| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) SG - Richard Holland (fresh) SF - Mark Elder (fresh) PF - Gregory Blomquist (fresh) C - Seymour Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Frank Whiddon (fresh) SG - Kory Hill (fresh) SF - Bennie Willis (fresh) PF - Larry Coco (fresh) C - John Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MO) | Washington (MO) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Robinson | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Washington (MO) | John Allen gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder clanks a runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco clanks a turnaround from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill is hacked by Richard Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Washington (MO) | John Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island College | Frank Whiddon takes the ball from Mark Elder | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Whiddon | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder is hacked by Bennie Willis - foul #1 on Bennie Willis, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Martin Brown (SG), Al Koch (SF), Robert Moon (PF), James Pipkin (C) Kenneth Robinson, Richard Holland, Mark Elder, Gregory Blomquist, Seymour Lawson | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella (PG), Charles Clay (SG), Chester Huston (SF), John Knight (PF) Frank Whiddon, Kory Hill, Bennie Willis, Larry Coco | |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Moon | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella misses the lay-in | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | Washington (MO) | John Allen tips it home | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Gardella - foul #1 on Ted Gardella, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island College | John Allen is called for the reach on Luther Flanagan - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco (PF) John Allen | |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island College | Chester Huston steals it from Luther Flanagan | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Washington (MO) | John Knight can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to James Pipkin | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Moon | 8-5 |
| 15:56 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay buries a floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Luther Flanagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Al Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moon (fairly fresh) C - James Pipkin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Ted Gardella (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Huston (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Coco (fairly fresh) C - John Knight (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luther Flanagan | 11-7 |
| 15:25 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Robert Moon | 11-7 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island College | Chester Huston steps in front of the Al Koch pass | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay hits the finger roll set up by Chester Huston | 11-9 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Moon | 14-9 |
| 14:55 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders (PG), Kenneth Robinson (SG), Mark Elder (SF), Gregory Blomquist (PF), Edward Pam (C) Luther Flanagan, Martin Brown, Al Koch, Robert Moon, James Pipkin | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon (PG), Kory Hill (SG), Bennie Willis (SF), John Allen (C) Ted Gardella, Charles Clay, Chester Huston, John Knight | |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island College | Larry Coco is called for the reach on Gregory Blomquist - foul #1 on Larry Coco, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson buries a jumper in the lane | 16-9 |
| 14:10 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill travels with the ball | 16-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland (SG) Ray Sanders | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | | |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Holland | 19-9 |
| 13:39 | Washington (MO) | Bennie Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-9 |
| 13:37 | Washington (MO) | Bennie Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:20 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Robinson and he's fouled by Kory Hill - foul #1 on Kory Hill, team foul #5 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders (PG), Seymour Lawson (C) Kenneth Robinson, Edward Pam | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson (PG), John Knight (PF) Frank Whiddon, Larry Coco | |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 21-9 |
| 13:12 | Washington (MO) | John Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 21-9 |
| 13:05 | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-9 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson tips it in | 23-9 |
| 12:21 | Washington (MO) | John Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-9 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist pulls down the rebound | 23-9 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Blomquist and the foul's on John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #6 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson (PG), Al Koch (SF), Robert Moon (PF) Ray Sanders, Mark Elder, Gregory Blomquist | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay (SG), Chester Huston (SF) Kory Hill, Bennie Willis | |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson makes the free throw | 26-9 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Koch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Moon (fresh) C - Seymour Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Arthur Magnusson (fresh) SG - Charles Clay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chester Huston (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Knight (fairly fresh) C - John Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-9 |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson pulls down the rebound | 26-9 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-9 |
| 11:37 | Washington (MO) | John Knight gets the rebound | 26-9 |
| 11:17 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-11 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Moon | 29-11 |
| 10:54 | Washington (MO) | Chester Huston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown (SG), Edward Pam (PF), James Pipkin (C) Richard Holland, Robert Moon, Seymour Lawson | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon (PG), Ted Gardella (SF), Larry Coco (PF) Arthur Magnusson, John Knight, John Allen | |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island College | James Pipkin blows the layup | 29-11 |
| 10:38 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco gets the rebound | 29-11 |
| 10:26 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-11 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson pulls down the rebound | 29-11 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson loses the dribble to Chester Huston | 29-11 |
| 10:04 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-11 |
| 10:02 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon misses the tip | 29-11 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown snags the defensive board | 29-11 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Robinson | 31-11 |
| 09:46 | Washington (MO) | Kenneth Robinson steals it from Chester Huston | 31-11 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown blows the layup | 31-11 |
| 09:41 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella grabs the defensive rebound | 31-11 |
| 09:36 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-11 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown grabs the board | 31-11 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-11 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-11 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 31-11 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-11 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island College | Ted Gardella swats the layup by Al Koch | 31-11 |
| 09:08 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella gets the rebound | 31-11 |
| 08:45 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ted Gardella | 31-13 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-13 |
