| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Guy White (fresh) SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Goff (fresh) PF - Alvin Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 25-27 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | Guy White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Wisdom | 27-27 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-27 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | James Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-27 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones tips it in | 27-29 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Goff steps in front of the Fred Wisdom pass | 27-29 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses the easy layup | 27-29 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harlan Kenney - foul #1 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), Herman French (SF) Harlan Kenney, Robert Goff | |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:57 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alvin Jones, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Rogelio Gonzalez (PF) Abel Harman, Fred Wisdom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones loses the dribble to Guy White | 27-29 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's | Guy White hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Guy White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herman French (fresh) PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Hardin | 30-31 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Rogelio Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Fred Wisdom (SF), Donald Braziel (PF) James Hardin, Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney (SG), Robert Goff (SF) William Boyd, Herman French | |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones's layup is rejected by Rogelio Gonzalez | 30-31 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Jones | 30-31 |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Abel Harman - foul #2 on Abel Harman, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Fred Wisdom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman loses the dribble to Guy White | 30-31 |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's | Guy White lays it in | 30-33 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Goff snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Goff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Oliver Perrone (PF) Alvin Jones | |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Guy White picks off the pass by James Hardin in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 13:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs hits a runner from close range set up by Robert Goff and the foul's on Chris Martines - foul #3 on Chris Martines, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andre Greco (PG), William Boyd (SG), Herman French (SF) Guy White, Harlan Kenney, Robert Goff | |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines is fouled on the floor by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Maag (C) Michael Hobbs | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Andre Greco (fresh) SG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herman French (fresh) PF - Oliver Perrone (fresh) C - Thomas Maag (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Maag clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco picks off the pass by James Hardin | 33-36 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Andre Greco misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Herman French snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Herman French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Daren Jones, Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Guy White (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Robert Goff (SF), Alvin Jones (PF) Andre Greco, William Boyd, Herman French, Oliver Perrone | |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits a 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones can't connect on a floater from close range | 36-36 |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | Donald Braziel is called for the reach on Alvin Jones - foul #4 on Donald Braziel, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Mark Narcisse (SF) James Hardin, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs (C) Thomas Maag | |
| 08:47 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Fred Wisdom - foul #1 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Fred Wisdom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG) Harlan Kenney | |
| 08:47 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Boyd - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andre Greco (PG), Herman French (SF) Guy White, Robert Goff | |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Rogelio Gonzalez - foul #4 on Rogelio Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF) Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Martines | 37-41 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Andre Greco (fresh) SG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman French (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 24 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Donald Braziel steals it from Alvin Jones | 40-41 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Herman French swats the layup by Daren Jones | 40-41 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG) Daren Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Guy White (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Robert Goff (SF), Oliver Perrone (PF) Andre Greco, William Boyd, Herman French, Alvin Jones | |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chris Martines - foul #4 on Chris Martines, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Goff is called for the reach on Mark Narcisse - foul #3 on Robert Goff, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Robert Goff - foul #4 on Robert Goff, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | James Hardin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | Guy White gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 04:09 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs connects on the runner from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Guy White steals it from Mark Narcisse | 40-44 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Guy White blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 03:50 | St. Joseph's | Oliver Perrone snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney is hacked by James Hardin - foul #1 on James Hardin, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Daren Jones, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF) Oliver Perrone | |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Abel Harman | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Guy White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 stl. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Goff (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Donald Braziel swats the layup by Alvin Jones | 43-46 |
| 02:53 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | Guy White is hacked by Rogelio Gonzalez - foul #5 on Rogelio Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF), Chris Martines (C) Donald Braziel, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), Herman French (SF), Thomas Maag (C) Harlan Kenney, Robert Goff, Michael Hobbs | |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | Guy White makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | Guy White misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF) Fred Wisdom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney (SG), Robert Goff (SF), Michael Hobbs (C) William Boyd, Herman French, Thomas Maag | |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-47 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Chris Martines is blocked by Robert Goff | 45-47 |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:09 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Guy White and he's fouled by Chris Martines - foul #5 on Chris Martines, team foul #10 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (C) Chris Martines | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:09 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman blows the layup but the foul's on Guy White - foul #1 on Guy White, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney is hacked by James Hardin in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hardin, team foul #11 | 46-50 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Guy White | 46-51 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Guy White is fouled in the backcourt by James Hardin - foul #3 on James Hardin, team foul #12 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andre Greco (PG), William Boyd (SG) Harlan Kenney, Alvin Jones | |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Guy White makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Guy White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom is fouled on the floor by Robert Goff - foul #5 on Robert Goff, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harlan Kenney (SG), Herman French (SF), Alvin Jones (PF) Andre Greco, William Boyd, Robert Goff | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | James Hardin is called for the reach on Guy White in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hardin, team foul #13 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andre Greco (PG), William Boyd (SG), John Stitt (PF) Harlan Kenney, Herman French, Alvin Jones | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Guy White misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Guy White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Michael Hobbs snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Herman French (SF) Andre Greco | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by James Hardin - foul #5 on James Hardin, team foul #14 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG) James Hardin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF) John Stitt | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Guy White runs out the clock | 48-55 |