| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Walter Roach (fresh) SG - Dean Tash (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - Jerry Backstrom (fresh) C - Robert Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (fresh) PF - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Robert Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Richmond | Dean Tash connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Backstrom | 3-0 |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | Dean Tash steals it from Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:45 | Richmond | Dean Tash throws it down | 5-0 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Walter Roach picks off the pass by Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 19:41 | Richmond | Russell Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Roach | 7-0 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski's pass is intercepted by Dean Tash in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 19:26 | Richmond | Russell Hughes clanks a floater from the left side | 7-0 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Backstrom - foul #1 on Jerry Backstrom, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:52 | Richmond | Walter Roach misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 18:33 | Richmond | Walter Roach snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 18:26 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom loses the ball out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert drills a shot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:53 | Richmond | Dean Tash is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Martin Naughton (SG), Dwight Mullins (SF), Anthony Nelson (PF), Ian Rossi (C) Walter Roach, Dean Tash, Russell Hughes, Jerry Backstrom, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Nathan Lloyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Darren Floyd, Thomas Halvorson, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 17:43 | Richmond | Martin Naughton lays it in | 9-4 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-4 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd can't tip it in | 9-4 |
| 17:24 | Richmond | Ian Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | Richmond | Martin Naughton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ian Rossi - foul #1 on Ian Rossi, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Louis Boatner (SF) Jeremy Williams, Dwight Mullins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, Nathan Lloyd | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:00 | Richmond | Martin Naughton gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:57 | Richmond | David Miller is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Louis Boatner - foul #1 on Louis Boatner, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:32 | Richmond | Ian Rossi's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Rickert | 9-6 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake can't finish the layup | 9-6 |
| 16:21 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Martin Naughton | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Richmond | Martin Naughton loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Dwight Mullins (SF) David Miller, Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SG), Darren Floyd (SF) Frank Oldaker, Hershel Drake | |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Floyd | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Naughton (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Nelson (tiring) C - Ian Rossi (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Shelly (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (tiring) PF - Stephen Ball (tiring) C - Mitchell Rickert (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd tips it but misses | 9-6 |
| 15:39 | Richmond | Martin Naughton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:35 | Richmond | William Chute picks off the pass by Jeremy Williams in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd lays it in on a nice dish by William Chute | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Richmond | Martin Naughton is hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #1 on Darren Floyd, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Dean Tash (SG), Jerry Backstrom (PF), Robert Cooper (C) Jeremy Williams, Martin Naughton, Anthony Nelson, Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Nathan Lloyd (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Kenneth Shelly, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 15:00 | Richmond | 3 seconds is called on Robert Cooper | 9-8 |
| Subs | Richmond | Louis Boatner (SF) Dwight Mullins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 14:23 | Richmond | Dean Tash misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:22 | Richmond | Robert Cooper hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Dean Tash takes the ball from Nathan Lloyd | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | Richmond | Dean Tash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Thomas Halvorson - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Richmond | Walter Roach (PG), Martin Naughton (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Anthony Nelson (PF), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, Dean Tash, Louis Boatner, Jerry Backstrom, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, Hershel Drake, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | William Chute knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Richmond | Martin Naughton drills a jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Chute | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (SG), Dwight Mullins (SF) Martin Naughton, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG) Frank Oldaker | |
| 12:30 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Rickert - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| 12:13 | Richmond | Stephen Ball denies the turnaround by Ian Rossi | 13-14 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 13-14 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | William Chute is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Chute, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (SG), Jerry Backstrom (PF) Walter Roach, Anthony Nelson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Dwight Mullins (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Backstrom (tired) C - Ian Rossi (tired) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Halvorson (tiring) C - Mitchell Rickert (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Richmond | Yuri Rotkowski is called for the reach on David Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert Cooper (C) Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 11:41 | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom makes the fadeaway from close range | 15-14 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Jerry Backstrom is called for the reach on Frank Oldaker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Backstrom, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | Martin Naughton (SG), Anthony Nelson (PF) Jeremy Williams, Jerry Backstrom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert scores on a shot in the paint | 15-16 |
| 11:24 | Richmond | William Chute picks off the pass by Dwight Mullins in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:10 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:08 | Richmond | Frank Oldaker steals it from Martin Naughton in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses the easy layup | 15-16 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute can't tip it in | 15-16 |
| 10:56 | Richmond | David Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Lloyd - foul #1 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Walter Roach (PG), Ian Rossi (C) David Miller, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Kenneth Shelly (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) William Chute, Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 10:49 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shelly | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Martin Naughton steps in front of the Kenneth Shelly pass | 15-16 |
| 10:15 | Richmond | Walter Roach is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:14 | Richmond | Martin Naughton grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:56 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Dean Tash (SG) Walter Roach, Martin Naughton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Kenneth Shelly, Darren Floyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 09:56 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:19 | Richmond | Dean Tash knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Williams and he's fouled by William Chute - foul #2 on William Chute, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Russell Hughes (SF), Robert Cooper (C) Dwight Mullins, Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Nathan Lloyd (PF) William Chute, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 09:19 | Richmond | Dean Tash misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Ball | 18-18 |
| 08:56 | Richmond | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Jeremy Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (SG) Dean Tash | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (C) Stephen Ball | |
| 08:56 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:56 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Hershel Drake | 19-18 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert is open and scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Thrasher | 19-20 |
