| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stan Boyd (fresh) SG - Dale Plata (fresh) SF - Rob Lackey (fresh) PF - Bobby Vaughan (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - William Labonte (fresh) SG - James Burke (fresh) SF - Luis Schuller (fresh) PF - Solomon Alba (fresh) C - Karl Hornsby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | James Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Defiance | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Defiance | Stan Boyd hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island College | James Burke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island College | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Hornsby | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stan Boyd - foul #1 on Stan Boyd, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:27 | Defiance | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:12 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan is hacked by Solomon Alba - foul #1 on Solomon Alba, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | Defiance | Dale Plata misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-1 |
| 17:54 | Defiance | James Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Dale Plata misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island College | Karl Hornsby snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rob Lackey - foul #1 on Rob Lackey, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Herbert Johnson (SG), Daniel Jacinto (SF), Anthony Saleh (C) Stan Boyd, Dale Plata, Rob Lackey, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:13 | Defiance | Robert Liller hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Johnson | 8-3 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island College | James Burke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba tips it but misses | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Bobby Vaughan | 8-3 |
| 16:34 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Johnson | 10-3 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-3 |
| 16:13 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:11 | Defiance | Karl Hornsby is called for the reach on Daniel Jacinto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Hornsby, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG), Dale Plata (SG), Richard Fortuna (C) Robert Liller, Herbert Johnson, Bobby Vaughan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane (PG), John Sample (SG), Paul Seldon (SF), Joseph Martino (PF), Anthony Taveras (C) William Labonte, James Burke, Luis Schuller, Solomon Alba, Karl Hornsby | |
| 15:55 | Defiance | Stan Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:53 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Fortuna | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stan Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Plata (fresh) SF - Daniel Jacinto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Richard Fortuna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Gerald Spillane (fresh) SG - John Sample (fresh) SF - Paul Seldon (fresh) PF - Joseph Martino (fresh) C - Anthony Taveras (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Defiance | Stan Boyd buries a floater from the left wing set up by Dale Plata and the foul's on Gerald Spillane - foul #1 on Gerald Spillane, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rob Lackey (SF) Daniel Jacinto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| 15:40 | Defiance | Stan Boyd misses the free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island College | John Sample can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island College | John Sample pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-3 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras snags the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island College | John Sample buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Spillane | 12-6 |
| 14:57 | Defiance | Paul Seldon steals the ball from Richard Fortuna in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon banks in the layup | 12-8 |
| 14:50 | Defiance | John Sample steals it from Stan Boyd in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island College | Dale Plata is called for the reach on Paul Seldon - foul #1 on Dale Plata, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Herbert Johnson (SG), Daniel Jacinto (SF), Bobby Vaughan (PF), James Hayes (C) Stan Boyd, Dale Plata, Rob Lackey, Anthony Saleh, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | William Labonte (PG), James Burke (SG), Luis Schuller (SF), Solomon Alba (PF), Karl Hornsby (C) Gerald Spillane, John Sample, Paul Seldon, Joseph Martino, Anthony Taveras | |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Johnson and he's fouled by James Burke - foul #1 on James Burke, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| 13:33 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Karl Hornsby | 14-11 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:17 | Defiance | James Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:03 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:01 | Defiance | Robert Liller snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island College | James Burke grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:28 | Defiance | James Hayes grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Defiance | Karl Hornsby denies the turnaround by Bobby Vaughan | 14-11 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island College | Karl Hornsby snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte is hacked by Herbert Johnson - foul #1 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dale Plata (SG), Rob Lackey (SF), Richard Fortuna (PF), Mike Johnson (C) Robert Liller, Daniel Jacinto, Bobby Vaughan, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane (PG), John Sample (SG), Paul Seldon (SF) William Labonte, James Burke, Luis Schuller | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG) Herbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Joseph Martino (PF), Anthony Taveras (C) Solomon Alba, Karl Hornsby | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stan Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Plata (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rob Lackey (fresh) PF - Richard Fortuna (fresh) C - Mike Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Gerald Spillane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Seldon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Sample (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Martino (fresh) C - Anthony Taveras (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Defiance | Rob Lackey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island College | John Sample misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:03 | Defiance | Dale Plata is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Seldon - foul #1 on Paul Seldon, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Defiance | Stan Boyd's pass is intercepted by John Sample | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island College | John Sample slams it home | 14-15 |
| 10:22 | Defiance | Rob Lackey drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Fortuna | 16-15 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:15 | Defiance | Rob Lackey pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:57 | Defiance | Gerald Spillane takes the ball from Stan Boyd | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island College | John Sample pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Spillane | 16-18 |
| 09:24 | Defiance | Rob Lackey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island College | Anthony Taveras grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island College | John Sample connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Dale Plata - foul #2 on Dale Plata, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Herbert Johnson (SG), Daniel Jacinto (SF), Bobby Vaughan (PF), James Hayes (C) Stan Boyd, Dale Plata, Rob Lackey, Richard Fortuna, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | James Burke (SG), Luis Schuller (SF), Solomon Alba (PF), Karl Hornsby (C) Gerald Spillane, Paul Seldon, Joseph Martino, Anthony Taveras | |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island College | John Sample makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:46 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan misses the floater from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller hits a runner from the left block set up by John Sample | 16-23 |
