| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) PF - Steve Ward (fresh) C - Nick Gift (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) SG - Richard Holland (fresh) SF - Mark Elder (fresh) PF - Gregory Blomquist (fresh) C - Seymour Lawson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Nick Gift wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Nick Gift is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island College | Gary Christian takes the ball from Seymour Lawson | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | Gary Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Justice | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Canisius | Brett Justice hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island College | Brett Justice is called for the reach on Kenneth Robinson - foul #1 on Brett Justice, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Canisius | Willard Bennett buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson is fouled on the floor by Gary Christian - foul #1 on Gary Christian, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG), Jamie Farmer (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) Willard Bennett, Steve Ward, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Dan Anderson snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Canisius | Brett Justice scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dan Anderson | 9-0 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-0 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island College | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Elder | 9-0 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson hits a jump hook from close range set up by Mark Elder | 9-2 |
| 16:52 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garland Provenzano, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Tracy Lanier (SF) Brett Justice, Gary Christian | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown (SG), Robert Moon (PF), James Pipkin (C) Richard Holland, Gregory Blomquist, Seymour Lawson | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Pipkin | 9-4 |
| 16:05 | Canisius | Dan Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Smith | 12-4 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 15:56 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jamie Farmer | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tracy Lanier (fresh) PF - Jamie Farmer (fresh) C - Garland Provenzano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Brown (fresh) SF - Mark Elder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moon (fresh) C - James Pipkin (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Canisius | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Robinson - foul #1 on Kenneth Robinson, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Gary Christian (SF), Steve Ward (PF), Nick Gift (C) James Smith, Dan Anderson, Tracy Lanier, Jamie Farmer, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Richard Holland (SG), Al Koch (SF) Kenneth Robinson, Martin Brown, Mark Elder | |
| 15:28 | Canisius | Gary Christian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-4 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland lays it in set up by James Pipkin | 12-6 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Brett Justice hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nick Gift | 14-6 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 14:42 | Canisius | Brett Justice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG), Jamie Farmer (PF) Willard Bennett, Steve Ward | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown (SG), Mark Elder (SF), Gregory Blomquist (PF), Seymour Lawson (C) Richard Holland, Al Koch, Robert Moon, James Pipkin | |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown is hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #1 on Dan Anderson, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Garland Provenzano (C) Brett Justice, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (PG) Luther Flanagan | |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 14:25 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jamie Farmer | 14-9 |
| 14:18 | Canisius | James Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 14:16 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the tip | 14-9 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Robinson | 14-11 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Mark Elder - foul #1 on Mark Elder, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jamie Farmer - foul #1 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Tracy Lanier (SF) James Smith, Gary Christian | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam (C) Seymour Lawson | |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 13:36 | Canisius | Dan Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Elder - foul #2 on Mark Elder, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland (SG), Al Koch (SF) Martin Brown, Mark Elder | |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Blomquist - foul #1 on Gregory Blomquist, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Nick Gift (C) Tracy Lanier, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Robert Moon (PF) Kenneth Robinson, Gregory Blomquist | |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island College | Nick Gift steps in front of the Edward Pam pass | 18-11 |
| 12:49 | Canisius | Richard Holland takes the ball from Brett Justice | 18-11 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland banks in the layup | 18-13 |
| 12:44 | Canisius | Al Koch steals it from Dan Anderson in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 12:27 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:22 | Canisius | Dan Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), John Lindsay (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Steve Ward (PF) Brett Justice, Willard Bennett, Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (PG), Martin Brown (SG), James Pipkin (C) Luther Flanagan, Richard Holland, Edward Pam | |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Robinson | 18-16 |
| 12:10 | Canisius | James Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF), Garland Provenzano (C) Tracy Lanier, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist (PF) Robert Moon | |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin hits a fadeaway from the left side | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) C - Garland Provenzano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Brown (fresh) SF - Al Koch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Blomquist (fresh) C - James Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Canisius | Martin Brown steals it from James Smith | 18-18 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist can't tip it in | 18-18 |
| 11:37 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Garland Provenzano | 18-18 |
| 11:23 | Canisius | Gary Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Al Koch | 18-21 |
| 11:05 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Steve Ward gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the lay-in | 18-21 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch can't throw it down but he's hacked by Garland Provenzano - foul #2 on Garland Provenzano, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Dan Anderson (SF), Jamie Farmer (PF), Tracy Lanier (C) James Smith, John Lindsay, Gary Christian, Steve Ward, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Richard Holland (SG), Robert Moon (PF), Seymour Lawson (C) Kenneth Robinson, Martin Brown, Gregory Blomquist, James Pipkin | |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:28 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:13 | Canisius | Dan Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tracy Lanier | 20-22 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nick Gift (C) Tracy Lanier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam (SF) Al Koch | |
| 09:49 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer misses the fadeaway from the left side | 20-22 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Holland | 20-24 |
