| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) SG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) SF - Seth Chambers (fresh) PF - Michael Yang (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Seth Chambers | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Funk, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza can't connect on a runner in the paint | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yang | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Rossi - foul #1 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Heyward | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Gregorio Rossi steals it from Seth Chambers | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Funk | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Roberto Mendoza steals it from Jamie Kimberlin | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Saint Louis | Michael Yang takes the ball from Marvin Heyward | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Alexander Jones denies the turnaround by Cesar Gallo | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Chambers | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers is fouled on the floor by Marvin Heyward - foul #1 on Marvin Heyward, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Julian Moss (SF), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Marvin Heyward, Gregorio Rossi, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldman (PG), Hedeon Zabarkes (SG), James Bowman (SF), George Hill (C) Gary Funk, Cesar Gallo, Seth Chambers, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | James Goldman is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) SF - Julian Moss (fresh) PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) C - John Hatfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldman (fresh) SG - Hedeon Zabarkes (fresh) SF - James Bowman (fresh) PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | James Bowman buries a turnaround from the left block | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:19 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Hedeon Zabarkes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Alexander Jones (PF) Hajj Orji, Julian Moss, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), Jamie Kimberlin (C) James Goldman, Michael Yang | |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna loses the dribble to Gary Funk in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | George Hill clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Perna - foul #1 on Ronald Perna, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza (C) Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | George Hill misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:39 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi hits a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi drills a turnaround near the basket | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Roberto Mendoza swats the short shot by James Bowman | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hedeon Zabarkes | 9-11 |
| 13:05 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gregorio Rossi | 11-11 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Hedeon Zabarkes and the foul's on Ronald Perna - foul #2 on Ronald Perna, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Julian Moss (SF), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Ronald Perna, Simba Aoki, Gregorio Rossi, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldman (PG), Cesar Gallo (SG), Seth Chambers (SF), Michael Yang (PF) Gary Funk, Hedeon Zabarkes, James Bowman, George Hill | |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yang | 11-13 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | Cesar Gallo is called for the reach on Hajj Orji - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is hacked by James Goldman - foul #1 on James Goldman, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Bowman (PG) James Goldman | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) SF - Julian Moss (fresh) PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) C - John Hatfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) SF - Seth Chambers (fresh) PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:37 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Moss | 11-16 |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi (SF), Alexander Jones (PF) Julian Moss, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), James Goldman (SG) James Bowman, Cesar Gallo | |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses the floater from the right block | 13-16 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on Alexander Jones - foul #1 on Alexander Jones, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza (C) John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:22 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:59 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Hajj Orji | 16-16 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward is fouled on the floor by Jamie Kimberlin - foul #1 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (PG), Charles Latorre (PF) Marvin Heyward, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hedeon Zabarkes (SG), James Bowman (SF), George Hill (C) James Goldman, Seth Chambers, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:56 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:45 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza is hacked by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldman (PG) Gary Funk | |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | George Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | James Bowman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Simba Aoki - foul #1 on Simba Aoki, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Julian Moss (SF), Alexander Jones (PF) Hajj Orji, Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is hacked by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG) Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG) James Goldman | |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Julian Moss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Zabarkes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Hill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-20 |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:25 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:00 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Hedeon Zabarkes - foul #1 on Hedeon Zabarkes, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Marvin Heyward, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers (SF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) James Bowman, Michael Yang | |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-20 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Julian Moss | 23-20 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by Julian Moss | 26-20 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Hill | 26-23 |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Funk | 26-26 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the tip | 26-26 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki can't tip it in | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Hajj Orji steals it from Hedeon Zabarkes | 26-26 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones buries a fadeaway near the basket | 28-26 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin is hacked by Simba Aoki - foul #2 on Simba Aoki, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Simba Aoki, Julian Moss, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Bowman (PG), James Goldman (SG), Michael Yang (PF) Gary Funk, Hedeon Zabarkes, George Hill | |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Hatfield | 28-27 |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield scores on a jumper from the right block | 30-27 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Latorre is called for the reach on James Bowman - foul #1 on Charles Latorre, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cesar Gallo (SG) Seth Chambers | |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | James Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) C - John Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldman (fresh) SG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) SF - James Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Yang | 30-29 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Charles Latorre takes the ball from James Bowman | 30-29 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the jumper in the paint set up by Cesar Gallo | 30-31 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Hatfield | 32-31 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang lays it in on a nice dish by Cesar Gallo and the foul's on Charles Latorre - foul #2 on Charles Latorre, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (SG), Alexander Jones (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Hajj Orji, Charles Latorre, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Funk (PG), Seth Chambers (C) James Goldman, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki is hacked by Gary Funk - foul #2 on Gary Funk, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Alexander Jones steals it from Gary Funk | 33-34 |
| 01:22 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 01:13 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Julian Moss (SF) Marvin Heyward, Simba Aoki, Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hedeon Zabarkes (SG), George Hill (C) Cesar Gallo, James Bowman | |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:59 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk hits a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Gary Funk misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Yang gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Seth Chambers's floater is knocked away by Julian Moss | 38-37 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-37 |