| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Hunter - foul #1 on Paul Hunter, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Paul Hunter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is denied on a layup by Joe Degree | 28-26 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Joe Degree - foul #3 on Joe Degree, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Cantrell (PF) Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Maurice Black clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 28-29 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | John Woodall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Hunter | 31-29 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Hardin and the foul's on James Hinnenkamp - foul #2 on James Hinnenkamp, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG), Eric French (PF) Paul Hunter, Maurice Black | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:30 | DePaul | Eric French is hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF) James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Hardin and he's fouled by Paul Cantrell - foul #1 on Paul Cantrell, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Chris Martines | |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Larry Munkberg | 31-34 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Donald Braziel is called for the reach on Paul Cantrell - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF), James Hinnenkamp (C) John Woodall, Larry Munkberg, Eric French | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Maurice Black hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Cantrell | 33-34 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | James Hardin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Robert Bates misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | James Hardin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 33-40 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | Robert Bates hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Black | 35-40 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Cantrell - foul #2 on Paul Cantrell, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Larry Munkberg (SG), Michael Hofmann (SF), Joe Degree (PF), Eric French (C) Robert Bates, Paul Hunter, Maurice Black, Paul Cantrell, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Mark Narcisse, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Joe Degree hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Woodall | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-44 |
| 13:26 | DePaul | Joe Degree is hacked by Fred Wisdom - foul #3 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG) Michael Hofmann | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Fred Wisdom | |
| 13:11 | DePaul | John Woodall connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Degree and the foul's on Abel Harman - foul #4 on Abel Harman, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| 13:11 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | James Hardin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Eric French - foul #2 on Eric French, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Maurice Black (SF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Larry Munkberg, Eric French | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Maurice Black connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG) Robert Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Maurice Black knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Woodall | 44-47 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Cantrell (PF) Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF) Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | John Woodall scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hunter | 46-47 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is hacked by James Hinnenkamp - foul #3 on James Hinnenkamp, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), Eric French (PF) John Woodall, Maurice Black | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp lays it in set up by Eric French | 48-48 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hardin | 48-50 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Robert Bates connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Eric French and the foul's on Daren Jones - foul #2 on Daren Jones, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SG), Joe Degree (PF) Paul Hunter, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Robert Bates makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG) Larry Munkberg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:41 | DePaul | John Woodall hits a driving attempt near the basket | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is hacked by John Woodall - foul #3 on John Woodall, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Maurice Black (SF) Eric French | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF), Chris Martines (C) Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:55 | DePaul | The jump hook by Robert Bates is blocked by Chris Martines | 53-52 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell tips it in | 55-52 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | James Hardin's floater is knocked away by Paul Cantrell | 55-52 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | John Woodall grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), James Hinnenkamp (C) Robert Bates, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 3rd free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines blows the dunk | 58-52 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | The short jumper by Joe Degree is denied by Chris Martines | 58-52 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to James Hinnenkamp | 58-52 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daren Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | DePaul | John Woodall is fouled on the floor by James Hardin - foul #2 on James Hardin, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF), Eric French (PF) Maurice Black, Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF) Daren Jones, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 07:17 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:17 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 06:57 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 06:46 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Hunter | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | James Hardin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't tip it in | 62-52 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | John Woodall snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp loses the dribble to Chris Martines | 62-52 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-52 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | James Hardin clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse can't tip it in | 62-52 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Eric French snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), Maurice Black (SF), Joe Degree (PF), Paul Cantrell (C) John Woodall, Paul Hunter, Eric French, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) James Hardin, Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Joe Degree is called for the reach on Abel Harman - foul #4 on Joe Degree, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG) Larry Munkberg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Fred Wisdom | |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Abel Harman takes the ball from Maurice Black | 62-54 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse lays it up and in on a great pass from Abel Harman | 62-56 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Robert Bates makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hofmann and the foul's on Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Robert Bates makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | DePaul | Joe Degree's fadeaway is rejected by Rogelio Gonzalez | 65-59 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Gonzalez | 65-59 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones loses the dribble to Joe Degree | 65-59 |
| 03:16 | DePaul | Maurice Black connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Hofmann | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Robert Bates grabs the board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), James Hinnenkamp (C) Michael Hofmann, Robert Bates, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 02:35 | DePaul | John Woodall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | James Hardin snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Joe Degree snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Joe Degree drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Woodall | 69-59 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Joe Degree snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | Paul Hunter is fouled on the floor by Abel Harman - foul #5 on Abel Harman, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), Larry Munkberg (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF), Eric French (C) John Woodall, Maurice Black, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 01:34 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Bates | 71-59 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Paul Hunter hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Munkberg - foul #1 on Larry Munkberg, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG) Paul Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Robert Bates misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 73-61 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann runs out the clock | 73-61 |