| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Thomas James (fresh) PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fresh) SG - Mark Goss (fresh) SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas James can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Grambling State | Mark Narcisse swats the shot by Mark Goss | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mark Narcisse | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to John Bodenhamer | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Grambling State | Mark Goss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Lloyd Porras steals the ball from Chris Martines | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Goss - foul #1 on Mark Goss, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 1-4 |
| 17:21 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| 17:21 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:21 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Lloyd Porras is called for the reach on Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SF) Lloyd Porras | |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Bernard St. Clair takes the ball from Thomas James | 1-6 |
| 16:47 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Goss, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Bryant Kopf (SF) Robert Alderman, Mark Goss | |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #4 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Bernard St. Clair | |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle makes the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | James Hardin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-8 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham tips it home | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno is hacked by Darius Ekstrom - foul #1 on Darius Ekstrom, team foul #5 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Lloyd Porras (SF), John Bodenhamer (C) Paul Thomas, Bryant Kopf, Joseph Hurdle | |
| 15:10 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | James Hardin snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #6 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Ronnie Bradley (PF) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 14:37 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 14:30 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno buries a shot from the baseline set up by Aaron Sistrunk | 3-10 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by Robert Alderman - foul #1 on Robert Alderman, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SF), Chris Martines (C) Ronnie Bradley, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SG), Bernard St. Clair (PF) Arthur Zeno, Aaron Sistrunk | |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 13:18 | Grambling State | Mark Narcisse takes the ball from Robert Alderman | 5-10 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Narcisse | 7-10 |
| 12:53 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer is called for a backcourt violation | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Bryant Kopf (SF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Robert Alderman, Lloyd Porras, John Bodenhamer | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 12:36 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:22 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 12:00 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair tips it home | 7-12 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-12 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Thomas James tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Arthur Zeno, Paul Thomas, Joseph Hurdle | |
| 11:11 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister tips it home | 11-12 |
| 10:29 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (SG), John Bodenhamer (C) Bryant Kopf, Bernard St. Clair | |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | James Hardin's layup is rejected by John Bodenhamer | 11-12 |
| 09:59 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Arthur Zeno | 11-12 |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hardin - foul #1 on James Hardin, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SG) Arthur Zeno | |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:24 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the easy layup | 11-12 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 09:17 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk is hacked by Clarence Karnofski - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #9 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Thomas James (SF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Clarence Karnofski, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf (SF) Lloyd Porras | |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens travels in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 08:43 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 08:41 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 08:32 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Thomas | 11-14 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (SG), Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Paul Thomas, Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas James clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 07:28 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Vince Pfister | 11-17 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 06:49 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 06:44 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bryant Kopf | 11-19 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Brad Jurgens and the foul's on Bryant Kopf - foul #1 on Bryant Kopf, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Robert Alderman, Arthur Zeno, Bryant Kopf, Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:02 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Albert Cunningham - foul #1 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #10 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Ronnie Bradley (PF) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 06:02 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:02 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom misses the floater from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom tips it home | 16-21 |
| 05:07 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk connects on the runner in the paint | 16-23 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lloyd Porras - foul #2 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Ronnie Bradley, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (SG) Lloyd Porras | |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:37 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas hits a jumpshot from the right side | 17-25 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-25 |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Clarence Karnofski picks off the pass by Arthur Zeno | 17-25 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 19-25 |
| 03:31 | Grambling State | Chris Martines denies the turnaround by Aaron Sistrunk | 19-25 |
| 03:30 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:13 | Grambling State | Clarence Karnofski takes the ball from John Bodenhamer | 19-25 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Karnofski | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Grambling State | Ronald Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Narcisse | 24-25 |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Thomas James (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Goss (SG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Ronald Wilson, Paul Thomas, Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Arthur Zeno takes the ball from James Hardin | 24-26 |
| 02:21 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Goss | 24-28 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 01:56 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 01:36 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG) Arthur Zeno | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas James scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Braziel | 26-28 |
| 01:04 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is fouled on the floor by James Hardin - foul #2 on James Hardin, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Vince Pfister (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 01:04 | Grambling State | Mark Goss misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:04 | Grambling State | Mark Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Thomas James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Joseph Hurdle | |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Mark Goss knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Alderman | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Bernard St. Clair | 26-32 |