| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Clyde Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Bieker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daryl Lawrence (fresh) PF - Patrick Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Luczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Mohammad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronny Welch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dye (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey McCullors (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Hardeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | James Dye inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Dye | 33-40 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 19:29 | Messiah | James Dye grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | Messiah | Ronny Welch misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mohammad Walker - foul #3 on Mohammad Walker, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG) Mohammad Walker | |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:38 | Messiah | James Dye makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Grant | 35-42 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo (PG), Adam Eldridge (SG), Paul Tucker (SF), Paul Jennings (PF), James Stivers (C) Clyde Randall, Stephen Bieker, Daryl Lawrence, Patrick Russ, Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Douglas McManemy (C) Jeffrey McCullors, Derrick Hardeman | |
| 18:12 | Messiah | Ronny Welch drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Grant | 35-45 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronny Welch - foul #3 on Ronny Welch, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston (SF), Ray Rowe (C) Ronny Welch, James Dye | |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:45 | Messiah | Douglas McManemy's floater is tipped away by James Stivers | 36-45 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker (SG), Patrick Russ (PF) Adam Eldridge, James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:36 | Messiah | Lowell Dinardo steps in front of the Jeffrey Huffman pass in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 17:21 | Messiah | James Grant gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:17 | Messiah | James Grant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hairston - foul #1 on Jeremy Hairston, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG), Adam Eldridge (SG), Rupert Moore (SF), James Stivers (C) Lowell Dinardo, Stephen Bieker, Paul Tucker, Paul Jennings | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Dye (SF), Jeffrey McCullors (PF), Derrick Hardeman (C) James Grant, Douglas McManemy, Ray Rowe | |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island College | Rupert Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 16:41 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:20 | Messiah | James Dye lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Huffman | 38-47 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rupert Moore | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Clyde Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Eldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rupert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Russ (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Stivers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Jeremy Hairston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Huffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Dye (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey McCullors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Hardeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:42 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:30 | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island College | Rupert Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rupert Moore, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo (PG), Stephen Bieker (SG), Daryl Lawrence (SF), Paul Jennings (PF), Vernon Luczynski (C) Clyde Randall, Adam Eldridge, Rupert Moore, Patrick Russ, James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski (PG), Ronny Welch (SG), Douglas McManemy (PF), Ray Rowe (C) Jeremy Hairston, Jeffrey Huffman, Jeffrey McCullors, Derrick Hardeman | |
| 15:23 | Messiah | James Dye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daryl Lawrence | 42-47 |
| 15:05 | Messiah | James Dye is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Bieker - foul #3 on Stephen Bieker, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 14:50 | Messiah | James Dye makes the wide open fadeaway from close range | 42-49 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-49 |
| 14:43 | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:38 | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 42-49 |
| 14:36 | Messiah | Ray Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:22 | Messiah | Stephen Bieker steals the ball from Ray Rowe | 42-49 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-49 |
| 14:03 | Messiah | Ray Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:01 | Messiah | Lowell Dinardo steals it from Alan Skrzypinski in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daryl Lawrence | 45-49 |
| 13:28 | Messiah | Ronny Welch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Bieker | 48-49 |
| 13:16 | Messiah | Ronny Welch double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG), Adam Eldridge (SG), Paul Tucker (SF), Rupert Moore (PF), James Stivers (C) Lowell Dinardo, Stephen Bieker, Daryl Lawrence, Paul Jennings, Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG), Mohammad Walker (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (SF), Jeffrey McCullors (PF), Derrick Hardeman (C) Alan Skrzypinski, Ronny Welch, James Dye, Douglas McManemy, Ray Rowe | |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island College | Paul Tucker misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 13:07 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:02 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Grant | 48-51 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island College | Paul Tucker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 12:31 | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:29 | Messiah | Clyde Randall steps in front of the James Grant pass in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Clyde Randall | 50-51 |