| 09:13 | Canisius | Nick Gift is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 09:12 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-27 |
| 08:45 | Canisius | Dan Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Pam - foul #1 on Edward Pam, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Gary Christian (SF), Steve Ward (PF), Tracy Lanier (C) Brett Justice, Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders (PG), Al Koch (SF), Gregory Blomquist (PF) Luther Flanagan, Edward Pam, Robert Moon | |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Steve Ward misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Steve Ward makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Steve Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Seymour Lawson | 23-27 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island College | Willard Bennett steals it from Seymour Lawson | 23-27 |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Gregory Blomquist steals it from Willard Bennett | 23-27 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island College | Willard Bennett is called for the reach on Ray Sanders - foul #1 on Willard Bennett, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), John Lindsay (SG), Nick Gift (C) James Smith, Willard Bennett, Tracy Lanier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (SG), James Pipkin (C) Richard Holland, Seymour Lawson | |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (tiring) 1 pts. C - Nick Gift (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Ray Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Koch (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Blomquist (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-29 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to John Lindsay | 23-29 |
| 07:22 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses long on a jumper in the lane | 23-29 |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Nick Gift can't tip it in | 23-29 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Robinson | 23-31 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Ray Sanders takes the ball from John Lindsay in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 06:51 | Canisius | Gary Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:48 | Canisius | John Lindsay's pass is intercepted by Ray Sanders in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Sanders | 23-34 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Al Koch is called for the reach on Gary Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Koch, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Dan Anderson (SG), Jamie Farmer (PF) Brett Justice, John Lindsay, Steve Ward | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown (SG), Edward Pam (SF), Robert Moon (PF) Ray Sanders, Al Koch, Gregory Blomquist | |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson is whistled for a carry | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tracy Lanier (SF) Gary Christian | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 06:00 | Canisius | Dan Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Robert Moon | 24-34 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island College | Nick Gift is called for the reach on James Pipkin - foul #1 on Nick Gift, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF) Tracy Lanier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland (SG) Martin Brown | |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:41 | Canisius | Nick Gift grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Edward Pam is called for the reach on Gary Christian - foul #2 on Edward Pam, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), John Lindsay (SG) James Smith, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Al Koch (SF), Seymour Lawson (C) Kenneth Robinson, Edward Pam, James Pipkin | |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jamie Farmer - foul #2 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF), Nick Gift (C) Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:36 | Canisius | Brett Justice blows the wide open layup | 26-36 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Luther Flanagan | 26-38 |
| 04:16 | Canisius | Gary Christian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Luther Flanagan, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Dan Anderson (PF), Tracy Lanier (C) Brett Justice, John Lindsay, Steve Ward, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (PG), Martin Brown (SG), Gregory Blomquist (PF), James Pipkin (C) Luther Flanagan, Richard Holland, Robert Moon, Seymour Lawson | |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Dan Anderson banks in the layup | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Christian (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tracy Lanier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Brown (fresh) SF - Al Koch (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Blomquist (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pipkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist hits the follow up shot | 31-40 |
| 03:07 | Canisius | Gary Christian scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Al Koch - foul #2 on Al Koch, team foul #10 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Jamie Farmer (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) Willard Bennett, Dan Anderson, Tracy Lanier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders (PG), Mark Elder (SF), Edward Pam (C) Martin Brown, Al Koch, James Pipkin | |
| 03:07 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Robinson | 33-43 |
| 02:43 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 02:33 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 02:31 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Christian - foul #2 on Gary Christian, team foul #11 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Dan Anderson (SF) James Smith, Gary Christian | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland (SG), Robert Moon (PF) Kenneth Robinson, Gregory Blomquist | |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 02:07 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Sanders | 35-46 |
| 02:00 | Canisius | Robert Moon picks off the pass by Dan Anderson in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jamie Farmer - foul #3 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #12 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Steve Ward (PF), Nick Gift (C) Willard Bennett, Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (PG), Martin Brown (SG), Seymour Lawson (C) Ray Sanders, Richard Holland, Edward Pam | |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:29 | Canisius | Steve Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brett Justice | 37-48 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island College | Brett Justice steals the ball from Mark Elder | 37-48 |
| 01:07 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 00:58 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 00:55 | Canisius | John Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Brown - foul #1 on Martin Brown, team foul #11 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Dan Anderson (SF) Brett Justice, Tracy Lanier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Richard Holland (SG), Gregory Blomquist (PF), James Pipkin (C) Kenneth Robinson, Martin Brown, Robert Moon, Seymour Lawson | |
| 00:55 | Canisius | John Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 00:55 | Canisius | John Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 00:40 | Canisius | Steve Ward gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Steve Ward comes up short on the runner from the right block | 38-48 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island College | Dan Anderson is called for the reach on Gregory Blomquist - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #13 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Gary Christian (SF), Garland Provenzano (C) John Lindsay, Steve Ward, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | James Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 38-49 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-49 |