| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) SG - John Cottingham (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) C - William Chung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Hocking | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Christopher Powers, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 16:57 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn drills a turnaround from the left block | 5-8 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Billy Dunn blocks the short jumper by Eric Mealy | 5-8 |
| 16:41 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 5-8 |
| 16:10 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Edwin Winslow | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn scores on a runner from close range | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) C - James Mignone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ross Kearney (fresh) SG - Brandon Trejo (fresh) SF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Thomas and the foul's on Edwin Winslow - foul #1 on Edwin Winslow, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Ross Kearney, Brandon Trejo, Edwin Winslow, Billy Dunn, Terry Isbell | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:04 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 13-10 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Dustin Paniagua | 16-10 |
| 13:37 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Powers | 16-13 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Bernard Phillips steals it from John Cottingham | 16-13 |
| 13:16 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-13 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl's pass is intercepted by Christopher Powers | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) John Cottingham, Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Billy Dunn (PF) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Christopher Powers, Bernard Phillips | |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | James Mignone gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ross Kearney - foul #1 on Ross Kearney, team foul #2 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Norman Pearl | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (C) James Hocking | |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:22 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| 12:22 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:22 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Ross Kearney is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Ross Kearney, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (PG) Ross Kearney | |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | The 3pt attempt by John Cottingham is denied by Brandon Trejo | 19-17 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | James Mignone tips it in | 21-17 |
| 11:39 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) C - James Mignone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Forrest King (fresh) SG - Brandon Trejo (fresh) SF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 11:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo loses the dribble to James Mignone | 21-17 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Mealy | 24-17 |
| 10:40 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 10:26 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | James Mignone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 10:18 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | James Mignone steals the ball from Brandon Trejo | 24-20 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brandon Trejo | 27-23 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, John Cottingham, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Forrest King, Brandon Trejo, Edwin Winslow, Billy Dunn, Terry Isbell | |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 09:06 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | William Chung tips it in | 29-25 |
| 08:28 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Christopher Powers takes the ball from William Chung | 29-25 |
| 07:59 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Powers | 29-27 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Dustin Paniagua is denied by Christopher Powers | 29-27 |
| 07:54 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 07:42 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Maurice Hogg (C) Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it in | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Hogg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Faison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hocking (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Faison | 31-29 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cottingham | 33-29 |
| 06:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 06:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 06:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-31 |
| 05:50 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 05:49 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham is fouled on the floor by Terry Isbell - foul #1 on Terry Isbell, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF) John Cottingham, Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG), Bernard Phillips (PF) Brandon Trejo, Terry Isbell | |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a shot from the right block | 35-33 |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 05:00 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) James Mignone | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Edwin Winslow (SF), James Hocking (C) John Faison, Christopher Powers, Billy Dunn | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on James Hocking - foul #1 on James Hocking, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG) Forrest King | |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:20 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), John Cottingham (SG) Norman Pearl, Dustin Paniagua | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SG) John Faison | |
| 04:20 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 04:20 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Bernard Phillips - foul #1 on Bernard Phillips, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (PF) Bernard Phillips | |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham scores on a turnaround in the paint | 38-35 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | John Cottingham is called for the reach on Terry Isbell - foul #1 on John Cottingham, team foul #7 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF) Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (SG) Edwin Winslow | |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hubert Abney | 41-36 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Mignone (C) Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (SF), Billy Dunn (PF) Jerry Zellman, Terry Isbell | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Abney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mignone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ross Kearney (fresh) SG - Brandon Trejo (fresh) SF - Forrest King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hocking (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham can't finish the layup but the foul's on Billy Dunn - foul #1 on Billy Dunn, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Norman Pearl | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG), Bernard Phillips (PF) Brandon Trejo, James Hocking | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 03:05 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips loses the dribble to Hubert Abney | 43-36 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Louis Thomas (PF) Hubert Abney, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 02:35 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | James Mignone pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (C) John Cottingham, James Mignone | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Terry Isbell (C) Ross Kearney, Forrest King, Billy Dunn | |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | William Chung slams it home | 45-36 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses the shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 01:56 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Phillips | 45-36 |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips drills a jumper in the paint | 45-38 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 01:21 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eric Mealy | 48-38 |
| 00:46 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow makes the driving attempt in the lane | 48-40 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Zellman - foul #1 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), James Hocking (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Edwin Winslow, Bernard Phillips, Terry Isbell | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:31 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the fullcourt shot | 48-40 |