| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Howard (fresh) SG - James Rykowski (fresh) SF - Donald Parks (fresh) PF - Oscar Ward (fresh) C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt's floater is tipped away by Darren Floyd | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | William Chute scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Lucas Moore | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Chute | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard scores on a fadeaway from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Schmidt - foul #1 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Lucas Moore, Yuri Rotkowski, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Toby Skeens (SF), Robert Wise (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Oscar Ward, Robert Schmidt | |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens misses the jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Wise hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Chute | 8-4 |
| 17:14 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Toby Skeens | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | William Chute scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 16:39 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 16:02 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:00 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Nathan Lloyd, Hershel Drake, Stephen Ball, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PG), Donald Parks (SF), Oscar Ward (PF), Robert Schmidt (C) David Howard, Toby Skeens, Robert Wise, Jerry Suhr | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Shelly (fresh) SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - James Rykowski (fresh) SG - Albert Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Parks (fresh) PF - Oscar Ward (fresh) C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:37 | Prairie View A&M | The short jumper by Oscar Ward is denied by Darren Floyd | 13-6 |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Halvorson | 15-6 |
| 15:00 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 14:59 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 14:44 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Rykowski | 15-8 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Oscar Ward blocks the short jumper by Lucas Moore | 15-8 |
| 14:21 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Robert Schmidt | 15-8 |
| 14:18 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Shelly - foul #1 on Kenneth Shelly, team foul #1 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SG), Frank Oldaker (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Kenneth Shelly, Lucas Moore, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 14:01 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Albert Jones | 15-11 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 13:40 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Oldaker picks off the pass by Donald Parks in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Parks steals the ball from Darren Floyd | 18-11 |
| 12:56 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Darren Floyd | 18-11 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Oscar Ward steals the ball from Frank Oldaker | 18-11 |
| 12:21 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Jones | 18-13 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Lloyd | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Oldaker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Floyd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - James Rykowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Jones (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Donald Parks (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Ward (fairly fresh) C - Robert Schmidt (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 11:42 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 11:25 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks is fouled on the floor by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #2 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Nathan Lloyd, Frank Oldaker, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Howard (PG), Toby Skeens (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) Albert Jones, Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 11:20 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard loses the dribble to William Chute | 20-13 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | David Howard takes the ball from Mitchell Rickert | 20-13 |
| 10:55 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard hits the finger roll | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | James Rykowski is called for the reach on William Chute - foul #1 on James Rykowski, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Donald Parks (SF) James Rykowski, Oscar Ward | |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore's pass is intercepted by Albert Jones | 20-15 |
| 10:19 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Yuri Rotkowski | 22-15 |
| 09:56 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by William Chute - foul #1 on William Chute, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Lucas Moore, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt (C) Jerry Suhr | |
| 09:40 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Howard | 22-17 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Toby Skeens picks off the pass by Yuri Rotkowski | 22-17 |
| 08:53 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Rickert - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Thomas Halvorson (PF) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG), Oscar Ward (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) Albert Jones, Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 08:31 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Hershel Drake | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt (C) Jerry Suhr | |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:14 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 08:12 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 07:57 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens is hacked by Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Thomas Halvorson, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PF) Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) Oscar Ward, Robert Schmidt | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Shelly (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rykowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Parks (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Toby Skeens (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Suhr (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Howard | 23-20 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-20 |
| 07:29 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:12 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by James Rykowski | 23-22 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Suhr - foul #1 on Jerry Suhr, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SG), Frank Oldaker (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Kenneth Shelly, Lucas Moore, Yuri Rotkowski, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Oscar Ward (PF), Robert Schmidt (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Jerry Suhr | |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 06:34 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled on the floor by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Frank Oldaker, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG) David Howard | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake's pass is intercepted by Oscar Ward | 24-25 |
| 05:21 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Stephen Ball, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Frank Oldaker (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) William Chute, Nathan Lloyd, Hershel Drake, Stephen Ball, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) James Rykowski, Robert Schmidt | |
| 04:36 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:36 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Donald Parks is called for the reach on Robert Thrasher - foul #1 on Donald Parks, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG), Robert Schmidt (C) Oscar Ward, Jerry Suhr | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:14 | Prairie View A&M | Lucas Moore takes the ball from Donald Parks in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker is hacked by Robert Schmidt - foul #2 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) James Rykowski, Robert Schmidt | |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:03 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:49 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Toby Skeens (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Albert Jones (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Donald Parks (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Ward (tiring) 2 stl. C - Jerry Suhr (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Robert Thrasher, Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Howard (PG), James Rykowski (SG), Robert Schmidt (C) Albert Jones, Oscar Ward, Jerry Suhr | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:10 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks connects on the 3 from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Chute | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rykowski | 29-33 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | David Howard steals it from William Chute | 29-33 |
| 02:26 | Prairie View A&M | Yuri Rotkowski picks off the pass by James Rykowski in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski lays it up and in | 31-33 |
| 02:10 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Lucas Moore, Yuri Rotkowski, Darren Floyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Oscar Ward (PF) James Rykowski, Toby Skeens | |
| 02:10 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:10 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 01:53 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:49 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Chute - foul #2 on William Chute, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 01:49 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:49 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 31-36 |
| 01:32 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:30 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Lloyd - foul #1 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (PG) William Chute | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks (SF), Robert Schmidt (C) Toby Skeens, Jerry Suhr | |
| 01:30 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:30 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Stephen Ball - foul #3 on Stephen Ball, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Nathan Lloyd, Hershel Drake, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG), Toby Skeens (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) Albert Jones, Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert's pass is intercepted by Toby Skeens | 34-40 |
| 00:33 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski throws it down on a nice dish by Toby Skeens | 34-42 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-42 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly misses the tip | 34-42 |
| 00:14 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to James Rykowski | 34-42 |
| 00:09 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Howard | 34-45 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Kenneth Shelly, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Donald Parks (SF), Robert Schmidt (C) James Rykowski, Oscar Ward, Jerry Suhr | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-45 |