| 11:48 | Messiah | James Grant is hacked by Paul Tucker - foul #2 on Paul Tucker, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Larry Dicken (PG), Stephen Bieker (SG), Daryl Lawrence (SF), Patrick Russ (PF), Vernon Luczynski (C) Clyde Randall, Adam Eldridge, Paul Tucker, Rupert Moore, James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ronny Welch (SG), Jeremy Hairston (SF), Chris Koons (C) James Grant, Jeffrey Huffman, Derrick Hardeman | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Larry Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Bieker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Luczynski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Mohammad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronny Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Hairston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey McCullors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Koons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Messiah | Patrick Russ steals the ball from Ronny Welch | 50-51 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island College | Jeffrey McCullors steps in front of the Patrick Russ pass | 50-51 |
| 10:59 | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston buries a shot from close range | 50-53 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:32 | Messiah | Vernon Luczynski takes the ball from Jeffrey McCullors | 53-53 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:20 | Messiah | Chris Koons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:18 | Messiah | Mohammad Walker is hacked by Larry Dicken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Dicken, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG), Lowell Dinardo (SG), Paul Tucker (SF), Paul Jennings (PF), James Stivers (C) Larry Dicken, Stephen Bieker, Daryl Lawrence, Patrick Russ, Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski (PG), James Dye (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Douglas McManemy (C) Mohammad Walker, Jeremy Hairston, Jeffrey McCullors, Chris Koons | |
| 10:03 | Messiah | James Dye drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Skrzypinski | 53-55 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronny Welch - foul #4 on Ronny Welch, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman (C) Ronny Welch | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:34 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Stivers - foul #1 on James Stivers, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge (SG) Clyde Randall | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ray Rowe (PF) Douglas McManemy | |
| 09:34 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:34 | Messiah | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island College | Paul Tucker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-57 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ray Rowe - foul #1 on Ray Rowe, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG), Rupert Moore (SF), Patrick Russ (PF) Lowell Dinardo, Paul Tucker, James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG), Mohammad Walker (SG), Chris Koons (C) Alan Skrzypinski, Jeffrey Huffman, Derrick Hardeman | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:32 | Messiah | Mohammad Walker is whistled for a carry | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski (C) Paul Jennings | |
| Subs | Messiah | Douglas McManemy (PF) Chris Koons | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island College | Rupert Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 08:01 | Messiah | James Dye blows the dunk but he's hacked by Vernon Luczynski - foul #1 on Vernon Luczynski, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Larry Dicken (PG), Stephen Bieker (SG), Daryl Lawrence (SF) Clyde Randall, Adam Eldridge, Rupert Moore | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski (PG), Jeremy Hairston (SG), Jeffrey McCullors (PF) James Grant, Mohammad Walker, Ray Rowe | |
| 08:01 | Messiah | James Dye makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:01 | Messiah | James Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Larry Dicken | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Larry Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Bieker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Russ (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Luczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Alan Skrzypinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Hairston (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Dye (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jeffrey McCullors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas McManemy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Messiah | James Dye misses long on a jumper near the basket | 62-59 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island College | Jeremy Hairston steals the ball from Daryl Lawrence | 62-59 |
| 06:50 | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston loses the dribble to Larry Dicken | 62-59 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Skrzypinski - foul #4 on Alan Skrzypinski, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo (PG), Paul Tucker (SF), James Stivers (C) Larry Dicken, Daryl Lawrence, Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG), Ronny Welch (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Derrick Hardeman (C) Alan Skrzypinski, Jeremy Hairston, Jeffrey McCullors, Douglas McManemy | |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:24 | Messiah | James Dye dunks the ball | 64-61 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker is fouled on the floor by James Dye - foul #2 on James Dye, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings (PF) Patrick Russ | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mohammad Walker (PG), Ray Rowe (PF) James Grant, James Dye | |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:13 | Messiah | Ronny Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Bieker - foul #4 on Stephen Bieker, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge (SG) Stephen Bieker | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 06:13 | Messiah | Ronny Welch makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:13 | Messiah | Ronny Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island College | Ray Rowe takes the ball from Paul Tucker | 66-63 |
| 05:47 | Messiah | Ronny Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Eldridge - foul #3 on Adam Eldridge, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG) Adam Eldridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 05:47 | Messiah | Ronny Welch misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo is hacked by Jeffrey Huffman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Huffman, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:42 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:38 | Messiah | Clyde Randall is called for the reach on Mohammad Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Randall, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 05:38 | Messiah | Mohammad Walker misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Paul Jennings | 66-63 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island College | Paul Jennings tips it in | 68-63 |
