| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Harry White inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Baylor | John Penn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Taylor | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Baylor | John Penn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Hughes | 34-37 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harry White - foul #3 on Harry White, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carl Chapple (SF) Harry White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Gary Wilson is fouled on the floor by Edwin Fisher - foul #1 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:16 | Baylor | John Penn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | John Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor buries a shot near the basket set up by Ronald Jeffords | 34-40 |
| 17:33 | Baylor | Alvin Boldt takes the ball from John Penn | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alvin Boldt | 34-42 |
| 17:15 | Baylor | John Penn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Baylor | Brady Frazier is hacked by Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (SG), Robert Severino (SF), Warren Egan (C) John Penn, Gary Wilson, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Alvin Boldt, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| 16:23 | Baylor | Robert Severino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:22 | Baylor | Warren Egan hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Dagostino | 39-47 |
| 15:46 | Baylor | Warren Egan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | David Bretz gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Severino (fresh) PF - Carl Chapple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords | 39-49 |
| 15:20 | Baylor | Carl Chapple misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | David Bretz snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 15:04 | Baylor | Warren Egan snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:47 | Baylor | Donald Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Stephens | 42-49 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Harry White (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Donald Hughes, Robert Severino, Carl Chapple, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (SG), John Hall (PF) Ronald Jeffords, David Bretz | |
| 14:04 | Baylor | Harry White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Penn | 45-49 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | John Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is fouled on the floor by Brady Frazier - foul #2 on Brady Frazier, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Newsome (PG) Matthew Stephens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach, Raymond Mitton | |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 13:29 | Baylor | Brady Frazier pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:25 | Baylor | William Newsome is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG) William Newsome | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 12:44 | Baylor | Brady Frazier gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:30 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-49 |
| 12:28 | Baylor | Brady Frazier tips it in | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords and the foul's on Harry White - foul #4 on Harry White, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (SG), Robert Severino (SF), Carl Chapple (PF), Warren Egan (C) John Penn, Harry White, Gary Wilson, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (SG), David Bretz (PF) Ronald Jeffords, John Hall | |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:52 | Baylor | Donald Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 11:50 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:33 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Dagostino - foul #2 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF), Raymond Mitton (C) Alvin Boldt, Edwin Fisher | |
| 11:33 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:33 | Baylor | Matthew Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Severino (fresh) PF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:06 | Baylor | Carl Chapple snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 10:58 | Baylor | Carl Chapple loses the dribble to Garrett Auerbach | 49-52 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:36 | Baylor | Robert Severino pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:14 | Baylor | Donald Hughes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mitton - foul #2 on Raymond Mitton, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Gary Wilson (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Donald Hughes, Carl Chapple, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Alvin Boldt (SF), John Hall (PF) Jessie Taylor, Garrett Auerbach, David Bretz | |
| 09:59 | Baylor | John Penn misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 09:18 | Baylor | John Penn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:16 | Baylor | Gary Wilson tips it in | 51-54 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is fouled on the floor by Matthew Stephens - foul #1 on Matthew Stephens, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Carl Chapple (SF) Matthew Stephens, Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Raymond Mitton | |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | John Hall is called for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) Alvin Boldt | |
| 08:23 | Baylor | John Penn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 08:22 | Baylor | Carl Chapple can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 08:21 | Baylor | John Penn tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 08:14 | Baylor | Carl Chapple snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 08:09 | Baylor | Brady Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Newsome (SF), Warren Egan (C) Gary Wilson, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 07:48 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Warren Egan | 51-54 |
| 07:35 | Baylor | Donald Hughes buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Egan | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | John Hall hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 06:59 | Baylor | John Penn buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Garrett Auerbach | 55-59 |
| 06:25 | Baylor | Carl Chapple misses the floater from the left side | 55-59 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | John Hall snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher tips it home | 55-61 |
| 06:08 | Baylor | Donald Hughes is fouled on the floor by Ronald Jeffords - foul #1 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (SG), Harry White (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Brady Frazier (C) John Penn, William Newsome, Carl Chapple, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Alvin Boldt (SG), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Ronald Jeffords, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Raymond Mitton blocks the jumper by Donald Hughes | 55-61 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alvin Boldt | 55-61 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Matthew Stephens is called for the reach on Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Matthew Stephens, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Newsome (SG) Donald Hughes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG) Garrett Auerbach | |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 05:07 | Baylor | Gary Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:05 | Baylor | Robert Dagostino steps in front of the Matthew Stephens pass in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino lays it in | 55-63 |
| 04:47 | Baylor | Brady Frazier is whistled for a carry | 55-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG) William Newsome | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Harry White is called for the reach on Alvin Boldt - foul #5 on Harry White, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Severino (SF) Harry White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords is called for 3 seconds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carl Chapple (SF) Robert Severino | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher (C) Raymond Mitton | |
| 04:10 | Baylor | Ronald Jeffords steals the ball from Brady Frazier | 55-63 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 03:54 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Baylor | Donald Hughes is fouled on the floor by Edwin Fisher - foul #2 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Robert Severino (SF), Warren Egan (C) Matthew Stephens, Gary Wilson, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF), John Hall (PF) Alvin Boldt, David Bretz | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Severino (fresh) PF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Baylor | Donald Hughes buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Penn | 57-63 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach's pass is intercepted by Robert Severino | 57-63 |
| 02:58 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Wilson (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Robert Severino, Warren Egan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Alvin Boldt (SF) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Baylor | Donald Hughes can't finish the layup | 57-63 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Boldt | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Jessie Taylor is called for the reach on Carl Chapple - foul #3 on Jessie Taylor, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Carl Chapple makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Carl Chapple makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords's dunk attempt is rejected by Brady Frazier | 59-65 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | John Hall hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| 01:37 | Baylor | John Penn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Penn, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Carl Chapple is called for the reach on Alvin Boldt - foul #1 on Carl Chapple, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:12 | Baylor | Gary Wilson gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:58 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Brady Frazier | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Taylor is blocked by Gary Wilson | 62-67 |
| 00:33 | Baylor | John Penn grabs the board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Baylor | John Penn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher is hacked by John Penn in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Penn, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF) Jessie Taylor, John Hall | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:18 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Donald Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:15 | Baylor | Donald Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Penn | 65-69 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Hughes is called for the reach on Edwin Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Hughes, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | John Penn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Donald Hughes is called for the reach on Garrett Auerbach in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hughes, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Baylor | Donald Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Edwin Fisher | 68-73 |