| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Lawrence - foul #2 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jamie Kimberlin | 27-29 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 19:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Walton | 30-29 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Donald Walton - foul #2 on Donald Walton, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins is hacked by Andres Moretti - foul #1 on Andres Moretti, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF) Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence clanks a shot from close range | 30-31 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton connects on the 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 16:35 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser tips it home | 35-31 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Donald Walton in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses the fadeaway near the basket | 35-31 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Funk (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:21 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, Christopher Kiser, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (SG), Jason Singletary (PF) Gary Funk, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary hits the easy wide open finger roll | 35-33 |
| 13:45 | St. Joseph's | John Smith can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | James Myers tips it home | 37-33 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Lawrence | 37-36 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | John Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 12:59 | St. Joseph's | James Myers snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's | Jason Singletary is called for the reach on Robert Clow - foul #1 on Jason Singletary, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG) Martin Garden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:07 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andres Moretti | 37-36 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Ruben Latham, James Myers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), John Waters (SF) Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Waters (fresh) PF - Jason Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Moretti (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden is called for a charge - foul #3 on Martin Garden, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG) Martin Garden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (PF) Jason Singletary | |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | John Waters drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Andres Moretti | 37-38 |
| 10:36 | St. Joseph's | John Smith hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Walton | 39-38 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Donald Walton - foul #3 on Donald Walton, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF) Steven Hammes, John Waters | |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:58 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, James Myers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Waters (SG), Jason Singletary (C) Gary Funk, Andres Moretti | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | John Smith steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 39-39 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Smith | 42-39 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary is open and scores on a turnaround from close range | 42-41 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | John Smith clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jamie Kimberlin - foul #3 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (SG), Steven Hammes (C) John Waters, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti (C) Jason Singletary | |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Martin Garden steals the ball from Andres Moretti | 43-41 |
| 07:56 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden lays it up and in | 45-41 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk loses the dribble to Aaron McConnaughy | 45-41 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - James Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow is fouled on the floor by Andres Moretti - foul #2 on Andres Moretti, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy, James Myers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Waters (SF), Jason Singletary (PF) Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson | |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Waters | 45-41 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF) Scott Gilmore, John Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (PF) Andres Moretti | |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Waters snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:20 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), John Smith (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Christopher Kiser, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Gary Funk, Steven Hammes, Jason Singletary | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 45-43 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's | John Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy, James Myers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti is hacked by Scott Higgins - foul #2 on Scott Higgins, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (SG) John Waters | |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Walton - foul #4 on Donald Walton, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary (PF), Steven Hammes (C) Jamie Kimberlin, Andres Moretti | |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 45-45 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) PF - John Smith (tiring) 10 pts. C - Scott Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson buries a turnaround in the lane | 45-47 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-47 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Jason Singletary, Steven Hammes | |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 45-52 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Aaron McConnaughy | 45-52 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), John Smith (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Christopher Kiser, James Myers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton tips it home | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is hacked by Ruben Latham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Latham, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (SG) Gary Funk | |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Latham - foul #2 on Ruben Latham, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Latham - foul #3 on Ruben Latham, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | John Smith connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Scott Higgins | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Latham - foul #4 on Ruben Latham, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton loses the dribble to Michael Jackson | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 49-59 |