| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) SF - John Soucy (fresh) PF - Saul Martin (fresh) C - Murray Heil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Floyd Bonner steals it from Saul Martin | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | John Soucy is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #1 on John Soucy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Mealy | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Murray Heil denies the turnaround by Floyd Bonner | 1-0 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre drills a driving attempt in the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | William Chung lays it in set up by Dustin Paniagua | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch (PF) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:45 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | William Chung is called for the reach on Anthony Pierre - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Ferman Krause (SG), Carl Kirkwood (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Justin Dotson, Anthony Pierre, John Soucy, Murray Heil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) William Chung | |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin (PF) Carl Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (C) Floyd Bonner | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin Miron (fresh) SG - Ferman Krause (fresh) SF - Roger Gooch (fresh) PF - Saul Martin (fresh) C - Ricky Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown loses the dribble to Louis Thomas | 3-2 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Mealy | 3-5 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Louis Thomas - foul #2 on Louis Thomas, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), John Soucy (SF), Murray Heil (C) Marvin Miron, Roger Gooch, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (C) Louis Thomas | |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner loses the dribble to John Soucy | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ferman Krause | 9-5 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Justin Dotson is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Justin Dotson, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre (SG), Roger Gooch (PF) Ferman Krause, Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Maurice Hogg blocks the short jumper by Anthony Pierre | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Mealy | 9-10 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil loses the dribble to Floyd Bonner | 9-10 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hubert Abney | 9-13 |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's | Hubert Abney steals it from Justin Dotson | 9-13 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Soucy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Gooch (fairly fresh) C - Murray Heil (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Herbert Bridges (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Ferman Krause (SF), Saul Martin (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Justin Dotson, John Soucy, Roger Gooch, Murray Heil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner | |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marvin Miron | 11-13 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Maurice Hogg and the foul's on Anthony Pierre - foul #1 on Anthony Pierre, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:44 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Ricky Brown steals it from Herbert Bridges | 11-16 |
| 10:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Fowler steals the ball from Ricky Brown | 11-16 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler blows the layup | 11-16 |
| 10:24 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:12 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | William Diehl hits a runner in the lane set up by Jason Alston | 11-18 |
| 09:42 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-18 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 09:24 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Saul Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Herbert Bridges | 11-18 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the runner in the lane | 11-18 |
| 08:56 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause misses the easy layup | 11-18 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | William Diehl grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the jumper from the baseline | 11-18 |
| 08:31 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:11 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Diehl and he's hacked by Ferman Krause - foul #1 on Ferman Krause, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Harvey Claire (SG), John Soucy (SF), Roger Gooch (PF), Murray Heil (C) Marvin Miron, Anthony Pierre, Ferman Krause, Saul Martin, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Herbert Bridges | |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch misses the lay-in | 14-21 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harvey Claire (fresh) SF - John Soucy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Gooch (fresh) C - Murray Heil (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Harvey Claire hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses short on a jumper from the right side | 14-21 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Hogg | 14-21 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Fowler steals it from John Soucy | 14-24 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 14-26 |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Roger Gooch - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SG) Harvey Claire | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-26 |
| 05:47 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 05:43 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause's floater is knocked away by Floyd Bonner | 14-26 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-26 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-26 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dustin Paniagua | 14-28 |
| 04:49 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause's pass is intercepted by Eric Mealy | 14-28 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Mealy | 14-30 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Hubert Abney is called for the reach on Justin Dotson - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre (SG), Larry Lass (SF), Saul Martin (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Ferman Krause, John Soucy, Roger Gooch, Murray Heil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Herbert Bridges (PF) Hubert Abney, Maurice Hogg | |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Saul Martin | 14-30 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-30 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Herbert Bridges | 14-30 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG) Justin Dotson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Herbert Bridges, Floyd Bonner | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-30 |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Miron | 14-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin Miron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Lass (fresh) PF - Saul Martin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Pierre, team foul #5 | 14-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Saul Martin - foul #1 on Saul Martin, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SF) Larry Lass | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's | Louis Thomas steals it from Marvin Miron | 14-31 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | William Chung buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 14-33 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ferman Krause | 16-33 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | William Diehl banks in the layup on a great pass from Hubert Abney and he's fouled by Anthony Pierre - foul #3 on Anthony Pierre, team foul #7 | 16-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), John Soucy (SF), Roger Gooch (PF), Murray Heil (C) Marvin Miron, Anthony Pierre, Saul Martin, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses the free throw | 16-35 |
| 01:42 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil's pass is intercepted by Louis Thomas | 16-35 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Murray Heil is called for the reach on Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Murray Heil, team foul #8 | 16-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey Claire (SG) Ferman Krause | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Herbert Bridges (PF) William Diehl, William Chung | |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-37 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-37 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas snags the offensive board | 16-37 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-37 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas snags the offensive board | 16-37 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Justin Dotson - foul #2 on Justin Dotson, team foul #9 | 16-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Ferman Krause (SG), Saul Martin (PF) Justin Dotson, Harvey Claire, Roger Gooch | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Eric Mealy, Herbert Bridges, Louis Thomas | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 16-39 |