| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Migues (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | William Migues inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski is denied on a layup by Frank Prater | 25-32 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:12 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | William Migues throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's fadeaway is rejected by Rodolfo Perez | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zoran Schabowski | 25-32 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | William Migues's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams banks in the layup | 27-32 |
| 17:55 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Les Lowman (PF), Stephen Tucker (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Larry Weiss, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), Arthur Brown (C) Joe Griffith, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 17:40 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown tips it home | 27-34 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:13 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:53 | Iowa State | Felipe Silva steals the ball from Arthur Brown | 27-34 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | William Migues comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:51 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fairly fresh) SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Migues (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | Arthur Brown steps in front of the Yuri Rotkowski pass | 30-34 |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Larry Weiss (PF), Frank Prater (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Joe Griffith (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Rodolfo Perez, Roberto Costa, William Migues, Arthur Brown | |
| 15:29 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Green - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 14:58 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Joe Griffith steps in front of the Alonzo Adams pass | 30-36 |
| 14:28 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the dunk attempt | 30-36 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert McQuesten | 30-36 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Joe Griffith | 30-36 |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-36 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Michael Gill snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:17 | Iowa State | Michael Gill is hacked by Robert McQuesten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert McQuesten, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Les Lowman (PF), Stephen Tucker (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Larry Weiss, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), William Migues (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Craig Braxton, Joe Griffith, Michael Gill, Marlon Leppert | |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski comes up short on the runner from the right block | 30-36 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Zoran Schabowski blocks the short jumper by Yuri Rotkowski | 30-36 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Stephen Tucker is denied by William Migues | 30-36 |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Tucker | 30-36 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Neil England is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Frank Prater (C) Neil England, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SG), Michael Gill (SF) Roberto Costa, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 11:29 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-36 |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Les Lowman (fresh) PF - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Gill (fresh) PF - William Migues (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Les Lowman | 32-38 |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Griffith | 32-41 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater hits a shot from the right side set up by Stephen Tucker | 34-41 |
| 10:16 | Iowa State | Frank Prater takes the ball from Rodolfo Perez in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodolfo Perez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Larry Weiss (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Kevin Green, Felipe Silva, Stephen Tucker, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Marlon Leppert (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, Michael Gill, Arthur Brown | |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Ball - foul #3 on Stephen Ball, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF) Les Lowman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams | 38-42 |
| 08:46 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG) Neil England | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG) Craig Braxton | |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 38-42 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 08:30 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:27 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Frank Prater (C) Felipe Silva, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF) William Migues | |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's fadeaway is rejected by Marlon Leppert | 38-42 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses badly on a jumper from close range | 38-42 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Larry Weiss, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Gill (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Roberto Costa, Marlon Leppert | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Ball (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Gill (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Iowa State | Stephen Ball is called for the reach on Zoran Schabowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Ball, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Joe Griffith | |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker is whistled for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (PF) Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Migues (PF) Zoran Schabowski | |
| 06:02 | Iowa State | William Migues hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Les Lowman - foul #2 on Les Lowman, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG) Neil England | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Joe Griffith (SG) Rodolfo Perez, Michael Thies | |
| 06:02 | Iowa State | William Migues misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Felipe Silva - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 05:32 | Iowa State | Michael Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses the jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Tucker | 38-47 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Gill - foul #1 on Michael Gill, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Frank Prater (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Marlon Leppert (PF) Craig Braxton, Michael Gill, Arthur Brown | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:35 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Larry Weiss (PF) Kevin Green, Felipe Silva, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski (C) Joe Griffith | |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski buries a driving attempt in the lane | 40-52 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a runner from the baseline set up by Neil England | 42-52 |
| 03:14 | Iowa State | Neil England is called for the reach on William Migues in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil England, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (SF) Robert McQuesten | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Roberto Costa, Marlon Leppert, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 03:14 | Iowa State | William Migues makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:14 | Iowa State | William Migues misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neil England | 44-53 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Robert McQuesten (SF) Neil England, Les Lowman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SG) Michael Thies | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Migues (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alonzo Adams - foul #2 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert (PF) Michael Gill | |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, William Migues, Marlon Leppert | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:19 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Joe Griffith (SG), William Migues (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF) Craig Braxton, Roberto Costa, Michael Gill, Arthur Brown | |
| 01:55 | Iowa State | Larry Weiss swats the short shot by Marlon Leppert | 46-55 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Rodolfo Perez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert makes the turnaround from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is hacked by Zoran Schabowski - foul #1 on Zoran Schabowski, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, William Migues, Marlon Leppert | |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Michael Gill snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Green - foul #3 on Kevin Green, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jared Hurdle (PG) Zoran Schabowski | |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Michael Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Alonzo Adams - foul #3 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski (C) Jared Hurdle | |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Michael Gill makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Michael Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is whistled for traveling | 49-61 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is called for traveling | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton runs out the clock | 49-61 |