| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Johnny Charney (fresh) SG - John Longstreet (fresh) SF - Scott Denham (fresh) PF - Robert Hanover (fresh) C - David Suber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Thomas James (fresh) PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is hacked by David Suber - foul #1 on David Suber, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Charney | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is hacked by Robert Hanover - foul #1 on Robert Hanover, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Denham | 5-6 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Thomas James hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 5-9 |
| 17:38 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham makes the floater from the baseline set up by David Suber | 7-9 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines tips it in | 7-11 |
| 17:04 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Thomas James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-11 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Thomas James gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's pass is intercepted by Johnny Charney | 7-11 |
| 16:37 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney lays it in | 9-11 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 16:20 | St. Bonaventure | David Suber snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 16:02 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Jurgens is called for the reach on Scott Denham - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith (PG), James Johnson (SG), Frederick Walters (SF), Sebastian Fromm (PF), Theodore Cuadrado (C) Johnny Charney, John Longstreet, Scott Denham, Robert Hanover, David Suber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), James Hardin (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 15:55 | St. Bonaventure | Vince Pfister steals the ball from Frederick Walters | 9-11 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - Frederick Walters (fresh) PF - Sebastian Fromm (fresh) C - Theodore Cuadrado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - James Hardin (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Smith steals it from Albert Cunningham | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| 14:48 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 11-11 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | St. Bonaventure | Frederick Walters gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:44 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Walters | 16-11 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney (PG), John Longstreet (SG), Scott Denham (SF), Robert Hanover (PF), David Suber (C) Robert Smith, James Johnson, Frederick Walters, Sebastian Fromm, Theodore Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Darius Ekstrom, James Hardin, Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Johnny Charney | 18-12 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a floater from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Johnny Charney | 18-12 |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham is fouled on the floor by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (SF) Clarence Karnofski | |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by John Longstreet - foul #1 on John Longstreet, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Narcisse and he's hacked by Johnny Charney - foul #1 on Johnny Charney, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Brad Jurgens - foul #2 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG) Brad Jurgens | |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Johnny Charney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Longstreet (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Denham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hanover (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Suber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith (SG), Frederick Walters (PF) John Longstreet, Robert Hanover | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Chris Martines | |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Frederick Walters can't finish the layup | 21-14 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hardin | 21-16 |
| 10:11 | St. Bonaventure | Vince Pfister steals the ball from Scott Denham | 21-16 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-16 |
| 09:52 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Frederick Walters | 21-16 |
| 09:35 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:34 | St. Bonaventure | Frederick Walters can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Suber - foul #2 on David Suber, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet (SG), Robert Hanover (PF), Theodore Cuadrado (C) Johnny Charney, Scott Denham, David Suber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF) James Hardin, Thomas James, Vince Pfister | |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:20 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 08:56 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Karnofski - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Albert Cunningham | |
| 08:56 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:56 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Theodore Cuadrado swats the shot by Ronnie Bradley | 23-17 |
| 08:29 | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:16 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Frederick Walters is called for the reach on Clarence Karnofski - foul #1 on Frederick Walters, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham (SF) Frederick Walters | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Denham grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:24 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-17 |
| 07:23 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - John Longstreet (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Denham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hanover (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Cuadrado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darius Ekstrom (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-17 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | James Johnson takes the ball from Chris Martines | 23-17 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson banks in the layup | 25-17 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Darius Ekstrom's floater is knocked away by Robert Hanover | 25-17 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:04 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Theodore Cuadrado - foul #1 on Theodore Cuadrado, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Frederick Walters (SF), Sebastian Fromm (PF), Ivan Williams (C) James Johnson, John Longstreet, Scott Denham, Robert Hanover, Theodore Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Thomas James (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Darius Ekstrom, Mark Narcisse, Ronnie Bradley, Chris Martines | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:30 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Williams | 27-19 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister travels with the ball | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG) Clarence Karnofski | |
| 05:02 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Charney | 29-19 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-19 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't tip it in | 29-19 |
| 04:41 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 04:28 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Walters | 31-19 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses the tip | 31-19 |
| 04:16 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Johnny Charney | 31-19 |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-19 |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Frederick Walters misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-19 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham misses short on a jumper near the basket | 31-19 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister snags the offensive board | 31-19 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Johnny Charney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Walters (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sebastian Fromm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses the lay-in | 31-19 |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Johnny Charney | 31-19 |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm blows the layup but the foul's on Vince Pfister - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson (PG), John Longstreet (SG), Robert Hanover (PF), David Suber (C) Johnny Charney, Robert Smith, Frederick Walters, Ivan Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Darius Ekstrom (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) James Hardin, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski loses the dribble to Robert Hanover | 32-19 |
| 02:20 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-19 |
| 02:19 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Sebastian Fromm | 32-19 |
| 01:58 | St. Bonaventure | Chris Martines is called for the reach on Sebastian Fromm - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #7 | 32-19 |
| 01:58 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:58 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Fromm misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the easy layup | 33-19 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 33-19 |
| 01:10 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Hanover tips it back up and in | 35-19 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Suber - foul #3 on David Suber, team foul #9 | 35-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Charney (PG), Scott Denham (SF), Frederick Walters (PF), Theodore Cuadrado (C) James Johnson, Sebastian Fromm, Robert Hanover, David Suber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (SG), Thomas James (SF) Darius Ekstrom, Clarence Karnofski | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 00:41 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 00:31 | St. Bonaventure | John Longstreet misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-20 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Theodore Cuadrado can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-20 |