| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hall (fresh) C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Kresge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fraga (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Alley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Brian Alley is called for the reach on John Hall - foul #2 on Brian Alley, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher is hacked by Peter Bullen - foul #2 on Peter Bullen, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Boldt | 41-25 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jessie Taylor - foul #1 on Jessie Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley snags the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 18:13 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-26 |
| 18:11 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 17:54 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:49 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Jenkins | 41-31 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alvin Boldt | 43-31 |
| 17:19 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Edwin Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (SG), Kenneth Holmes (PF), Otis Curran (C) Charles Kresge, Brian Alley, Peter Bullen | |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:04 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:52 | St. Bonaventure | Otis Curran lays it in | 43-33 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is called for traveling | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF) Alvin Boldt, John Hall | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Jones (SF) Joseph Fraga | |
| 16:17 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Jeffords takes the ball from Edgar Jenkins | 43-33 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords | 45-33 |
| 15:50 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Otis Curran (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | David Bretz gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-33 |
| 14:53 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins drills a shot from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton is called for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Alvin Boldt (SG), John Hall (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Ronald Jeffords, David Bretz, Raymond Mitton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge (SG), Joseph Fraga (SF), Brian Alley (PF), Peter Bullen (C) Edgar Jenkins, George Jones, Kenneth Holmes, Otis Curran | |
| 14:13 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Fraga | 47-37 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is fouled on the floor by Charles Kresge - foul #1 on Charles Kresge, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Conway (PG) Rick Young | |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Kresge is called for the reach on John Hall - foul #2 on Charles Kresge, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (SG) Garrett Auerbach | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 13:14 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Joseph Fraga | 47-37 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Dagostino - foul #2 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG) Robert Dagostino | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG) Charles Conway | |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Jessie Taylor is called for the reach on Edgar Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jessie Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Jeffords - foul #1 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is hacked by Brian Alley - foul #3 on Brian Alley, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:01 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:37 | St. Bonaventure | John Hall is called for the reach on Edgar Jenkins - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Alvin Boldt, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (SG), Kenneth Holmes (PF), Otis Curran (C) Charles Kresge, Brian Alley, Peter Bullen | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bretz (fresh) C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Fraga (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Otis Curran (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:19 | St. Bonaventure | Otis Curran can't connect on a floater near the basket | 47-40 |
| 11:17 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Edgar Jenkins | 47-42 |
| 11:06 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:43 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Otis Curran | 47-42 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | David Bretz gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 10:02 | St. Bonaventure | Otis Curran gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:56 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Raymond Mitton | 47-42 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords loses the dribble to Otis Curran | 47-42 |
| 09:17 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Edgar Jenkins | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords | 50-44 |
| 08:37 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young's pass is intercepted by Ronald Jeffords | 50-44 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 07:46 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bretz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Fraga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Curran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Dagostino takes the ball from Otis Curran | 55-44 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 07:03 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 06:57 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Otis Curran | 55-46 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton hits a jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:26 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young drills a turnaround from close range set up by Otis Curran | 57-48 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Edgar Jenkins steals it from Garrett Auerbach | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes banks in the layup set up by Edgar Jenkins and he's fouled by David Bretz - foul #1 on David Bretz, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Alvin Boldt (SF), John Hall (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach, David Bretz, Raymond Mitton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Conway (PG), Charles Kresge (SG), George Jones (SF), Peter Bullen (C) Edgar Jenkins, Rick Young, Joseph Fraga, Otis Curran | |
| 05:55 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 05:37 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to George Jones | 57-51 |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | George Jones scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Holmes | 57-53 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt blows the layup but the foul's on George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley (PF) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Boldt | 61-53 |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Jones and he's fouled by John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alvin Boldt | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Raymond Mitton (C) Jessie Taylor, Ronald Jeffords, Edwin Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG) Charles Kresge | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Conway (fresh) SF - George Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Alley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the shot near the basket set up by John Hall | 66-56 |
| 02:59 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (PG), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Raymond Mitton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge (SG), Joseph Fraga (SF) Charles Conway, George Jones | |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the runner from the right block | 66-56 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| 02:24 | St. Bonaventure | Alvin Boldt takes the ball from Peter Bullen | 68-56 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt hits the finger roll | 70-56 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge misses long on a runner from close range | 70-56 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 01:45 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Joseph Fraga | 70-56 |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on John Hall - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG) Garrett Auerbach | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Charles Conway (SG), George Jones (SF), Kenneth Holmes (PF) Edgar Jenkins, Charles Kresge, Joseph Fraga, Brian Alley | |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 01:04 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Conway makes the shot from just outside the lane | 73-60 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | John Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Rick Young - foul #1 on Rick Young, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Otis Curran (C) Peter Bullen | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Conway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 00:13 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | George Jones is whistled for traveling | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor runs out the clock | 75-60 |