| 08:39 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco snags the defensive board | 31-13 |
| 08:20 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Pam - foul #1 on Edward Pam, team foul #2 | 31-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Richard Holland (SG), Mark Elder (SF), Robert Moon (PF), Seymour Lawson (C) Kenneth Robinson, Martin Brown, Al Koch, Edward Pam, James Pipkin | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson (PG), Bennie Willis (SF), John Knight (PF), John Allen (C) Frank Whiddon, Ted Gardella, Larry Coco, Chester Huston | |
| 08:20 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay makes the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 08:20 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon is fouled on the floor by Charles Clay - foul #1 on Charles Clay, team foul #7 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill (SG) Charles Clay | |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 07:49 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-15 |
| 07:48 | Washington (MO) | John Knight tips it back up and in | 33-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Luther Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Elder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Moon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Seymour Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Arthur Magnusson (fresh) SG - Kory Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Willis (fresh) PF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Luther Flanagan | 35-17 |
| 07:17 | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-17 |
| 07:16 | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson grabs the offensive board | 35-17 |
| 06:56 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-17 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-17 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan misses the tip | 35-17 |
| 06:46 | Washington (MO) | John Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 06:44 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Flanagan - foul #1 on Luther Flanagan, team foul #3 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders (PG), Gregory Blomquist (PF), James Pipkin (C) Luther Flanagan, Robert Moon, Seymour Lawson | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon (PG) Arthur Magnusson | |
| 06:28 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco (PF) John Knight | |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Holland and he's fouled by Kory Hill - foul #2 on Kory Hill, team foul #8 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay (SG) Kory Hill | |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder makes the free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:57 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 38-17 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist pulls down the rebound | 38-17 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-17 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist grabs the offensive board | 38-17 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island College | Bennie Willis steps in front of the Richard Holland pass | 38-17 |
| 05:28 | Washington (MO) | Charles Clay's pass is intercepted by Ray Sanders in the backcourt | 38-17 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island College | Ray Sanders banks in the layup | 40-17 |
| 05:05 | Washington (MO) | Richard Holland takes the ball from Larry Coco | 40-17 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island College | Richard Holland misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-17 |
| 04:49 | Washington (MO) | Bennie Willis gets the rebound | 40-17 |
| 04:26 | Washington (MO) | John Allen's floater is knocked away by Gregory Blomquist | 40-17 |
| 04:24 | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon tips it home | 40-19 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island College | Gregory Blomquist hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Elder | 42-19 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Ray Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Richard Holland (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Elder (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Gregory Blomquist (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Pipkin (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Frank Whiddon (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Clay (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Bennie Willis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Larry Coco (tired) 2 reb. C - John Allen (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Whiddon and the foul's on Gregory Blomquist - foul #1 on Gregory Blomquist, team foul #4 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Kenneth Robinson (SG), Al Koch (SF), Robert Moon (PF), Edward Pam (C) Ray Sanders, Richard Holland, Mark Elder, Gregory Blomquist, James Pipkin | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson (PG), Kory Hill (SG), Ted Gardella (SF), Chester Huston (C) Frank Whiddon, Charles Clay, Bennie Willis, John Allen | |
| 03:36 | Washington (MO) | Larry Coco misses the free throw | 42-21 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam snags the defensive board | 42-21 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam blows the layup but he's fouled by Chester Huston - foul #1 on Chester Huston, team foul #9 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | John Knight (C) Larry Coco | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam misses the 1st free throw | 42-21 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island College | Edward Pam makes the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 02:54 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Magnusson | 43-23 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chester Huston - foul #2 on Chester Huston, team foul #10 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Martin Brown (SG), Seymour Lawson (C) Luther Flanagan, Edward Pam | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon misses the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 02:21 | Washington (MO) | John Knight comes up short on the runner in the lane | 44-23 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson misses the dunk attempt | 44-23 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch snags the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island College | Seymour Lawson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Moon | 46-23 |
| 01:49 | Washington (MO) | Kenneth Robinson picks off the pass by Arthur Magnusson in the backcourt | 46-23 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson dunks the ball | 48-23 |
| 01:30 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-23 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-23 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-23 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island College | Al Koch gets the offensive rebound | 48-23 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Seymour Lawson | 51-23 |
| 00:55 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-23 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island College | Robert Moon pulls down the rebound | 51-23 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island College | Kenneth Robinson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-23 |
| 00:37 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-23 |
| 00:36 | Washington (MO) | Chester Huston grabs the offensive board | 54-23 |
| 00:07 | Washington (MO) | Ted Gardella misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-23 |
| 00:06 | Washington (MO) | Arthur Magnusson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-23 |
| 00:05 | Washington (MO) | Kory Hill is hacked by Al Koch - foul #1 on Al Koch, team foul #5 | 54-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luther Flanagan (PG), Mark Elder (SF), Gregory Blomquist (PF), Edward Pam (C) Martin Brown, Al Koch, Robert Moon, Seymour Lawson | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Frank Whiddon (PG), Bennie Willis (SF), Larry Coco (PF), John Allen (C) Arthur Magnusson, Ted Gardella, Chester Huston, John Knight | |
| 00:03 | Washington (MO) | Bennie Willis is denied on a layup by Edward Pam | 54-23 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Mark Elder | 54-23 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island College | Mark Elder clanks a fullcourt shot | 54-23 |