| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) SG - Jason Howard (fresh) SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Pedro Castro (fresh) SF - Gregory Doan (fresh) PF - Kenneth Hollingsworth (fresh) C - Mason McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth connects on the jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore scores on a runner from the right block set up by Jason Howard and he's hacked by Kenneth Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Kenneth Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Saint Louis | Elbert Moore steps in front of the Ronald Perna pass | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Banks | 6-2 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter is hacked by Mason McGlothern - foul #1 on Mason McGlothern, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore clanks a jumper from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore tips it home | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mason McGlothern - foul #2 on Mason McGlothern, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), John Gibson (SF), Robert Ortez (PF), Benjamin Andreas (C) Ronald Perna, Gregory Doan, Kenneth Hollingsworth, Mason McGlothern | |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:35 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Andreas gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Ortez | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Benjamin Andreas is denied by Anthony Gilmore | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | John Gibson misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) SG - Pedro Castro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gibson (fresh) PF - Robert Ortez (fresh) C - Benjamin Andreas (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jason Banks | 10-7 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Elbert Moore | 10-7 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore is hacked by Robert Ortez - foul #1 on Robert Ortez, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG), Chris Carson (SF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Gregory Doan (SF), Kenneth Hollingsworth (PF) Pedro Castro, John Gibson, Benjamin Andreas | |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 15:00 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:58 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Perna | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Ronald Perna | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward travels with the ball | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG) Billy Harewood | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro (SG), Benjamin Andreas (C) Marvin Heyward, Robert Ortez | |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Ronald Perna is called for the reach on Jason Banks - foul #1 on Ronald Perna, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Howard (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Elbert Moore (PF) Joseph England, Anthony Gilmore, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Viera (PF) Kenneth Hollingsworth | |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Carson | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Daniel Viera and he's hacked by Jason Howard - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), John Gibson (SF), Robert Ortez (PF) Ronald Perna, Gregory Doan, Daniel Viera | |
| 12:48 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson tips it in | 15-11 |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | John Gibson connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Heyward | 15-13 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter drills a 3 from the right corner | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Castro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ortez (fresh) C - Benjamin Andreas (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Saint Louis | John Gibson is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Gregory Doan (SF), Kenneth Hollingsworth (PF) Pedro Castro, John Gibson, Benjamin Andreas | |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| 10:54 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna hits a 3 from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Ortez snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 10:22 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ortez | 18-18 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elbert Moore | 21-18 |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Howard - foul #2 on Jason Howard, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Joseph England (SG), Chris Carson (PF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Elbert Moore, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro (SG), Benjamin Andreas (C) Ronald Perna, Robert Ortez | |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Banks, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Marine (PG), Daniel Viera (PF) Marvin Heyward, Kenneth Hollingsworth | |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Banks - foul #2 on Jason Banks, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF) Jason Banks | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Gibson (SF) Gregory Doan | |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | John Gibson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-22 |
| 08:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Viera hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Rogelio Giordano (C) Billy Harewood, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG) Don Marine | |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 07:59 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Pedro Castro | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SG - Joseph England (fresh) SF - Chris Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Gilmore (fresh) C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Castro (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Viera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Andreas (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Chris Carson is called for the reach on John Gibson - foul #1 on Chris Carson, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF), Elbert Moore (PF) Dikembe Abdalla, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan (SF), Kenneth Hollingsworth (PF), Robert Ortez (C) John Gibson, Daniel Viera, Benjamin Andreas | |
| 07:30 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG) Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Billy Harewood | 26-24 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth's pass is intercepted by Elbert Moore | 26-24 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hollingsworth | 26-24 |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Carter steals it from Pedro Castro | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood lays it up and in set up by Robert Carter | 28-24 |
| 05:49 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro misses the 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter loses the dribble to Pedro Castro | 28-26 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 05:29 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Ortez clanks a floater from close range | 28-26 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Ortez blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore can't connect on a shot in the lane | 28-26 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Rogelio Giordano is called for the reach on Gregory Doan - foul #1 on Rogelio Giordano, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Chris Carson (SF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Billy Harewood, Joseph England, Robert Carter, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), John Gibson (SG), Daniel Viera (PF), Mason McGlothern (C) Ronald Perna, Pedro Castro, Kenneth Hollingsworth, Robert Ortez | |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Gilmore | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Doan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Viera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mason McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan is hacked by Elbert Moore - foul #1 on Elbert Moore, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Banks | 35-28 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Gregory Doan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Gibson | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jason Howard | 37-31 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Mason McGlothern misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore misses the dunk but the foul's on John Gibson - foul #1 on John Gibson, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Carter (SF) Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Pedro Castro (SG), Kenneth Hollingsworth (PF) Marvin Heyward, Gregory Doan, Daniel Viera | |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:32 | Saint Louis | Pedro Castro hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano (C) Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Viera (SF), Benjamin Andreas (C) John Gibson, Mason McGlothern | |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Jason Banks is called for the reach on Ronald Perna - foul #3 on Jason Banks, team foul #9 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Joseph England (SG) Jason Banks, Jason Howard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Ortez (C) Benjamin Andreas | |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Giordano | 42-35 |
| 00:26 | Saint Louis | Robert Carter steps in front of the Pedro Castro pass | 42-35 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hollingsworth grabs the board | 42-35 |