| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Roberto Mendoza swats the short shot by Ronald Lawrence | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Jamie Kimberlin is denied by Jeffery Phillips | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | Jamie Kimberlin is called for the reach on Roberto Mendoza - foul #3 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary (PF) Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg banks in the layup | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Ferrier - foul #2 on Louis Ferrier, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Ferrier | 37-29 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:59 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg can't throw it down | 37-29 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Jason Singletary's floater is tipped away by Roberto Mendoza | 37-29 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Ronald Lawrence | 37-31 |
| 15:44 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Kellogg | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roberto Mendoza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Funk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Singletary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Killian (PG), Gregorio Rossi (SG), Alexander Jones (SF), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Tom Kellogg, Hajj Orji, Louis Ferrier, Jeffery Phillips, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (SG), Jamie Kimberlin (PF) Gary Funk, Jason Singletary | |
| 15:02 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Latorre | 39-31 |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Hatfield | 39-31 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Paul Killian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-31 |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on Andres Moretti | 39-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Jeffery Phillips (PF) Paul Killian, Gregorio Rossi, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:00 | Saint Louis | Jamie Kimberlin steals it from Alexander Jones | 39-31 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier (SF) Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips can't finish the layup | 39-31 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses the tip | 39-31 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 39-34 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 11:40 | Saint Louis | Steven Hammes is called for the reach on Hajj Orji - foul #2 on Steven Hammes, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones (SF), Julian Moss (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Louis Ferrier, Jeffery Phillips, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (SG), John Waters (SF), Jason Singletary (PF) Steven Hammes, Michael Jackson, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Moss (fresh) C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Waters (fresh) PF - Jason Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Moretti (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Saint Louis | Ronald Lawrence steps in front of the Tom Kellogg pass | 39-34 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | John Waters misses the floater in the paint | 39-34 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence scores on a jumper from the left block | 39-36 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg is fouled on the floor by Andres Moretti - foul #2 on Andres Moretti, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Killian (PG), Gregorio Rossi (SG), Louis Ferrier (SF), Jeffery Phillips (PF) Tom Kellogg, Hajj Orji, Alexander Jones, Julian Moss | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SF), Steven Hammes (C) Ronald Lawrence, Andres Moretti | |
| 10:26 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregorio Rossi | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roberto Mendoza | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi is called for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (PF) John Waters | |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Rossi - foul #1 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Hajj Orji (SG) Paul Killian, Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Tom Kellogg | 41-36 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Hammes - foul #3 on Steven Hammes, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Andres Moretti (C) Steven Hammes, Jason Singletary | |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 42-39 |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Lawrence - foul #3 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones (SF), Charles Latorre (C) Louis Ferrier, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (SG), John Waters (SF) Gary Funk, Michael Jackson | |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Tom Kellogg is called for the reach on Ronald Lawrence - foul #2 on Tom Kellogg, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Jeffery Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | John Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hatfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Hammes (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Waters (fresh) PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andres Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | John Hatfield is called for the reach on Jamie Kimberlin - foul #2 on John Hatfield, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi (SG), Louis Ferrier (SF) Hajj Orji, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (SG), Jason Singletary (PF) Jamie Kimberlin, Andres Moretti | |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Waters - foul #1 on John Waters, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Killian (PG), Jeffery Phillips (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Tom Kellogg, Charles Latorre, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SF) John Waters | |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:49 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Lawrence | 46-44 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Paul Killian steals the ball from Jason Singletary | 46-44 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Hajj Orji (SG) Paul Killian, Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Jason Singletary, Steven Hammes | |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Hajj Orji | 48-44 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Louis Ferrier - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:11 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Kellogg | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Kellogg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Ferrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 51-44 |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Ferrier | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Hajj Orji steps in front of the Gary Funk pass | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin is hacked by Roberto Mendoza - foul #1 on Roberto Mendoza, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Funk | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Jamie Kimberlin doubles Tom Kellogg and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Jackson | 55-49 |
| 00:53 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-49 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Tom Kellogg steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Lawrence - foul #4 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Killian (PG), John Hatfield (C) Tom Kellogg, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 55-52 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Paul Killian, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier is hacked by Gary Funk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Funk, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones (PF) Jeffery Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti tips it home | 57-54 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji is hacked by Gary Funk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Funk, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Lawrence - foul #5 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Killian (PG), Jeffery Phillips (PF) Tom Kellogg, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (SG) Ronald Lawrence | |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Jackson | 59-57 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Kellogg (PG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Paul Killian, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Funk - foul #4 on Gary Funk, team foul #13 | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Louis Ferrier runs out the clock | 61-57 |