| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) SG - Richard Rochester (fresh) SF - Edison Harper (fresh) PF - Donald Crook (fresh) C - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fresh) SG - Melvin Jones (fresh) SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Marion Mason (fresh) C - Alex Corral (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Alex Corral wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Providence | Milton Stokes hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Rochester | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Providence | Alex Corral drills a fadeaway in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper is hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #1 on Earl Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Alex Corral | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Marion Mason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Marion Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Providence | Milton Stokes loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Cortese (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SG), Dewitt Burke (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Brian Bhatia (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Richard Rochester, Edison Harper, Donald Crook, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dewitt Burke | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Earl Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Jamie McClurken tips it home | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Jamie McClurken swats the shot by Milton Stokes | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewitt Burke | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) SG - Stephen Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dewitt Burke (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jamie McClurken (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Bhatia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Marion Mason (fairly fresh) C - Alex Corral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Providence | Milton Stokes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Cortese | 13-5 |
| 15:10 | Providence | Earl Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 15:09 | Providence | Alex Corral tips it in | 13-7 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:41 | Providence | Marion Mason gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:26 | Providence | Melvin Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:24 | Providence | Milton Stokes snags the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 14:11 | Providence | Melvin Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia is fouled on the floor by Alex Corral - foul #1 on Alex Corral, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Richard Rochester (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Donald Crook (PF) Joel Cortese, Stephen Rodgers, Dewitt Burke, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (PG), John Chambers (SG), John Jansen (SF), Albert Rumfelt (PF), Robert Gaytan (C) Milton Stokes, Melvin Jones, Earl Johnson, Marion Mason, Alex Corral | |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:17 | Providence | John Jansen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-7 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-7 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook's pass is intercepted by Robert Gaytan | 13-7 |
| 12:23 | Providence | John Chambers buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Gaytan | 13-9 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Donmoyer | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | Providence | John Chambers misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Donmoyer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Donmoyer, team foul #1 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (PG), Bernard Pruitt (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Brian Bhatia | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:50 | Providence | John Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | Providence | John Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dewitt Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rochester (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edison Harper (fresh) PF - Donald Crook (fresh) C - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Darnell Middendorf (fresh) SG - John Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jansen (fresh) PF - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) C - Robert Gaytan (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt misses the floater from the right side | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Edison Harper and he's fouled by John Chambers - foul #1 on John Chambers, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG) Edison Harper | |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Stokes (PG), Marion Mason (PF) Darnell Middendorf, Robert Gaytan | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:06 | Providence | Milton Stokes's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Donmoyer | 18-10 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester blows the layup | 18-10 |
| 11:00 | Providence | Marion Mason grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 10:46 | Providence | John Chambers can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-10 |
| 10:44 | Providence | John Jansen snags the offensive board | 18-10 |
| 10:25 | Providence | Marion Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 18-10 |
| 10:23 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:01 | Providence | John Jansen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-10 |
| 10:00 | Providence | Marion Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Marion Mason clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Rochester - foul #1 on Richard Rochester, team foul #2 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Brian Bhatia (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Richard Rochester, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Providence | Melvin Jones (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Robert Gaytan (C) John Chambers, John Jansen, Albert Rumfelt | |
| 09:46 | Providence | Marion Mason makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:46 | Providence | Marion Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Crook | 18-11 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dewitt Burke and the foul's on Marion Mason - foul #1 on Marion Mason, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Richard Rochester (SG) Dewitt Burke, Stephen Rodgers | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Milton Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper clanks a jumper from the left side | 21-11 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia misses the tip | 21-11 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook grabs the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 21-11 |
