| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Elmer Dube (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fresh) SF - Steven Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Cole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Marco Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole tips it in | 26-38 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore drills a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Costa - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (SF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Chester Stuart (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, Steven Howard, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 29-38 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | James Holloway tips it but misses | 29-38 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Lee | 29-38 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Tyler Prichard is called for the reach on Mitchell Rickert - foul #2 on Tyler Prichard, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) James McGarity, James Holloway, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Joe Bova, Chester Stuart, Charles Lee, Kip Gross | |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-40 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchell Rickert steps in front of the Rick White pass in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits a jumper from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchell Rickert takes the ball from Chris Nitzkowski | 31-40 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Lloyd | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradford Delarosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick White (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert drills a floater from the left block set up by Frank Oldaker | 33-40 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Rickert - foul #3 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Elmer Dube (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Lucas Moore, Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Thomas Caruso, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), Steven Howard (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Chester Stuart (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Bradford Delarosa, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Richey steps in front of the Robert Thrasher pass in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 33-42 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the easy layup | 33-42 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Lee | 33-42 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (C) Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, Chester Stuart | |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SF) James McGarity, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), James Holloway (SF), Eric Nathan (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Arthur Cole (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Joe Bova, Steven Howard, Kip Gross, Charles Lee | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey is hacked by Robert Thrasher - foul #4 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Elmer Dube (PF) Robert Thrasher, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (C) Rick White | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart hits the finger roll | 35-44 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McGarity (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Elmer Dube (tired) 6 reb. C - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Chris Nitzkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fairly fresh) SF - Bradford Delarosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Chester Stuart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Caruso (C) Elmer Dube, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Steven Howard (SF), Rick White (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Bradford Delarosa, Chester Stuart | |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Arthur Cole - foul #3 on Arthur Cole, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Charles Lee (PF) Tyler Prichard, Arthur Cole | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Nathan Lloyd is blocked by Charles Lee | 35-44 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Holloway steals the ball from Lawrence Richey in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker loses the dribble to Lawrence Richey | 37-44 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses the easy layup | 37-44 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Richey is called for the reach on James Holloway - foul #1 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Elmer Dube (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) James McGarity, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Chester Stuart (PF), Kip Gross (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, Steven Howard, Charles Lee, Rick White | |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert's layup is rejected by Chester Stuart | 37-44 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert tips it home | 39-44 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard is hacked by Mitchell Rickert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 39-44 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (SF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole (PF) Bradford Delarosa | |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the floater from the left side | 39-44 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross can't tip it in | 41-44 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore's pass is intercepted by Arthur Cole | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McGarity (tiring) 2 stl. SF - James Holloway (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Elmer Dube (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Stuart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kip Gross (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Prichard | 41-46 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Nathan | 44-46 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova scores on a shot from the left side set up by Tyler Prichard | 44-48 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Chester Stuart - foul #1 on Chester Stuart, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Lucas Moore, James McGarity, Elmer Dube, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Rick White (C) Tyler Prichard, Joe Bova, Chester Stuart, Arthur Cole, Kip Gross | |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee misses short on a runner near the basket | 46-48 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Oldaker and the foul's on Rick White - foul #3 on Rick White, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso (PF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG) Marco Costa | |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard (SF), Arthur Cole (PF) Bradford Delarosa, Rick White | |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore loses the dribble to Charles Lee | 48-48 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey is fouled on the floor by Robert Thrasher - foul #5 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Robert Thrasher | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG) Chris Nitzkowski | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses the fadeaway from the right block | 48-48 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube (PF) Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa (SF), Rick White (C) Steven Howard, Arthur Cole | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa is hacked by Frank Oldaker - foul #3 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG), Chester Stuart (PF) Lawrence Richey, Rick White | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Tyler Prichard is called for the reach on James McGarity in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Prichard, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard (SF) Bradford Delarosa | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard's pass is intercepted by Elmer Dube | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Frank Oldaker (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Lloyd (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Dube (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Prichard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Stuart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Charles Lee takes the ball from Nathan Lloyd | 48-50 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is hacked by Elmer Dube - foul #3 on Elmer Dube, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Arthur Cole (PF) Marco Costa, Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lucas Moore | 50-52 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Eric Nathan (PF) James McGarity, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Kip Gross (PF), Rick White (C) Joe Bova, Steven Howard, Arthur Cole, Charles Lee | |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Richey - foul #2 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (PF) James Holloway, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Steven Howard (SF), Arthur Cole (PF) Chris Nitzkowski, Bradford Delarosa, Kip Gross | |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lucas Moore - foul #3 on Lucas Moore, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Oldaker | 54-53 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Oldaker - foul #4 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 54-53 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Richey is called for the reach on Frank Oldaker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lucas Moore - foul #4 on Lucas Moore, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Arthur Cole is blocked by Nathan Lloyd | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Oldaker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Lloyd (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Dube (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Rick White (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White double dribbles | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Charles Lee (PF), Chester Stuart (C) Marco Costa, Lawrence Richey, Arthur Cole, Rick White | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova is hacked by James McGarity in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McGarity, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross (C) Steven Howard | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert comes up short on the floater from the left block | 55-56 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross tips it home | 55-58 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kip Gross is whistled for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Eric Nathan (PF) Frank Oldaker, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa (PG), Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Steven Howard (SF), Rick White (C) Joe Bova, Tyler Prichard, Chester Stuart, Kip Gross | |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James McGarity | 60-58 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James McGarity | 62-58 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rick White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marco Costa | 62-61 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG), Arthur Cole (PF), Kip Gross (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Charles Lee, Rick White | |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore's pass is intercepted by Steven Howard in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole lays it up and in set up by Steven Howard | 62-63 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block | 62-63 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eric Nathan | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James McGarity (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Lloyd (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Cole (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kip Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marco Costa | 62-65 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Elmer Dube (PF) James McGarity, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (SG), Rick White (C) Lawrence Richey, Kip Gross | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lucas Moore is called for the reach on Marco Costa - foul #5 on Lucas Moore, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | James McGarity is called for the reach on Arthur Cole in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McGarity, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chester Stuart (SF), Charles Lee (C) Steven Howard, Rick White | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube loses the dribble to Chester Stuart | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Oldaker - foul #5 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #14 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (SG) Tyler Prichard | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 62-71 |