| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) SF - John Soucy (fresh) PF - Saul Martin (fresh) C - Murray Heil (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney loses the dribble to Justin Dotson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | Hubert Abney takes the ball from John Soucy | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Saul Martin | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy knocks in the turnaround from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | William Chung tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre hits a floater from the left side | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled on the floor by Saul Martin - foul #1 on Saul Martin, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:34 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Maurice Hogg - foul #1 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy buries a 3 from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Justin Dotson | 7-8 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Murray Heil is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Murray Heil, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Saul Martin, Murray Heil | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson's pass is intercepted by Hubert Abney in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Paniagua | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Pierre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Soucy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Gooch (fresh) C - Ricky Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Roger Gooch steps in front of the Dustin Paniagua pass | 10-8 |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown misses the easy layup | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Paniagua | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown's pass is intercepted by Eric Mealy | 12-8 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Anthony Pierre - foul #1 on Anthony Pierre, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Ferman Krause (SG), Larry Lass (SF), Saul Martin (PF), Murray Heil (C) Justin Dotson, Anthony Pierre, John Soucy, Roger Gooch, Ricky Brown | |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Murray Heil swats the short shot by Floyd Bonner | 12-8 |
| 14:25 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin misses short on a shot near the basket | 12-8 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Miron | 12-11 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Murray Heil steps in front of the William Diehl pass | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston drills a floater from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG) Jason Alston, William Diehl | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch (SF) Larry Lass | |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | William Chung connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 16-14 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 16-16 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Marvin Miron takes the ball from William Chung | 16-16 |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Roger Gooch is denied by William Chung | 16-16 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) PF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin Miron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ferman Krause (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Saul Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Heil (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Fowler and the foul's on Saul Martin - foul #2 on Saul Martin, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Robert Fowler, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Anthony Pierre (SG), John Soucy (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Marvin Miron, Ferman Krause, Saul Martin, Murray Heil | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood (PF) Roger Gooch | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:27 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is hacked by Justin Dotson - foul #1 on Justin Dotson, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Diehl | 22-16 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown is fouled on the floor by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #2 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch (PF), Murray Heil (C) Carl Kirkwood, Ricky Brown | |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on William Diehl - foul #1 on William Diehl, team foul #3 | 22-16 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:41 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre misses the 3rd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Soucy - foul #1 on John Soucy, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Robert Fowler (SF) William Diehl, Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Ferman Krause (PF) Justin Dotson, John Soucy | |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's | Robert Fowler steps in front of the Anthony Pierre pass | 24-18 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ferman Krause - foul #1 on Ferman Krause, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Chung (PF) Hubert Abney, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood (PF) Anthony Pierre | |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-18 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jason Alston | 29-18 |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-18 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | William Chung gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin Miron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ferman Krause (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Kirkwood (fresh) C - Murray Heil (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-18 |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood's pass is intercepted by Jason Alston | 29-18 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the lay-in | 29-18 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | William Chung tips it in | 31-18 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chung | 31-18 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the easy layup | 31-18 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood grabs the board | 31-18 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is denied on a dunk by Murray Heil | 31-18 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the follow up shot | 33-18 |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #4 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Anthony Pierre (SG), John Soucy (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Marvin Miron, Ferman Krause, Carl Kirkwood, Murray Heil | |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the runner in the lane | 35-20 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy double dribbles | 35-20 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | William Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-20 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-20 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | William Diehl blows the layup | 35-20 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre gets the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-20 |
| 03:50 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre grabs the offensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson is called for traveling | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), William Chung (PF) William Diehl, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin (PF) Roger Gooch | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Chung (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Saul Martin steals it from Eric Mealy | 35-20 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre blows the layup but he's fouled by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #5 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey Claire (PG), Ferman Krause (SF), Carl Kirkwood (C) Justin Dotson, John Soucy, Ricky Brown | |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's | Louis Thomas blocks the short jumper by Carl Kirkwood | 35-22 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas tips it home | 37-22 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin blows the layup but he's fouled by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #6 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Larry Lass (SF), Murray Heil (C) Harvey Claire, Anthony Pierre, Carl Kirkwood | |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 01:54 | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-24 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's floater is knocked away by Saul Martin | 37-24 |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Murray Heil | 37-24 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Soucy (SF), Carl Kirkwood (PF) Larry Lass, Saul Martin | |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is hacked by Justin Dotson - foul #2 on Justin Dotson, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) William Diehl | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (SG) Ferman Krause | |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson loses the dribble to Floyd Bonner | 37-24 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the shot in the lane set up by Jason Alston | 39-24 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |