| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earle Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Bonk (fresh) C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy lays it up and in | 29-44 |
| 19:33 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the follow up shot | 29-46 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 30-46 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl tips it in | 30-48 |
| 18:47 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 18:45 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk tips it home | 32-48 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham scores on a runner from close range set up by William Chung and he's hacked by Earle Ross - foul #2 on Earle Ross, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| 18:12 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque hits the finger roll | 34-51 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Eric Mealy - foul #2 on Eric Mealy, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG) Jerry Puckett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Sowa | 37-51 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 37-54 |
| 17:07 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas Bryant is called for the reach on John Cottingham - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett (PG), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Thomas Bryant, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas is whistled for traveling | 37-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Rueben Veilleux (C) Earle Ross | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 16:08 | UNC Wilmington | Rueben Veilleux is hacked by Norman Pearl - foul #3 on Norman Pearl, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Chung (C) Norman Pearl, James Mignone | |
| 15:56 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jerry Puckett | 39-54 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kalberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rueben Veilleux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kalberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kalberg, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG) Carl Sowa | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Rueben Veilleux denies the turnaround by Floyd Bonner | 39-54 |
| 15:41 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 15:21 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant is fouled on the floor by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Earle Ross (SF) Jerry Puckett, Rueben Veilleux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF) Floyd Bonner | |
| 15:09 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| 15:09 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:09 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Cottingham | 40-57 |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) Norman Haught, Jeffrey Kalberg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, William Chung | |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a runner in the paint | 43-59 |
| 14:09 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 43-59 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | James Mignone pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:29 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 43-62 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett (PG) Carl Sowa | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF) John Cottingham, Louis Thomas | |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl's floater is tipped away by Antonio Bonk | 43-62 |
| 13:12 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 13:01 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 12:42 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:24 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-62 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Mealy | 48-65 |
| 11:51 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Puckett | 50-65 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earle Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Bonk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joel Larocque (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mignone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-65 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | James Mignone misses the tip | 50-65 |
| 11:33 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 11:10 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Joel Larocque steals it from Norman Pearl | 50-65 |
| 10:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 10:28 | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 10:22 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 10:21 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 10:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-65 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Frank Holman (SG), Jeffrey Kalberg (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Rueben Veilleux (C) Jerry Puckett, Thomas Bryant, Earle Ross, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Louis Thomas (PF), William Chung (C) Norman Pearl, Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner, James Mignone | |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | William Chung steps in front of the Norman Haught pass | 50-65 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is fouled on the floor by Carl Sowa - foul #1 on Carl Sowa, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:55 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 50-67 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 50-67 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Carl Sowa is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Carl Sowa, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-67 |
| 08:34 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 08:13 | UNC Wilmington | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Frank Holman - foul #3 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Earle Ross (SF) Rueben Veilleux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:13 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Holman makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:13 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Earle Ross - foul #3 on Earle Ross, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (C) William Chung | |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:48 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Holman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-69 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earle Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Kalberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-69 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it home | 51-71 |
| 07:07 | UNC Wilmington | The jump hook by Norman Haught is blocked by Dustin Paniagua | 51-71 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Carl Sowa steals it from Hubert Abney | 51-71 |
| 06:52 | UNC Wilmington | Maurice Hogg denies the turnaround by Frank Holman | 51-71 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg loses the dribble to Carl Sowa | 51-71 |
| 06:21 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa is fouled on the floor by Maurice Hogg - foul #2 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG), Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) Frank Holman, Norman Haught, Jeffrey Kalberg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas, Maurice Hogg | |
| 06:21 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:21 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Carl Sowa picks off the pass by Norman Pearl in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| 06:18 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant banks in the layup set up by Carl Sowa | 55-71 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it home | 55-73 |
| 05:41 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque is hacked by William Chung - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett (PG), Rueben Veilleux (SF) Carl Sowa, Earle Ross | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:41 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-76 |
| 05:16 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Puckett | 58-76 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-79 |
| 04:45 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk misses short on an open floater from the left block | 58-79 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-79 |
| 04:23 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant grabs the board | 58-79 |
| 03:59 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk tips it back up and in | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Chung | 60-81 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rueben Veilleux (fresh) PF - Antonio Bonk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-81 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 60-81 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | William Chung loses the dribble to Rueben Veilleux | 60-81 |
| 02:50 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk is called for traveling | 60-81 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Frank Holman (SG), Eugene Wood (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Jerry Puckett, Thomas Bryant, Rueben Veilleux, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Hubert Abney (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) John Cottingham, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Haught - foul #1 on Norman Haught, team foul #7 | 60-81 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:21 | UNC Wilmington | Hubert Abney is called for the reach on Eugene Wood - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #10 | 60-83 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Norman Pearl | |
| 02:21 | UNC Wilmington | Eugene Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 02:21 | UNC Wilmington | Eugene Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Haught swats the short shot by Louis Thomas | 61-83 |
| 01:51 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Holman gets the rebound | 61-83 |
| 01:42 | UNC Wilmington | James Mignone swats the shot by Frank Holman | 61-83 |
| 01:41 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught snags the offensive board | 61-83 |
| 01:36 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Holman scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Sowa | 63-83 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney's floater is tipped away by Eugene Wood | 63-83 |
| 01:10 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-83 |
| 00:55 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 63-83 |
| 00:54 | UNC Wilmington | Eugene Wood hits the follow up shot | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas clanks a turnaround from the right block | 65-83 |
| 00:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg snags the defensive board | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | UNC Wilmington | James Mignone steps in front of the Jeffrey Kalberg pass | 65-83 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney runs out the clock | 65-83 |