| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fresh) C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joesph Miser (fresh) SG - Robert Wells (fresh) SF - Billy Carr (fresh) PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) C - Rex Zins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser's pass is intercepted by Dustin Hrabovsky | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky throws it down | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Johnathan Herbert | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Johnathan Herbert | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins's layup is rejected by Chester Panos | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Carr | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses long on a floater from the left side | 4-7 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Aaron Clarke - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Richard Stephens (SG), Charles Brookes (SF), Allen Whitmire (PF) Joesph Miser, Robert Wells, Billy Carr, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rex Zins | 4-10 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens is hacked by T-Bone Miles - foul #1 on T-Bone Miles, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton (C) Rex Zins | |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren scores on a jumper from the baseline | 6-13 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston and he's fouled by Lawrence Vogel - foul #1 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire makes the free throw | 6-16 |
| 16:31 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Preston steps in front of the Travis Williams pass | 6-16 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens is called for traveling | 6-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Wells (SG) Richard Stephens | |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is whistled for a carry | 6-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Travis Williams (PF) Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Nicholas Preston, Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Travis Williams (fresh) C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Brookes (fresh) PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) C - Allen Whitmire (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Vogel - foul #2 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, T-Bone Miles, John Taylor, Travis Williams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (C) Charles Brookes, Allen Whitmire | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser misses the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton grabs the offensive board | 6-17 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells can't finish the layup | 6-17 |
| 15:28 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Aaron Clarke is denied by Johnathan Herbert | 6-17 |
| 15:05 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits the follow up shot | 8-17 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Aaron Clarke is called for the reach on Joesph Miser - foul #2 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), John Taylor (SF), Travis Williams (PF) Andre Lanier, Rudolph Linehan, Israel Noren, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Richard Stephens (SG), Billy Carr (SF), Rex Zins (C) Joesph Miser, Robert Wells, James Johnson, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by T-Bone Miles - foul #2 on T-Bone Miles, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG) T-Bone Miles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire (PF) Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 14:14 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan loses the dribble to Billy Carr | 8-19 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Carr | 8-21 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos's floater is tipped away by Allen Whitmire | 8-21 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire grabs the board | 8-21 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 13:39 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky gets the rebound | 8-21 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan lays it up and in on a great pass from Chester Panos | 10-21 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-21 |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is fouled on the floor by Rex Zins - foul #1 on Rex Zins, team foul #1 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Israel Noren (SF) Rudolph Linehan, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Robert Wells (SG), Charles Brookes (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF), Jeffrey Stapleton (C) Nicholas Preston, Richard Stephens, Billy Carr, Allen Whitmire, Rex Zins | |
| 12:21 | Western Carolina | Joesph Miser takes the ball from Israel Noren | 10-21 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser banks in the layup | 10-23 |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Charles Brookes steals it from Israel Noren | 10-23 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andre Lanier - foul #1 on Andre Lanier, team foul #7 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fresh) C - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joesph Miser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Wells (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Brookes (fresh) PF - Johnathan Herbert (fresh) C - Jeffrey Stapleton (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Stapleton swats the short shot by John Taylor | 10-25 |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos tips it in | 12-25 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 11:14 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 11:03 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Israel Noren (SF) Rudolph Linehan, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire (C) Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | John Taylor grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Johnathan Herbert - foul #1 on Johnathan Herbert, team foul #2 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG) Dustin Hrabovsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Richard Stephens (SG), Billy Carr (SF), Rex Zins (C) Joesph Miser, Robert Wells, Charles Brookes, Johnathan Herbert | |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rex Zins | 12-25 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Israel Noren is called for the reach on Nicholas Preston - foul #1 on Israel Noren, team foul #8 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Travis Williams (C) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Billy Carr - foul #1 on Billy Carr, team foul #3 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton (PF) Allen Whitmire | |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Preston | 15-30 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Billy Carr - foul #2 on Billy Carr, team foul #4 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), John Taylor (PF) Rudolph Linehan, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Robert Wells (SG), James Johnson (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF) Nicholas Preston, Richard Stephens, Billy Carr, Rex Zins | |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joesph Miser, team foul #5 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Stapleton steals it from John Taylor out of a doubleteam | 18-30 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | James Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Travis Williams (C) Rudolph Linehan, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Brookes (SF), Allen Whitmire (C) James Johnson, Jeffrey Stapleton | |
| 08:04 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire's pass is intercepted by Travis Williams | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) SG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 4 pts. SF - John Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joesph Miser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Wells (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Brookes (fresh) PF - Johnathan Herbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Whitmire (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos loses the dribble to Robert Wells | 18-30 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Wells | 18-32 |
| 07:08 | Western Carolina | John Taylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 18-32 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams can't tip it in | 18-32 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Andre Lanier | 21-32 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells is fouled on the floor by Chester Panos - foul #1 on Chester Panos, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, John Taylor, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), Billy Carr (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (PF), Rex Zins (C) Joesph Miser, Charles Brookes, Johnathan Herbert, Allen Whitmire | |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 21-34 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 21-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (PF) Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG) Robert Wells | |
| 05:26 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-34 |
| 05:24 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Taylor | 21-34 |
| 05:04 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke is fouled on the floor by Rex Zins - foul #2 on Rex Zins, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:04 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Carr | 21-37 |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Stapleton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Billy Carr knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Zins | 21-40 |
| 04:09 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-40 |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Taylor | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Taylor (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Chester Panos (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Stapleton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Zins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Western Carolina | John Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Rex Zins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Rex Zins, team foul #8 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF) Andre Lanier, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser (PG), Robert Wells (SG), Charles Brookes (SF), Johnathan Herbert (PF), Allen Whitmire (C) Nicholas Preston, Richard Stephens, Billy Carr, Jeffrey Stapleton, Rex Zins | |
| 02:57 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert is fouled on the floor by Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #10 | 29-40 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Johnathan Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses the lay-in | 29-42 |
| 02:21 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Allen Whitmire swats the short shot by Travis Williams | 31-45 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Wells is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Allen Whitmire gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Joesph Miser drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Brookes | 31-47 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Wells - foul #1 on Robert Wells, team foul #9 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston (PG), James Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Stapleton (C) Joesph Miser, Charles Brookes, Allen Whitmire | |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by T-Bone Miles - foul #3 on T-Bone Miles, team foul #11 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG) T-Bone Miles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Stephens (SG) Robert Wells | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Preston makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Rudolph Linehan is blocked by Johnathan Herbert | 32-50 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke grabs the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the contested floater from the right block | 34-50 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | James Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-50 |