| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fresh) SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SF - Edward Garden (fresh) PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) C - Lawrence Bostic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) PF - David Kowalski (fresh) C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski loses the dribble to Dan Giglio | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Bostic steps in front of the Richard Hughes pass | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hairston | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Dan Giglio is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #1 on Dan Giglio, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | John Hairston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Moore | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith is hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio is fouled on the floor by John Hairston - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | John Moore gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | John Hairston lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (SF), Gerald Thomas (C) Edward Garden, Lawrence Bostic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | John Hairston knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Hughes and he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG), Leo Stewart (SF), Bill Franks (C) Dan Giglio, Joseph Smith, Justin Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - Tibor Zenz (fresh) SF - Leo Stewart (fresh) PF - Gerald Thomas (fresh) C - Bill Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson clanks a runner from the left block | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Williamson - foul #1 on Charles Williamson, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Edward Garden (SF) Tibor Zenz, Bill Franks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson lays it in on a nice dish by John Hairston | 5-11 |
| 14:39 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Hairston | 5-13 |
| 14:08 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden travels with the ball | 5-13 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins (PF), Lawrence Bostic (C) Leo Stewart, Gerald Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Bostic - foul #1 on Lawrence Bostic, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 13:32 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 7-14 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hairston | 7-17 |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic hits the finger roll set up by Dan Giglio | 9-17 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 9-19 |
| 12:31 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden comes up short on the shot from the right side | 9-19 |
| 12:29 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Hopkins | 9-19 |
| 12:20 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Dan Giglio is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #2 on Dan Giglio, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (PG), John Graham (SG), Leo Stewart (SF) Dan Giglio, Brad Hamel, Edward Garden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Jan Brooks (SF), Byron Wright (PF), Dale Gresham (C) Richard Hughes, Charles Williamson, David Kowalski, John Moore | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright's floater is tipped away by Justin Hopkins | 9-19 |
| 11:41 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tibor Zenz (fresh) SG - John Graham (fresh) SF - Leo Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) SF - Jan Brooks (fresh) PF - Byron Wright (fresh) C - Dale Gresham (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz can't connect on a floater in the paint | 9-19 |
| 11:24 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham misses the tip | 9-19 |
| 11:23 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jan Brooks - foul #1 on Jan Brooks, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas (C) Lawrence Bostic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 11-19 |
| 10:46 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gerald Thomas | 11-19 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tibor Zenz, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden (SF), Bill Franks (C) Leo Stewart, Justin Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF) Dale Gresham | |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 10:18 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gerald Thomas | 11-19 |
| 09:57 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Thomas is blocked by Byron Wright | 11-19 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-19 |
| 09:50 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gerald Thomas | 11-19 |
| 09:45 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Wright | 11-22 |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Williamson - foul #2 on Charles Williamson, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), Justin Hopkins (PF), Lawrence Bostic (C) Tibor Zenz, Gerald Thomas, Bill Franks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), David Kowalski (PF), John Moore (C) John Hairston, Charles Williamson, Jan Brooks, Byron Wright | |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:00 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-22 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kevin Winkfield | 12-22 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Winkfield | 12-24 |
| 08:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic misses the fadeaway from the right side | 12-24 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-24 |
| 08:20 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:02 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hughes | 12-24 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Brad Hamel is called for the reach on Kevin Winkfield - foul #1 on Brad Hamel, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG), Leo Stewart (SF) John Graham, Edward Garden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks (SF) Johnny Viens | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - Tibor Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jan Brooks (fresh) PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:58 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Hopkins and he's fouled by Kevin Winkfield - foul #1 on Kevin Winkfield, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Byron Wright (C) Kevin Winkfield, John Moore | |
| 06:58 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | John Hairston drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jan Brooks | 15-28 |
| 06:27 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel loses the dribble to David Kowalski | 15-28 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Bostic steals the ball from John Hairston | 15-28 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Brad Hamel | 18-28 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hairston | 18-31 |
| 05:11 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins hits a 3 from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Adams (PG), John Graham (SG), Edward Garden (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF), Bill Franks (C) Brad Hamel, Tibor Zenz, Leo Stewart, Justin Hopkins, Lawrence Bostic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (SG), Johnny Viens (SF), John Moore (C) Richard Hughes, Jan Brooks, David Kowalski | |
| 04:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Winkfield steals it from Edward Garden | 21-31 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is fouled on the floor by Gerald Thomas - foul #1 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (PF) Byron Wright | |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Hairston | 21-36 |
| 03:15 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-36 |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas tips it but misses | 21-36 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leroy Adams (fresh) SG - John Graham (fresh) SF - Edward Garden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bill Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Viens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Gresham (fresh) C - John Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 02:55 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:42 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | John Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | John Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 02:17 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 01:54 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Graham | 24-36 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-36 |
| 01:36 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham tips it in | 24-38 |
| 00:46 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-38 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale Gresham | 24-38 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Moore | 24-41 |
| 00:20 | St. Bonaventure | John Moore swats the short shot by Leroy Adams | 24-41 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hairston | 24-43 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-43 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-43 |