| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) SG - James St. Jean (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) PF - James Abron (fresh) C - James Egger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) SF - James Tieman (fresh) PF - Jay Berry (fresh) C - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | James Tieman loses the dribble to James Egger | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Howard | James Abron drills a driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry slams it home set up by James Tieman | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Howard | Johnathan Herbert denies the turnaround by James Abron | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Abron - foul #1 on James Abron, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Howard | James Tieman is called for the reach on James St. Jean - foul #1 on James Tieman, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry is hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #1 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Howard | James Abron is hacked by Jay Berry - foul #1 on Jay Berry, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Howard | James Egger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Tieman | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits the finger roll | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Howard | James Abron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SG), James McKay (SF), Carl Graig (C) Joesph Miser, James Tieman, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Howard | James Egger gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) PF - James Abron (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Egger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - James McKay (fresh) PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Graig (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:36 | Howard | James St. Jean snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Egger - foul #1 on James Egger, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (PG), Paul Whitney (C) Nicholas Preston, Jay Berry | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Howard | John Knapp is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Tieman (SF) James McKay | |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | James Tieman lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Ashby - foul #1 on James Ashby, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) John Knapp | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Johnathan Herbert (C) Richard Stephens, Paul Whitney | |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | James Tieman makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:31 | Howard | John Fox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 14:29 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to John Fox | 5-11 |
| 14:16 | Howard | James Ashby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-11 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 5-11 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joesph Miser | 5-13 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Joseph Baker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-13 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, John Walter, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Richard Stephens (SG), James McKay (SF), Jay Berry (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Joesph Miser, James Johnson, James Tieman, Carl Graig, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-13 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston tips it home | 5-15 |
| 12:59 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 12:58 | Howard | James Egger hits the follow up shot | 7-15 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry blows the layup | 7-15 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Nicholas Preston picks off the pass by John Knapp in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston lays it in | 7-19 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Robert Almendarez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Knapp and he's hacked by James McKay - foul #1 on James McKay, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), James Tieman (SF), Johnathan Herbert (C) Richard Stephens, James McKay, Paul Whitney | |
| 12:20 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | James Tieman is hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #2 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF), Joseph Baker (C) Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) SF - John Walter (fresh) PF - James Abron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) James Abron | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:51 | Howard | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:35 | Howard | John Walter connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joesph Miser - foul #1 on Joesph Miser, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| 11:35 | Howard | John Walter makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert misses the shot from close range | 13-19 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 10:57 | Howard | John Walter misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joesph Miser - foul #2 on Joesph Miser, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SG), Carl Graig (C) Joesph Miser, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 10:57 | Howard | John Walter misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:57 | Howard | John Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) James Ashby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McKay (SF) James Tieman | |
| 10:29 | Howard | Carl Graig steals the ball from John Knapp | 13-21 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 13-23 |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Knapp comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James McKay - foul #2 on James McKay, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Ashby (SF) John Fox, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (PG), James Tieman (SF), Johnathan Herbert (C) Nicholas Preston, James McKay, Jay Berry | |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | James Tieman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 15-23 |
| 09:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to James St. Jean | 15-23 |
| 09:10 | Howard | James Egger misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 09:09 | Howard | James Egger snags the offensive board | 15-23 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Johnathan Herbert is called for the reach on John Walter - foul #1 on Johnathan Herbert, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Robert Theroux (C) John Knapp, James Egger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:57 | Howard | John Walter misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Robert Theroux grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:25 | Howard | John Fox misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 08:23 | Howard | John Fox can't tip it in | 15-23 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | James Tieman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 15-23 |
| 08:13 | Howard | James Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:54 | Howard | James St. Jean jams it set up by John Fox | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ashby (fresh) PF - John Walter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Theroux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Stephens (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - James Tieman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnathan Herbert (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | James Tieman knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by James Johnson | 17-25 |
| 07:29 | Howard | John Fox is called for traveling | 17-25 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Joseph Baker (PF) James St. Jean, John Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Jay Berry (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Richard Stephens, Carl Graig, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | James Johnson is hacked by John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF), James Egger (C) James Ashby, Robert Theroux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 17-26 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Joseph Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | James Tieman pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | James Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG) James Tieman | |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 17-26 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Jay Berry swats the short shot by John Walter | 17-26 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Joseph Baker is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF) John Fox, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | James Egger picks off the pass by Joesph Miser | 17-27 |
| 05:39 | Howard | John Knapp clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry is hacked by John Walter - foul #1 on John Walter, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Robert Theroux (C) Darrell Schwede, James Egger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McKay (SF), Johnathan Herbert (C) James Johnson, Paul Whitney | |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:33 | Howard | James Ashby snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 05:17 | Howard | John Walter knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from John Knapp | 19-28 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joesph Miser | 19-30 |
| 04:55 | Howard | James St. Jean misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 04:53 | Howard | James Ashby gets the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:36 | Howard | Robert Theroux misses the jumpshot from the right side | 19-30 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the floater from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry tips it but misses | 19-30 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston tips it back up and in | 19-32 |
| 04:13 | Howard | James Ashby is called for traveling | 19-32 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), James Egger (C) John Knapp, Robert Theroux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (PG), Carl Graig (PF), Paul Whitney (C) Nicholas Preston, Jay Berry, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 03:55 | Howard | John Walter snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ashby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Walter (tiring) 5 pts. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Stephens (fresh) SG - Joesph Miser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James McKay (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Howard | James St. Jean is hacked by Richard Stephens - foul #1 on Richard Stephens, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF) James Ashby, John Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Tieman (SF) James McKay | |
| 03:39 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:39 | Howard | James Egger gets the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 03:28 | Howard | John Fox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Jay Berry (PF) Joesph Miser, Paul Whitney | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens is hacked by John Fox - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #12 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Joseph Baker (C) John Fox, James Egger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert (C) Carl Graig | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:59 | Howard | James Abron gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 02:43 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-32 |
| 02:41 | Howard | Robert Almendarez snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 02:29 | Howard | James Abron buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Jay Berry is blocked by James Abron | 22-32 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | James Abron steals the ball from Richard Stephens | 22-32 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Knapp | 25-32 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | James Tieman scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Stephens | 25-34 |
| 01:09 | Howard | Joseph Baker's floater is knocked away by Johnathan Herbert | 25-34 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston | 25-36 |
| 00:27 | Howard | John Knapp hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Almendarez | 27-36 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 27-36 |
| 00:01 | Howard | James Abron grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Howard | James Abron misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-36 |