| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Choate (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Divito (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate inbounds the ball | 29-15 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-15 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Grimes | 29-18 |
| 18:46 | Holy Cross | John Hughes is called for the reach on Cole Bridges - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 29-18 |
| 18:17 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Grimes - foul #2 on Anthony Grimes, team foul #2 | 29-18 |
| 18:17 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 18:17 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-18 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed tips it back up and in | 31-20 |
| 17:35 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | John Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Divito | 31-23 |
| 17:07 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins can't finish the layup | 31-23 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | William Divito pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | John Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Cole Bridges - foul #2 on Cole Bridges, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Charles Byers (PF) William Divito, Adam Reed, Roberto Martinez | |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 16:50 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:30 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez (PF) Anthony Grimes | |
| 16:30 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges misses the free throw | 33-23 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | John Hughes's pass is intercepted by Howard Daly in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 16:04 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | John Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Choate (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Freitag is called for the reach on Zlatko Stodolski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Freitag, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF), James Jenkins (PF) Charles Choate, Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Adam Reed (SF) Berdy Zahorchak | |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 15:14 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 14:49 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Cole Bridges | 39-26 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Freitag swats the short shot by Roberto Martinez | 39-26 |
| 14:25 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:18 | Holy Cross | John Hughes steps in front of the Howard Daly pass | 39-26 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | John Hughes is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 13:30 | Holy Cross | John Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Blau - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG), Charles Choate (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, Robert Blau, James Jenkins, Kenneth Freitag | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (SG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Anthony Grimes (C) Zlatko Stodolski, Adam Reed, Charles Byers | |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | William Divito connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Hughes | 39-31 |
| 12:33 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Hughes | 39-31 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | William Divito is called for 10 seconds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), Robert Blau (SF) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, Charles Choate | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis (PG), Adam Reed (SF), Charles Byers (PF) John Hughes, Berdy Zahorchak, Roberto Martinez | |
| 12:01 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Larry Jones is called for the reach on Adam Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jenkins (PF) Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Blau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Roy Lewis (fresh) SG - William Divito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Byers | 39-33 |
| 11:10 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Cole Bridges steps in front of the Roy Lewis pass | 42-33 |
| 10:38 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 10:36 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson tips it in | 44-33 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Divito | 44-35 |
| 10:11 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-35 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers lays it in | 44-37 |
| 09:20 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 09:18 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 08:53 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | William Divito grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson (PG), Gerardo Ruiz (SG), Charles Choate (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly, Robert Blau, James Jenkins, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (PG), Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF) Roy Lewis, William Divito, Adam Reed, Charles Byers | |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Berdy Zahorchak | 44-40 |
| 07:34 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones is denied on a dunk by Roberto Martinez | 44-40 |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Howard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ruiz (fresh) SF - Charles Choate (fresh) PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Grimes (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Choate | 46-40 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak is hacked by Charles Choate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Choate, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Howard Jackson - foul #2 on Howard Jackson, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy (PF) Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:37 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy loses the dribble to Zlatko Stodolski | 46-43 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Howard Jackson steps in front of the Berdy Zahorchak pass | 46-43 |
| 06:10 | Holy Cross | Howard Jackson blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 06:09 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 05:51 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes travels in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (PG), Howard Daly (SG), James Jenkins (PF) Howard Jackson, Gerardo Ruiz, Kenneth Freitag | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis (SG), Adam Reed (SF), Charles Byers (C) Zlatko Stodolski, Berdy Zahorchak, Anthony Grimes | |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 04:46 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Charles Choate - foul #3 on Charles Choate, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Blau (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Charles Choate, James Jenkins, Shawn Lacy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), William Divito (PF) Roy Lewis, Adam Reed, Roberto Martinez | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:31 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | William Divito grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Cole Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Blau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Divito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. C - Charles Byers (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 03:03 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Howard Daly | 46-44 |
| 02:41 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | William Divito makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Hughes | 49-46 |
| 02:13 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jenkins (PF) Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Adam Reed (SF), Anthony Grimes (C) Berdy Zahorchak, Charles Byers | |
| 01:57 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Ronald Johnson | 51-46 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | John Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 01:29 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Robert Blau | 51-46 |
| 01:24 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | William Divito pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | John Hughes scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Divito | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez (PF) Zlatko Stodolski | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | James Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by John Hughes - foul #3 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF) Robert Blau | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly is hacked by Anthony Grimes - foul #3 on Anthony Grimes, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly runs out the clock | 51-49 |