| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darren Floyd | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Conklin and he's hacked by Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala is open and lays it up and in | 35-30 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Baylis - foul #2 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Frank Prater, Darren Floyd, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG) Alonzo Adams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #3 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) William Chute | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PF) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Neil England is called for the reach on Mark Scales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil England, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Neil England is fouled on the floor by Mark Scales - foul #2 on Mark Scales, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Lee Schiffer | |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Neil England steps in front of the Jimmy Dearing pass in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Neil England hits the finger roll | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Dustin Walker, Gary Brown, Dallas Matthews | |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | William Chute grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Prater | 41-32 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kevin Marsala - foul #2 on Kevin Marsala, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Felipe Silva picks off the pass by Dustin Conklin | 43-32 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute lays it in on a great pass from Felipe Silva | 45-32 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss loses the dribble to Casimir Cholewinski | 45-35 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer banks in the layup on a great pass from Casimir Cholewinski | 45-37 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Dustin Conklin, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Gary Brown, Dallas Matthews | |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Darren Floyd takes the ball from Dustin Walker | 45-37 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it in | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-37 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Stephen Ball, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Kevin Marsala steals it from Alonzo Adams | 47-39 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-39 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker hits a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neil England | 49-42 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing, Dustin Walker, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | William Chute's pass is intercepted by George White | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Chute | 53-45 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the floater from the left wing set up by Yuri Rotkowski and the foul's on Dallas Matthews - foul #2 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Herbert Bellomy (C) George White, Dallas Matthews | |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Felipe Silva | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy is open and buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Conklin | 58-47 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss lays it in on a nice dish by William Chute and he's fouled by Jimmy Dearing - foul #1 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Lee Schiffer, Gary Brown, Herbert Bellomy | |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | William Chute is called for the reach on Dustin Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Chute, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-47 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chute | 61-47 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Baylis - foul #3 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) William Chute, Frank Prater, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Dustin Conklin, Dustin Walker | |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Adams is called for the reach on Casimir Cholewinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) Alonzo Adams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 62-47 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Neil England is hacked by Mark Scales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Scales, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (C) Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Neil England misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Neil England - foul #3 on Neil England, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy (C) Lee Schiffer | |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bellomy swats the layup by Larry Weiss | 63-48 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Halvorson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Larry Weiss (tiring) 26 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Bellomy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Brown | 63-50 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 63-50 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson hits the follow up shot | 65-50 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Casimir Cholewinski | 65-52 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Felipe Silva | 67-52 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF), Jimmy Dearing (PF) Casimir Cholewinski, Herbert Bellomy | |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 69-54 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Adams steals it from Mark Scales in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Adams is called for the reach on Gary Brown - foul #3 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | William Chute runs out the clock | 71-55 |