| 04:52 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman misses the jump hook in the lane | 68-63 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island College | Paul Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island College | Derrick Hardeman is called for the reach on Clyde Randall - foul #2 on Derrick Hardeman, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge (SG), Rupert Moore (SF), Patrick Russ (PF), Vernon Luczynski (C) Lowell Dinardo, Paul Tucker, Paul Jennings, James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG), James Dye (SF), Jeffrey McCullors (PF), Chris Koons (C) Mohammad Walker, Jeffrey Huffman, Ray Rowe, Derrick Hardeman | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:44 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Jeffrey McCullors | 69-63 |
| 04:42 | Messiah | James Dye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker (SG) Adam Eldridge | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski (PG), Jeremy Hairston (SF) James Grant, James Dye | |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Randall | 72-63 |
| 04:06 | Messiah | Chris Koons scores on a turnaround in the lane | 72-65 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island College | Ronny Welch takes the ball from Stephen Bieker | 72-65 |
| 03:39 | Messiah | Jeremy Hairston banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronny Welch | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island College | PG - Clyde Randall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Bieker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rupert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Russ (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Vernon Luczynski (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Alan Skrzypinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronny Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Hairston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey McCullors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Koons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island College | Jeremy Hairston is called for the reach on Stephen Bieker - foul #2 on Jeremy Hairston, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Larry Dicken (PG), Daryl Lawrence (SF), Paul Jennings (C) Clyde Randall, Rupert Moore, Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG), Mohammad Walker (SG), James Dye (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Douglas McManemy (C) Alan Skrzypinski, Ronny Welch, Jeremy Hairston, Jeffrey McCullors, Chris Koons | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island College | Stephen Bieker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:22 | Messiah | James Dye is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Lawrence - foul #1 on Daryl Lawrence, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge (SG) Stephen Bieker | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 03:22 | Messiah | James Dye misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:22 | Messiah | James Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Dye - foul #3 on James Dye, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | James Stivers (C) Paul Jennings | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island College | Adam Eldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island College | Mohammad Walker picks off the pass by James Stivers | 74-68 |
| 02:53 | Messiah | Mohammad Walker banks in the layup | 74-70 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo (PG), Stephen Bieker (SG), Paul Tucker (SF), Paul Jennings (PF) Larry Dicken, Adam Eldridge, Daryl Lawrence, Patrick Russ | |
| Subs | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman (C) Douglas McManemy | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island College | Lowell Dinardo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-70 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall (PG), Daryl Lawrence (SF) Lowell Dinardo, Paul Tucker | |
| Subs | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski (PG), Ronny Welch (SG) James Grant, Mohammad Walker | |
| 02:05 | Messiah | James Dye is open but misses the lay-in | 74-70 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Daryl Lawrence | 74-70 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ (PF) James Stivers | |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors (PF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence double dribbles | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski (C) Paul Jennings | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 01:32 | Messiah | Alan Skrzypinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island College | Clyde Randall misses the floater from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ can't tip it in | 74-70 |
| 01:16 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:12 | Messiah | Ronny Welch is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island College | Patrick Russ snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:04 | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Skrzypinski - foul #5 on Alan Skrzypinski, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Mohammad Walker (PG) Alan Skrzypinski | |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman blows the layup | 75-70 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Mohammad Walker - foul #4 on Mohammad Walker, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Ronny Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:22 | Messiah | Jeffrey McCullors grabs the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | Messiah | Ronny Welch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island College | The rebound goes to Vernon Luczynski | 77-70 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski is hacked by Mohammad Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mohammad Walker, team foul #15 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | | |
| Subs | Messiah | James Grant (PG) Mohammad Walker | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island College | Vernon Luczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Messiah | Derrick Hardeman pulls down the rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Messiah | Ronny Welch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Grant | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island College | James Grant is called for the reach on Daryl Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #16 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Rhode Island College | James Stivers (C) Vernon Luczynski | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island College | Daryl Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Messiah | Ronny Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island College | James Stivers grabs the board | 80-73 |