| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Floyd Durso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Craig Cloutier | 40-26 |
| 19:19 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso travels with the ball | 40-26 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 19:03 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:40 | St. Joseph's | Bruce Simpson steals the ball from Floyd Durso | 40-26 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-26 |
| 17:56 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape is fouled on the floor by Robert Rolston - foul #3 on Robert Rolston, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlton Heyer | 40-29 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 17:11 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-29 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Sean Davis | 40-29 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Lape - foul #2 on Douglas Lape, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Ray Wilson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Bruce Simpson, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams (PG), Richard Leblanc (SG), Douglas Jones (SF), Emmett Loftus (PF), Barry Tirado (C) Floyd Durso, Timothy Pollack, Douglas Lape, Gabriel Costa, Carlton Heyer | |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus's floater is tipped away by Thomas Mathis | 41-29 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Favors | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Emmett Loftus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Tirado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Favors - foul #1 on Wayne Favors, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Paul Winegar (C) Andrei Zeches, Thomas Mathis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape (SF) Louis Williams | |
| 15:27 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape lays it up and in on a great pass from Emmett Loftus | 43-31 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Barry Tirado steals the ball from Paul Winegar | 43-31 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Leblanc | 43-33 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa (PF) Barry Tirado | |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:52 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus can't tip it in | 43-33 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp is hacked by Gabriel Costa - foul #1 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Craig Cloutier (PF) Wayne Favors, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso (PG), Timothy Pollack (SG) Richard Leblanc, Douglas Jones | |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson drills a shot in the paint | 45-33 |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Pollack | 45-35 |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Floyd Durso takes the ball from Bruce Simpson | 45-35 |
| 13:32 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Emmett Loftus takes the ball from Craig Cloutier | 45-37 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape comes up short on the runner from the right block | 45-37 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Pollack | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Lape - foul #3 on Douglas Lape, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Bradley Tripp (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams (PG), Richard Leblanc (SG), Douglas Jones (SF), Dean Milewski (PF), Carlton Heyer (C) Floyd Durso, Timothy Pollack, Douglas Lape, Gabriel Costa, Emmett Loftus | |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:59 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the floater from the right side | 47-39 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cloutier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Milewski (fresh) C - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Milewski and the foul's on Ray Wilson - foul #1 on Ray Wilson, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Paul Winegar (C) Ray Wilson, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Andrei Zeches steals it from Richard Leblanc | 49-42 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 10:53 | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Leblanc is called for the reach on Andrei Zeches - foul #2 on Richard Leblanc, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso (PG), Timothy Pollack (SG), Douglas Lape (SF), Gabriel Costa (PF) Louis Williams, Richard Leblanc, Douglas Jones, Dean Milewski | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis is hacked by Douglas Lape - foul #4 on Douglas Lape, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten (SF) Douglas Lape | |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis's floater is tipped away by Gabriel Costa | 52-42 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-45 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bradley Tripp | 57-45 |
| 09:10 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Outten | 57-48 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Rolston and he's hacked by Albert Outten - foul #1 on Albert Outten, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Bradley Tripp, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SF), Emmett Loftus (PF), Barry Tirado (C) Albert Outten, Gabriel Costa, Carlton Heyer | |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Pollack | 60-51 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrei Zeches - foul #2 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Sean Davis (C) Andrei Zeches, Thomas Mathis, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Leblanc (PG), Douglas Lape (SF), Gabriel Costa (PF) Floyd Durso, Douglas Jones, Barry Tirado | |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is whistled for a carry | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG) Wayne Favors | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SG) Timothy Pollack | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Emmett Loftus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-54 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-54 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Emmett Loftus - foul #2 on Emmett Loftus, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer (C) Emmett Loftus | |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Jones | 64-57 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-57 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Bruce Simpson steals the ball from Douglas Lape | 64-57 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ray Wilson | 66-57 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape is fouled on the floor by Ray Wilson - foul #2 on Ray Wilson, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso (PG), Timothy Pollack (SG), Emmett Loftus (PF) Richard Leblanc, Douglas Jones, Gabriel Costa | |
| 04:42 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 66-57 |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape misses the floater in the paint | 66-59 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 66-59 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Floyd Durso | 66-62 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-62 |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Floyd Durso (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Emmett Loftus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Heyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Pollack | 66-64 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SF), Gabriel Costa (PF), Barry Tirado (C) Douglas Lape, Emmett Loftus, Carlton Heyer | |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape (SF), Emmett Loftus (C) Douglas Jones, Barry Tirado | |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Cloutier - foul #1 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Floyd Durso | 66-67 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier can't tip it in | 66-67 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Mathis | 66-67 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Rolston | 68-67 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack scores on a turnaround from close range | 68-69 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier is called for traveling | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer (C) Emmett Loftus | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Sean Davis blocks the short jumper by Timothy Pollack | 68-69 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the floater in the paint | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 68-69 |