| 08:11 | Defiance | Robert Liller can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island College | James Burke snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba is hacked by James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Woods (SF), Anthony Saleh (C) Daniel Jacinto, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | William Labonte (PG), Paul Seldon (SG) John Sample, James Burke | |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Bobby Vaughan | 16-24 |
| 07:40 | Defiance | William Labonte steals it from Herbert Johnson in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Liller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Woods (fresh) PF - Bobby Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Saleh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - William Labonte (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Seldon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Luis Schuller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Solomon Alba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Hornsby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte is fouled on the floor by Herbert Johnson - foul #2 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Defiance | Stan Boyd (PG), Richard Fortuna (C) Herbert Johnson, Scott Woods | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Chester Bodenstein (SF), Ralph Korn (PF) Luis Schuller, Solomon Alba | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:56 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan makes the jumper near the basket | 18-26 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island College | Stan Boyd steps in front of the Chester Bodenstein pass | 18-26 |
| 06:11 | Defiance | Robert Liller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 06:09 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:50 | Defiance | Stan Boyd misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 05:49 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island College | Karl Hornsby snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island College | Karl Hornsby grabs the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island College | Ralph Korn can't finish the layup | 18-26 |
| 05:24 | Defiance | Richard Fortuna grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:05 | Defiance | Stan Boyd makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island College | Chester Bodenstein is fouled on the floor by Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SG), Rob Lackey (SF), Mike Johnson (PF), James Hayes (C) Robert Liller, Anthony Saleh, Bobby Vaughan, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane (PG), James Burke (SG), Luis Schuller (SF), Solomon Alba (PF) William Labonte, Paul Seldon, Ralph Korn, Karl Hornsby | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island College | Chester Bodenstein makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island College | Chester Bodenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:33 | Defiance | Stan Boyd knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island College | James Burke loses the dribble to Stan Boyd | 24-28 |
| 04:13 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto is fouled on the floor by James Burke - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | John Sample (SG), Joseph Martino (C) James Burke, Chester Bodenstein | |
| 03:55 | Defiance | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Jacinto is blocked by Joseph Martino | 24-28 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island College | Joseph Martino grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island College | James Hayes swats the layup by Solomon Alba | 24-28 |
| 03:29 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Stan Boyd (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Jacinto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rob Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) C - James Hayes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Gerald Spillane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Sample (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Schuller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Solomon Alba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Martino (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Defiance | Rob Lackey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island College | John Sample hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | Defiance | John Sample steals it from Stan Boyd in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jacinto - foul #1 on Daniel Jacinto, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Defiance | Herbert Johnson (PG), Dale Plata (SG), Scott Woods (SF), Richard Fortuna (PF) Stan Boyd, Daniel Jacinto, Rob Lackey, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Charles Winter (PG), James Burke (SG), Anthony Taveras (C) Gerald Spillane, John Sample, Joseph Martino | |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:23 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson is hacked by Charles Winter - foul #1 on Charles Winter, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan (PF) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | William Labonte (PG), Ralph Korn (PF) Charles Winter, Solomon Alba | |
| 02:23 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:23 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island College | The short jumper by Anthony Taveras is denied by Bobby Vaughan | 29-32 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 02:07 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon (SF), Karl Hornsby (C) Luis Schuller, Anthony Taveras | |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Hornsby | 29-37 |
| 01:44 | Defiance | Scott Woods misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-37 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island College | Paul Seldon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island College | Ralph Korn hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Seldon | 29-39 |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Ralph Korn - foul #1 on Ralph Korn, team foul #8 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Liller (PG), Anthony Saleh (C) Herbert Johnson, Richard Fortuna | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | John Sample (PG), Joseph Martino (PF) William Labonte, Ralph Korn | |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Bobby Vaughan makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island College | James Burke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Liller and he's hacked by Karl Hornsby - foul #2 on Karl Hornsby, team foul #9 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Herbert Johnson (SG), Rob Lackey (SF), Mike Johnson (C) Dale Plata, Scott Woods, Bobby Vaughan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Gerald Spillane (PG), Chester Bodenstein (SF), Solomon Alba (PF) James Burke, Paul Seldon, Karl Hornsby | |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Anthony Saleh misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island College | Solomon Alba pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island College | John Sample can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 00:27 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 34-42 |
| 00:24 | Defiance | Herbert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto (SG), James Hayes (C) Robert Liller, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | William Labonte (PG), Anthony Taveras (C) John Sample, Joseph Martino | |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island College | William Labonte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Fortuna (PF) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Luis Schuller (SF) Chester Bodenstein | |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Daniel Jacinto misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-42 |