| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Wells (fresh) PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-36 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joesph Miser and he's fouled by Eugene Jones - foul #3 on Eugene Jones, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy McCunn (C) Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry makes the free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses short on a runner from the right block | 22-39 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg tips it but misses | 22-39 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg gets the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Ron Clark comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-39 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 22-39 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the offensive board | 22-39 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 22-41 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg lays it in on a nice dish by Leslie Nash | 24-41 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas Preston | 24-43 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Nicholas Preston - foul #2 on Nicholas Preston, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG), Dale Johns (SF), Dale Walter (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG), James Johnson (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Joesph Miser, Robert Wells, Carl Graig | |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | James Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Dale Johns is blocked by Nicholas Preston | 26-46 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-46 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 26-48 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-48 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Dale Walter snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy McCunn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Berry (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | James White is hacked by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Leslie Nash, James White, Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF), Allen Whitmire (C) Nicholas Preston, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert, Jay Berry | |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-48 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-48 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Dale Johns scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Clark | 28-48 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-48 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire tips it in | 28-50 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't finish the layup | 28-50 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Dale Johns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Ron Clark tips it back up and in | 30-50 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Brian Ellenburg picks off the pass by Richard Stephens | 30-50 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-50 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens is fouled on the floor by Ron Clark - foul #3 on Ron Clark, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), James White (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Dale Johns, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James McKay (SG), James Johnson (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF), Jay Berry (C) Joesph Miser, Richard Stephens, Robert Wells, Carl Graig, Allen Whitmire | |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | James Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston is fouled on the floor by Leslie Nash - foul #1 on Leslie Nash, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry blows the layup but the foul's on Billy McCunn - foul #2 on Billy McCunn, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship snags the defensive board | 30-50 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | James White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Johnathan Herbert | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy McCunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - James McKay (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | James White is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on James White, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF) James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Douglas Blankenship, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG) James McKay | |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Ron Clark is hacked by Nicholas Preston - foul #3 on Nicholas Preston, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF) Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ron Clark - foul #4 on Ron Clark, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), Basil Bryant (SG) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg drills a fadeaway from the left block | 32-50 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Wells | 32-52 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), James White (SG), Dale Johns (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Dale Walter (C) Alvin Bacote, Basil Bryant, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG) Nicholas Preston | |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-52 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joesph Miser | 32-54 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Dale Walter connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nash and he's fouled by Jay Berry - foul #3 on Jay Berry, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James Johnson (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF), Allen Whitmire (C) Joesph Miser, Robert Wells, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Dale Walter makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert is hacked by Billy McCunn - foul #3 on Billy McCunn, team foul #7 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) James White, Dale Johns, Dale Walter, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Ron Clark hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leslie Nash | 38-56 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Jones - foul #4 on Eugene Jones, team foul #8 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG) Leslie Nash | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McKay (SG), Jay Berry (C) Richard Stephens, Allen Whitmire | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McKay (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Ron Clark knocks in the shot in the lane | 40-58 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-58 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry clanks a driving attempt from close range | 42-58 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG) Alvin Bacote | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF) James McKay, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston is whistled for a carry | 42-60 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston is hacked by Johnnie Betton - foul #1 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #9 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser is fouled on the floor by James White - foul #3 on James White, team foul #10 | 45-62 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry connects on the floater in the lane set up by Nicholas Preston | 45-64 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG) Joesph Miser | |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy McCunn (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wells (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Dale Walter buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Johns | 48-66 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Basil Bryant (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Robert Wells, Carl Graig | |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Jay Berry swats the short shot by Billy McCunn | 48-66 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Basil Bryant tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | James Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Dale Walter's layup is rejected by Johnathan Herbert | 50-66 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Dale Johns gets the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Dale Walter misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | James Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Nicholas Preston steals the ball from Basil Bryant | 50-66 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG) Basil Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (SG), Robert Wells (SF), Carl Graig (PF) Richard Stephens, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Dale Johns clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-66 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn tips it home | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry misses badly on a runner in the paint | 52-66 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston runs out the clock | 52-66 |