| 08:23 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson is fouled on the floor by Hershel Drake - foul #1 on Hershel Drake, team foul #10 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Walter Roach (PG), Louis Boatner (SF) Jeremy Williams, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Hershel Drake, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 08:23 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:23 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Ian Rossi (C) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Nathan Lloyd | |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Louis Boatner knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #11 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | Martin Naughton (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF) Lucas Moore, Darren Floyd | |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Louis Boatner makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Walter Roach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Naughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Boatner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Nelson (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Rossi (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Ball (tired) 3 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball is hacked by Ian Rossi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ian Rossi, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert Cooper (C) Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (C) Thomas Halvorson | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:41 | Richmond | Louis Boatner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:26 | Richmond | Martin Naughton drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Roach | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Walter Roach - foul #1 on Walter Roach, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Russell Hughes (SF) Walter Roach, Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:55 | Richmond | Martin Naughton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 06:53 | Richmond | Robert Cooper tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (SG), Ian Rossi (C) Martin Naughton, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Stephen Ball (PF) Kenneth Shelly, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:25 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Nelson, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dean Tash (SG) Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF) Hershel Drake | |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd's pass is intercepted by Dean Tash in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 06:21 | Richmond | Dean Tash lays it in | 30-24 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 06:16 | Richmond | Dean Tash grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 06:12 | Richmond | David Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thrasher - foul #2 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | Walter Roach (PG), Louis Boatner (SF) Russell Hughes, Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 06:12 | Richmond | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:12 | Richmond | David Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Chute | 31-26 |
| 05:45 | Richmond | Walter Roach can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Walter Roach takes the ball from Mitchell Rickert | 31-26 |
| 05:30 | Richmond | Louis Boatner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | William Chute scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 05:17 | Richmond | Walter Roach is hacked by Nathan Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #13 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Martin Naughton (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) Dean Tash, Louis Boatner, David Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 05:17 | Richmond | Walter Roach makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:17 | Richmond | Walter Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:17 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 05:05 | Richmond | Russell Hughes misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 32-29 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chute | 32-29 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Shelly loses the dribble to Martin Naughton in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 05:00 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams banks in the layup set up by Martin Naughton | 34-29 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake hits a driving attempt from the right block | 34-31 |
| 04:31 | Richmond | Anthony Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dwight Mullins (SF), Ian Rossi (C) Russell Hughes, Walter Roach | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Stephen Ball (PF) Kenneth Shelly, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lucas Moore | 34-33 |
| 04:03 | Richmond | Martin Naughton can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Lucas Moore - foul #1 on Lucas Moore, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dean Tash (SG) Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:03 | Richmond | Martin Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 04:03 | Richmond | Martin Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Dwight Mullins is called for the reach on William Chute in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Mullins, team foul #12 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jerry Backstrom (PF), Ian Rossi (C) Anthony Nelson, Martin Naughton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Nathan Lloyd (PF) Lucas Moore, Hershel Drake, Stephen Ball | |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:59 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jerry Backstrom | 36-34 |
| 03:55 | Richmond | William Chute steals the ball from Dean Tash in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-34 |
| 03:41 | Richmond | Jeremy Williams snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jeremy Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Tash (tiring) 9 pts. 4 stl. SF - Dwight Mullins (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Backstrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ian Rossi (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Lloyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Richmond | Dwight Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Martin Naughton (SG), Louis Boatner (SF) Jeremy Williams, Dean Tash, Dwight Mullins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-34 |
| 03:25 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jerry Backstrom | 36-34 |
| 03:19 | Richmond | Martin Naughton misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darren Floyd - foul #3 on Darren Floyd, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | Russell Hughes (SF) Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (PF) Darren Floyd | |
| 03:19 | Richmond | Martin Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:19 | Richmond | Martin Naughton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 37-34 |
| 02:44 | Richmond | The rebound goes to David Miller | 37-34 |
| 02:41 | Richmond | Martin Naughton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | Walter Roach (PG), Dean Tash (SG), Louis Boatner (SF) David Miller, Martin Naughton, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 02:18 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Louis Boatner | 37-34 |
| 02:14 | Richmond | Dean Tash misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Mitchell Rickert is blocked by Jerry Backstrom | 37-34 |
| 01:59 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jerry Backstrom | 37-34 |
| 01:55 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Miller (PG), Martin Naughton (SG), Dwight Mullins (SF) Walter Roach, Dean Tash, Louis Boatner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF) Lucas Moore, Hershel Drake | |
| 01:43 | Richmond | David Miller can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-34 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Yuri Rotkowski | 37-34 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Martin Naughton takes the ball from Mitchell Rickert in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 01:18 | Richmond | Martin Naughton drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ian Rossi - foul #3 on Ian Rossi, team foul #13 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Williams (PG), Dean Tash (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Robert Cooper (C) David Miller, Martin Naughton, Dwight Mullins, Ian Rossi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:58 | Richmond | Dean Tash is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (C) Stephen Ball | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Russell Hughes denies the turnaround by Hershel Drake | 40-36 |
| 00:47 | Richmond | Russell Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:42 | Richmond | Russell Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Williams | 42-36 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Dean Tash in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Tash, team foul #14 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Mitchell Rickert | |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:29 | Richmond | Dean Tash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 00:27 | Richmond | Russell Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Dean Tash misses the jumper from the left block | 42-38 |