| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Elizondo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Abrams (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Horan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Turner | 36-34 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Chung | 39-34 |
| 19:01 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 18:35 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:10 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hubert Abney - foul #3 on Hubert Abney, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:10 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:10 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randall Mapp - foul #2 on Randall Mapp, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:40 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Turner | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is hacked by Paul Elizondo - foul #1 on Paul Elizondo, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Peter Odom (SF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Joseph Turner, Louis Horan | |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it home | 43-39 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Mealy - foul #2 on Eric Mealy, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF) Paul Elizondo, Tim Abrams, Peter Odom, Randall Mapp | |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Michael McClaine is called for the reach on Jason Alston - foul #1 on Michael McClaine, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Horan (C) Cecil Birdsong | |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Horan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Henry Taylor - foul #2 on Henry Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 3rd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chung | 46-41 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled on the floor by Henry Taylor - foul #3 on Henry Taylor, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams (SG), Randall Mapp (PF) Henry Taylor, Glenn Stubbs | |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 14:41 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Tim Abrams | 46-43 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:35 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo is hacked by Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Peter Odom (SF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Joseph Turner, Louis Horan | |
| 13:21 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Elizondo | 46-46 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Tim Abrams steals the ball from Maurice Hogg | 46-46 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp is called for 3 seconds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Glenn Stubbs (PF) Paul Elizondo, Randall Mapp | |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney double dribbles | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) William Diehl | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 12:16 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas jams it on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 48-49 |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Robert Fowler steals the ball from Glenn Stubbs | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Abrams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Abney and he's hacked by Cecil Birdsong - foul #1 on Cecil Birdsong, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Michael McClaine, Tim Abrams, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Turner | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Henry Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF) Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan loses the dribble to Eric Mealy | 52-52 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | William Chung's floater is tipped away by Louis Horan | 52-52 |
| 10:19 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Turner - foul #1 on Joseph Turner, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams (SG), Peter Odom (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Henry Taylor, Joseph Turner, Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-52 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Texas Southern | William Chung steals the ball from Peter Odom | 52-52 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy travels with the ball | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG) Paul Elizondo | |
| 08:49 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | William Diehl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 54-52 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by William Diehl - foul #2 on William Diehl, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, William Chung, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG), Joseph Turner (SF), Louis Horan (C) Michael McClaine, Peter Odom, Cecil Birdsong | |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it in | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Elizondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Abrams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Horan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-54 |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:55 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs is called for a backcourt violation | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp (PF) Glenn Stubbs | |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Louis Horan swats the shot by Floyd Bonner | 56-54 |
| 06:38 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams is fouled on the floor by Maurice Hogg - foul #2 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), William Chung (PF) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG) Tim Abrams | |
| 06:08 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 05:54 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is fouled on the floor by Paul Elizondo - foul #2 on Paul Elizondo, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (C) Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp misses the 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Henry Taylor is called for the reach on William Diehl - foul #4 on Henry Taylor, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Tim Abrams (SG), Peter Odom (SF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Paul Elizondo, Henry Taylor, Joseph Turner, Louis Horan | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | William Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:07 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Randall Mapp | 57-54 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Alston | 60-54 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams is hacked by William Chung - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Maurice Hogg | 60-54 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney drills a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Fowler | 62-54 |
| 03:41 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-54 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Elizondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Abrams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Randall Mapp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney drills a 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Louis Horan (C) Peter Odom, Randall Mapp, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the floater from the left side | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Turner | 67-56 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF) Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp (PF) Glenn Stubbs | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:49 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Elizondo - foul #3 on Paul Elizondo, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:09 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp snags the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jason Alston - foul #1 on Jason Alston, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan misses the free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Elizondo - foul #4 on Paul Elizondo, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | William Diehl is hacked by Tim Abrams - foul #2 on Tim Abrams, team foul #12 | 71-60 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:31 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp is fouled on the floor by Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston runs out the clock | 71-60 |