| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Long (fresh) PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kowalski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Roger Long inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Dennis Rasnick steals it from Thomas Ball | 25-24 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Rasnick | 25-26 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Doyle | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is fouled on the floor by Curtis Doyle - foul #2 on Curtis Doyle, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick is fouled on the floor by David Kowalski - foul #3 on David Kowalski, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (C) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:27 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Doyle takes the ball from Kevin Fontanez | 27-26 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 17:35 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (PG) Mike Bruce | |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Long and he's hacked by Frank Chaffin - foul #2 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daryl England (SG), Donald Rochelle (C) Kevin Fontanez, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:44 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the layup against the doubleteam | 32-26 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daryl England - foul #1 on Daryl England, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Damon Underwood (PF) Daryl England, Frank Chaffin | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Long (fairly fresh) PF - Curtis Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jude Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) SG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damon Underwood (fresh) C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Benny Mahaffey steals it from Jude Cinkosky | 34-26 |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Bruce | 34-28 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 14:52 | St. Joseph's | Damon Underwood gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:50 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Rowe steals it from Mike Bruce in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | John Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Rasnick - foul #2 on Dennis Rasnick, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball (SG), Charles Williamson (SF), Leo Page (PF), Dale Gresham (C) John Boyd, Roger Long, Curtis Doyle, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daryl England (PG), Kevin Fontanez (SG), Frank Chaffin (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Mike Bruce, Benny Mahaffey, Damon Underwood, Donald Rochelle | |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-28 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Leo Page | 36-28 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Leo Page's pass is intercepted by Dennis Rasnick | 36-28 |
| 13:47 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Rasnick | 36-31 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-31 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 12:57 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the jumper from close range set up by Kevin Fontanez | 36-33 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball banks in the layup | 38-33 |
| 12:08 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Rowe steals the ball from Frank Chaffin | 38-33 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe is hacked by Daryl England - foul #2 on Daryl England, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Garner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Curtis Doyle (PF), Jude Cinkosky (C) Thomas Rowe, Thomas Ball, Leo Page, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Damon Underwood (PF), Donald Rochelle (C) Daryl England, Frank Chaffin, Lawrence Timpson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Damon Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Doyle | 40-33 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Rochelle | 40-35 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (SG) Kevin Fontanez | |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick banks in the layup and he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe (PG), Thomas Ball (SG) Brian Garner, John Boyd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (PF) Damon Underwood | |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky tips it in | 42-38 |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham (PF), David Kowalski (C) Curtis Doyle, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (C) Donald Rochelle | |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski's layup is rejected by Lawrence Timpson | 42-38 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson is denied on a layup by David Kowalski | 42-38 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Dennis Rasnick steals it from Thomas Rowe | 42-38 |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Dale Gresham - foul #3 on Dale Gresham, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Garner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Jude Cinkosky (PF) Thomas Rowe, Thomas Ball, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez (SG) Mike Bruce | |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle (PF) Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Damon Underwood (PF) Frank Chaffin | |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey is fouled on the floor by David Kowalski - foul #4 on David Kowalski, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (C) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daryl England (PG), Donald Rochelle (C) Benny Mahaffey, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daryl England | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jude Cinkosky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Daryl England (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Damon Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe (PG) Brian Garner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses short on a floater from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick tips it in | 42-43 |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Williamson | 42-43 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Damon Underwood gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block | 42-45 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boyd | 45-45 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Daryl England misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jude Cinkosky | 48-45 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (PG), Frank Chaffin (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Daryl England, Damon Underwood, Donald Rochelle | |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jude Cinkosky - foul #2 on Jude Cinkosky, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 04:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle tips it in | 50-46 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce is fouled on the floor by Charles Williamson - foul #4 on Charles Williamson, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leo Page (PF), Dale Gresham (C) Curtis Doyle, Jude Cinkosky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Benny Mahaffey (SG) Kevin Fontanez | |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Bruce | 50-48 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham tips it in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leo Page (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Bruce (fresh) SG - Benny Mahaffey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle (PF), David Kowalski (C) Leo Page, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez (SG) Benny Mahaffey | |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Timpson blocks the short jumper by Curtis Doyle | 52-48 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski misses the fadeaway in the lane | 52-48 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 01:54 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Timpson | 54-48 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson throws it down and he's fouled by David Kowalski - foul #5 on David Kowalski, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jude Cinkosky (C) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Timpson - foul #3 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Rowe connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jude Cinkosky | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Mike Bruce is called for the reach on Curtis Doyle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Bruce, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Boyd (SG) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Curtis Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 58-53 |