| 08:51 | Providence | Marion Mason gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Melvin Jones double dribbles | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SG), Jamie McClurken (PF) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Richard Rochester, Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (PG), Alex Corral (C) Milton Stokes, Marion Mason | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Alex Corral - foul #2 on Alex Corral, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Donald Crook (PF) Stephen Rodgers, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | Providence | John Jansen (PF), Albert Rumfelt (C) Robert Gaytan, Alex Corral | |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Rumfelt - foul #1 on Albert Rumfelt, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:04 | Providence | Darnell Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 07:43 | Providence | A charge is called on Earl Johnson - foul #2 on Earl Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SG) Dewitt Burke, Richard Rochester | |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Stokes (PG), John Chambers (SF) Darnell Middendorf, Earl Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edison Harper (fresh) PF - Donald Crook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Bhatia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Jones (fresh) SF - John Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jansen (fresh) C - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Chambers - foul #2 on John Chambers, team foul #8 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Jamie McClurken (PF) Stephen Rodgers, Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Jones (SG), Marion Mason (PF) Melvin Jones, John Chambers | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper misses the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 06:47 | Providence | Kevin Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SF), Donald Crook (PF) Edison Harper, Brian Bhatia | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:26 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jamie McClurken - foul #1 on Jamie McClurken, team foul #3 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edison Harper (SF), Brian Bhatia (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Gaytan (C) John Jansen | |
| 06:26 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Milton Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:53 | Providence | Kevin Jones can't connect on a shot from the left side | 23-13 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia lays it up and in set up by Richard Rochester | 25-13 |
| 05:10 | Providence | Robert Gaytan's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Crook | 25-13 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Marion Mason hits the follow up shot | 25-15 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marion Mason - foul #2 on Marion Mason, team foul #9 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SG), Bernard Pruitt (C) Richard Rochester, Edison Harper, Brian Bhatia | |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (PG), Melvin Jones (SG), John Jansen (SF) Milton Stokes, Kevin Jones, Marion Mason | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Melvin Jones misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Crook - foul #1 on Donald Crook, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie McClurken (PF) Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:31 | Providence | Melvin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-16 |
| 04:05 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 03:53 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt is hacked by Jamie McClurken - foul #2 on Jamie McClurken, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Donald Crook (PF), Brian Bhatia (C) Stephen Rodgers, Dewitt Burke, Jamie McClurken, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Johnson (SF), Marion Mason (PF), Alex Corral (C) John Jansen, Robert Gaytan, Albert Rumfelt | |
| 03:43 | Providence | Marion Mason hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Jones | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Rochester (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edison Harper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Crook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Bhatia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Darnell Middendorf (fresh) SG - Melvin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Marion Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Corral (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Donmoyer | 29-18 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Alex Corral slams it home | 29-20 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester makes the driving attempt from close range | 31-20 |
| 02:34 | Providence | Earl Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Alex Corral grabs the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 02:12 | Providence | Darnell Middendorf misses the lay-in | 31-20 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Darnell Middendorf is called for the reach on Jeffrey Donmoyer - foul #1 on Darnell Middendorf, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (SG), Dewitt Burke (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Bernard Pruitt (C) Richard Rochester, Edison Harper, Donald Crook, Brian Bhatia | |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Stokes (PG), John Chambers (SG) Darnell Middendorf, Melvin Jones | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:04 | Providence | Alex Corral gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 01:46 | Providence | Marion Mason comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-20 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dewitt Burke | 32-20 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Cortese (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Brian Bhatia (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Stephen Rodgers, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Providence | John Jansen (PF), Albert Rumfelt (C) Marion Mason, Alex Corral | |
| 01:13 | Providence | Earl Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Earl Johnson, team foul #11 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SG), Donald Crook (PF) Joel Cortese, Edison Harper, Brian Bhatia | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Gaytan (C) Earl Johnson | |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Jamie McClurken | 34-20 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Crook - foul #2 on Donald Crook, team foul #6 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Cortese (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Brian Bhatia (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Stephen Rodgers, Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Providence | Melvin Jones (SG) Robert Gaytan | |
| 00:51 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Jamie McClurken grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 00:32 | Providence | John Jansen gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Melvin Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Milton Stokes | 34-24 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dewitt Burke | 37-24 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Chambers misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-24 |