| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel King (fresh) PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Tieman inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Nicholas Preston | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses badly on a shot in the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses short on a shot near the basket | 30-29 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bulloch | 30-29 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber comes up short on the jumper from close range | 30-29 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry comes up short on the floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry tips it home | 30-31 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Preston steals it from Richard Bulloch in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | James Tieman banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Preston | 30-33 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Herbert - foul #2 on Johnathan Herbert, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SG), Carl Graig (C) Joesph Miser, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Weber | 32-33 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | James Tieman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel King - foul #3 on Samuel King, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Horace Arocha (SF) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | James Tieman makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | James Tieman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | James Tieman gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | James Tieman is denied on a layup by Horace Arocha | 32-34 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Tieman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl Graig (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Horace Arocha | 34-34 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Horace Arocha, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (PG), Joesph Miser (SG), Johnathan Herbert (C) Nicholas Preston, James Tieman, Jay Berry | |
| 15:20 | Western Kentucky | Richard Stephens is called for the reach on Richard Bulloch - foul #1 on Richard Stephens, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber (SG) Jeffrey Dees | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch lays it in on a great pass from Samuel King and he's fouled by Johnathan Herbert - foul #3 on Johnathan Herbert, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joesph Miser | 37-36 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber is hacked by Joesph Miser - foul #2 on Joesph Miser, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Jay Berry (PF) Richard Stephens, Carl Graig | |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bulloch | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Nicholas Preston | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber is fouled on the floor by Joesph Miser - foul #3 on Joesph Miser, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG), James Tieman (SF), Carl Graig (C) Joesph Miser, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend double dribbles | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Dees - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dees, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Horace Arocha (fresh) PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl Graig (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel King (SF) Horace Arocha | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Paul Whitney (C) Nicholas Preston, Jay Berry | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Blow | 45-44 |
| 09:55 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses long on a floater in the lane | 45-44 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Joe Blow - foul #1 on Joe Blow, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Jeffrey Dees, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James Johnson (SF), Jay Berry (PF), Johnathan Herbert (C) Richard Stephens, James Tieman, Carl Graig, Paul Whitney | |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Samuel King - foul #4 on Samuel King, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SF) Samuel King | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Tieman (SF) James Johnson | |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Tieman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Berry (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Logston | 45-50 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-50 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Weber | 48-50 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Jay Berry is denied by Willie Morris | 48-50 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Logston | 48-50 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the shot from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dees - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dees, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Horace Arocha (SG), Samuel King (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Jeffrey Dees, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (PG), James Johnson (SG), James McKay (SF), Carl Graig (C) Nicholas Preston, Joesph Miser, James Tieman, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow loses the dribble to James Johnson | 50-53 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | James McKay slams it home on a great pass from James Johnson | 50-55 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend is hacked by James McKay - foul #1 on James McKay, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (C) Jay Berry | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Stephens - foul #2 on Richard Stephens, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-55 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Arocha (fresh) SF - Samuel King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McKay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Horace Arocha, Vincent Townsend | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James Tieman (SF), Jay Berry (PF), Johnathan Herbert (C) Richard Stephens, James McKay, Carl Graig, Paul Whitney | |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | James Johnson can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry lays it in | 55-57 |
| 01:36 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Bulloch | 57-57 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | James Tieman clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Bulloch | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | James Tieman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel King - foul #5 on Samuel King, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SF) Samuel King | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG) James Johnson | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | James Tieman makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | James Tieman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston (PF) George Burroughs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Joesph Miser - foul #4 on Joesph Miser, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-59 |