) John Slawson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (PF) Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister | |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to John Hughes | 65-41 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes loses the dribble to Harold Harding | 65-41 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding banks in the layup | 65-43 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Harold Harding steals the ball from Robert Bullard | 65-43 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-43 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas James | 65-43 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding double dribbles | 65-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), John Slawson (SF) Lester Dolinsky, Ronald Caraballo, David Marti | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's | Chris Martines is called for the reach on Freddy Lanoue - foul #3 on Chris Martines, team foul #2 | 65-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF) Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF) Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Thomas James | |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Karnofski - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #3 | 65-43 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski loses the dribble to John Hughes | 67-43 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes blows the layup | 67-43 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister pulls down the rebound | 67-43 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines travels with the ball | 67-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), Ronald Caraballo (SG), David Marti (SF) William Boyd, Freddy Lanoue, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG), Donald Braziel (C) Victor Aleman, Chris Martines | |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #4 | 67-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard (C) John Slawson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Marti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-43 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister gets the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister makes the runner from the baseline | 67-45 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lester Dolinsky | 69-45 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel double dribbles | 69-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) David Marti, Alvin Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Thomas James (PF), Chris Martines (C) Brad Jurgens, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Donald Braziel | |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Caraballo and he's hacked by Chris Martines - foul #4 on Chris Martines, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (SF) Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Albert Cunningham (C) Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Chris Martines | |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes makes the free throw | 72-45 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-45 |
| 06:09 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ronald Caraballo | 72-45 |
| 05:54 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-45 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Caraballo | 72-45 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Brown steps in front of the John Slawson pass | 72-45 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown lays it up and in | 72-47 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Hughes | 74-47 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-47 |
| 04:55 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Marti | 74-47 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Hughes | 77-47 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham banks in the layup | 77-49 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-49 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | David Marti tips it back up and in | 79-49 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman is hacked by Lester Dolinsky - foul #2 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #5 | 79-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), William Stevens (SF), Alvin Jones (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Lester Dolinsky, Ronald Caraballo, David Marti, John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Thomas James, Albert Cunningham | |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Brown | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard is fouled on the floor by Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #6 | 79-51 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is fouled on the floor by Donald Braziel - foul #4 on Donald Braziel, team foul #7 | 79-51 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue makes the 2nd free throw | 81-51 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Bradley | 81-53 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Bradley - foul #1 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #8 | 81-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), John Slawson (C) Freddy Lanoue, Alvin Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SG) Stanley Brown | |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 82-53 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 83-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is hacked by Robert Bullard - foul #3 on Robert Bullard, team foul #6 | 83-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), David Marti (SF) William Boyd, William Stevens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Ronnie Bradley | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Lester Dolinsky is called for the reach on Victor Aleman - foul #3 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #7 | 83-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hughes (C) David Marti | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Clarence Karnofski | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 83-54 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lester Dolinsky | 86-55 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF) Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF) Albert Cunningham | |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson's pass is intercepted by Stanley Brown | 86-55 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Karnofski | 86-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Karnofski - foul #2 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #9 | 86-57 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 87-57 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Brown and he's hacked by John Slawson - foul #1 on John Slawson, team foul #8 | 88-59 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the free throw | 88-60 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky runs out the clock | 88-60 |