| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Floyd Durso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Tirado (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson's pass is intercepted by Barry Tirado | 41-31 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses the dunk | 41-31 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Floyd Durso | 41-31 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (SF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-32 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 18:19 | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Davis | 46-32 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado is whistled for a carry | 46-32 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Barry Tirado swats the shot by Robert Metcalf | 46-32 |
| 17:27 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape is fouled on the floor by Sean Davis - foul #1 on Sean Davis, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SG), Kenneth Shepherd (PF), Albert Outten (C) Timothy Pollack, Carlton Heyer, Barry Tirado | |
| 16:58 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape travels with the ball | 46-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG) Robert Rolston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams (PG) Floyd Durso | |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Lape | 46-32 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp hits the follow up shot | 48-32 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Metcalf - foul #2 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Weinman (SF) Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 48-32 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | David Weinman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack (SG) Douglas Lape | |
| 15:52 | St. Joseph's | Wayne Favors steals the ball from Louis Williams | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Weinman (fresh) PF - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Outten (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 48-32 |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Pollack | 48-34 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-34 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis can't tip it in | 48-34 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 48-34 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Timothy Pollack takes the ball from David Weinman | 48-34 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones hits a shot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Andrei Zeches | 50-36 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | Wayne Favors is called for the reach on Albert Outten - foul #1 on Wayne Favors, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, David Weinman, Bradley Tripp, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso (PG), Douglas Lape (SF), Lionel Savage (PF), Emmett Loftus (C) Louis Williams, Douglas Jones, Kenneth Shepherd, Albert Outten | |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Lionel Savage | 50-38 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bruce Simpson | 53-38 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Pollack | 53-41 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson's pass is intercepted by Lionel Savage | 53-41 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Loftus | 53-41 |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Simpson | 55-41 |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso loses the dribble to Craig Cloutier | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Floyd Durso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Emmett Loftus (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 11:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Lionel Savage | 55-41 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Douglas Lape - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Stephen Johnson, Craig Cloutier, Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SG), Carlton Heyer (PF) Timothy Pollack, Lionel Savage | |
| 10:51 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Floyd Durso | 55-44 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 10:42 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 10:24 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Carlton Heyer | 55-46 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 55-46 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 09:42 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 09:40 | St. Joseph's | Emmett Loftus gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Favors - foul #2 on Wayne Favors, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Metcalf (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Robert Rolston, Andrei Zeches, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams (PG), Albert Outten (SF), Lionel Savage (PF) Floyd Durso, Douglas Lape, Emmett Loftus | |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses the 3rd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Heyer | 57-46 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Simpson and he's fouled by Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #1 | 59-46 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:25 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Wayne Favors, Robert Metcalf, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack (SG), Douglas Lape (SF), Barry Tirado (C) Douglas Jones, Albert Outten, Carlton Heyer | |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Lionel Savage steals it from Bradley Tripp | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Douglas Lape (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Barry Tirado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Pollack hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | Craig Cloutier steals it from Lionel Savage | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Barry Tirado - foul #2 on Barry Tirado, team foul #2 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Andrei Zeches, Craig Cloutier | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso (PG), Emmett Loftus (C) Louis Williams, Lionel Savage | |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sean Davis | 65-48 |
| 05:57 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Loftus | 65-48 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Pollack | 65-51 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Emmett Loftus | 65-51 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Lape's pass is intercepted by Bradley Tripp | 65-51 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Favors | 67-51 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Durso is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Metcalf (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Wayne Favors, Stephen Johnson, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Douglas Jones (SG), Carlton Heyer (PF) Timothy Pollack, Barry Tirado | |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Douglas Jones is called for the reach on Craig Cloutier - foul #2 on Douglas Jones, team foul #3 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage (PF) Carlton Heyer | |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sean Davis | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Metcalf - foul #3 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #7 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), David Weinman (SF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Williams (PG), Albert Outten (SF), Carlton Heyer (C) Floyd Durso, Douglas Lape, Emmett Loftus | |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Weinman (fresh) PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Winegar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Outten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lionel Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carlton Heyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is called for traveling | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd (PF) Lionel Savage | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten is hacked by Paul Winegar - foul #1 on Paul Winegar, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado (C) Kenneth Shepherd | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf drills a floater from the left block set up by Wayne Favors | 72-52 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Barry Tirado | 72-54 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Winegar | 74-54 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Jones and he's fouled by David Weinman - foul #1 on David Weinman, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp (PF) David Weinman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten misses the free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Tirado | 74-56 |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | Barry Tirado pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:13 | St. Joseph's | Robert Metcalf steps in front of the Albert Outten pass | 74-56 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-56 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer grabs the board | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Carlton Heyer lays it in set up by Louis Williams | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Douglas Jones - foul #3 on Douglas Jones, team foul #4 | 76-58 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Metcalf - foul #4 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Albert Outten makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors runs out the clock | 77-59 |