| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) SG - Robert Fowler (fresh) SF - Dallas Bair (fresh) PF - George France (fresh) C - Ian Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Deangelo (fresh) SG - James Vance (fresh) SF - David Douglas (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) C - Charles Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | James Vance steps in front of the Robert Fowler pass | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | VMI | James Vance comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | VMI | David Douglas snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | VMI | David Douglas clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | VMI | Charles Deangelo hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by David Douglas - foul #1 on David Douglas, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Robert Fowler steals the ball from James Vance | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | George France loses the dribble to James Vance | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Charles Deangelo slams it home on a nice dish by James Vance | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Alston | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Deangelo | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Alston | 7-6 |
| 17:12 | VMI | Charles Deangelo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | George France pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ian Warren | 10-6 |
| 16:46 | VMI | Charles Deangelo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 16:37 | VMI | Charles Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:18 | VMI | David Douglas's pass is intercepted by George France | 10-6 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), James Zanayed (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Jason Alston, Dallas Bair, George France, Ian Warren | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG), Chester Wallace (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF), John Nichols (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Charles Deangelo, James Vance, David Douglas, Jeffrey Turner, Charles Skinner | |
| 15:50 | VMI | Ryan Lewis hits a runner from the right block | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bryan Kale (fresh) SG - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zanayed (fresh) PF - James Whitlock (fresh) C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) SG - Chester Wallace (fresh) SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nichols (fresh) C - Charles Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Fowler | 12-8 |
| 15:26 | VMI | Timothy Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charlie Donahue (SG) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 12-8 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Chester Wallace - foul #1 on Chester Wallace, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Bryan Kale | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), David Douglas (SF), Jeffrey Turner (PF) Timothy Schneider, Chester Wallace, Charles Anderson | |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | VMI | John Nichols grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Ryan Lewis clanks a floater near the basket | 12-8 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charlie Donahue | 14-8 |
| 13:55 | VMI | Ryan Lewis makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Charles Deangelo and he's fouled by Charlie Donahue - foul #1 on Charlie Donahue, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), Sammy Blaise (C) Charlie Donahue, James Zanayed, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Skinner (C) John Nichols | |
| 13:55 | VMI | Ryan Lewis makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 13:32 | VMI | David Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:21 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Lewis | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Charles Skinner - foul #1 on Charles Skinner, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George France (PF), Ian Warren (C) James Whitlock, Sammy Blaise | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG), James Vance (SG), Chester Wallace (SF) Charles Deangelo, Ryan Lewis, David Douglas | |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 12:34 | VMI | Timothy Schneider grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Timothy Schneider clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair slams it home set up by Ian Warren | 16-13 |
| 11:47 | VMI | Timothy Schneider clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George France - foul #1 on George France, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), James Zanayed (SF), Sammy Blaise (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Jason Alston, Dallas Bair, George France, Ian Warren | |
| Subs | VMI | Ryan Lewis (SF), John Nichols (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Chester Wallace, Jeffrey Turner, Charles Skinner | |
| 11:47 | VMI | Timothy Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:47 | VMI | Timothy Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bryan Kale (fresh) SG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zanayed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Blaise (fresh) C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vance (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Nichols (fresh) C - Charles Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:37 | VMI | John Nichols gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:20 | VMI | Robert Fowler picks off the pass by James Vance | 16-15 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed is hacked by Ryan Lewis - foul #1 on Ryan Lewis, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Whitlock (PF) Sammy Blaise | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), David Douglas (SF) Timothy Schneider, Charles Anderson | |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair (SF) James Zanayed | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:35 | VMI | David Douglas's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the floater from the right side set up by Dallas Bair | 18-15 |
| 10:00 | VMI | Ryan Lewis is denied on a layup by James Whitlock | 18-15 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Whitlock | 18-15 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Vance - foul #1 on James Vance, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Charlie Donahue (SG), Ian Warren (C) Bryan Kale, Robert Fowler, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | VMI | Chester Wallace (SG), Jeffrey Turner (PF), Charles Skinner (C) James Vance, Ryan Lewis, John Nichols | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:28 | VMI | Chester Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston tips it in | 22-15 |
| 08:46 | VMI | Chester Wallace is fouled on the floor by Jason Alston - foul #1 on Jason Alston, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SG), James Zanayed (SF), George France (PF) Charlie Donahue, Dallas Bair, James Whitlock | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG), Ryan Lewis (SG), John Nichols (SF) Charles Deangelo, Chester Wallace, David Douglas | |
| 08:38 | VMI | John Nichols comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 22-15 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | George France misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Schneider - foul #1 on Timothy Schneider, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | VMI | Chester Wallace (SG) Charles Skinner | |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | George France makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | George France makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:14 | VMI | John Nichols can't connect on a floater in the paint | 24-15 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George France | 27-15 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Timothy Schneider double dribbles | 27-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (C) Ian Warren | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG) Chester Wallace | |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler's pass is intercepted by Ryan Lewis | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Zanayed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George France (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vance (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | VMI | Ryan Lewis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 07:25 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner hits the follow up shot | 27-17 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | James Vance steps in front of the Robert Fowler pass | 27-17 |
| 07:14 | VMI | Ryan Lewis lays it in set up by James Vance | 27-19 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George France | 29-19 |
| 06:35 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Ryan Lewis | 29-21 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is fouled on the floor by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), Dallas Bair (SF), James Whitlock (PF) Jason Alston, James Zanayed, George France | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), Chester Wallace (SG), David Douglas (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Timothy Schneider, James Vance, Ryan Lewis, Jeffrey Turner, John Nichols | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Charles Skinner grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 05:58 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Chester Wallace is blocked by James Whitlock | 29-21 |
| 05:56 | VMI | Chester Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Charles Skinner blows the dunk | 29-21 |
| 05:45 | VMI | Charles Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:27 | VMI | Charles Deangelo's pass is intercepted by Bryan Kale | 29-21 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Kale | 31-21 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Charles Deangelo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-21 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Herbert Bridges | 31-21 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges can't finish the layup | 31-21 |
| 04:54 | VMI | David Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:40 | VMI | Chester Wallace drills a 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Charles Skinner is called for the reach on Bryan Kale - foul #2 on Charles Skinner, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charlie Donahue (SG), George France (PF), Ian Warren (C) Robert Fowler, James Whitlock, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), Jeffrey Turner (PF), John Nichols (C) Chester Wallace, Charles Anderson, Charles Skinner | |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:04 | VMI | David Douglas misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dallas Bair - foul #1 on Dallas Bair, team foul #4 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), James Zanayed (SF) Bryan Kale, Dallas Bair | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG) Charles Deangelo | |
| 04:04 | VMI | David Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:04 | VMI | David Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | George France hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Alston and the foul's on David Douglas - foul #2 on David Douglas, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | VMI | Ryan Lewis (SF) David Douglas | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | George France makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zanayed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George France (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ian Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vance (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Zanayed and he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #2 on John Nichols, team foul #10 | 38-24 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 03:13 | VMI | Timothy Schneider loses the dribble to Ian Warren | 39-24 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Turner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Turner, team foul #11 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), James Whitlock (PF) Charlie Donahue, James Zanayed, George France | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Deangelo (PG), Charles Skinner (C) Timothy Schneider, John Nichols | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:56 | VMI | James Vance gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 02:31 | VMI | Dallas Bair steps in front of the Jeffrey Turner pass | 40-24 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-24 |
| 02:17 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Deangelo | 40-24 |
| 02:02 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #5 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges (C) Ian Warren | |
| Subs | VMI | David Douglas (SF) James Vance | |
| 02:02 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:02 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Ryan Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Ryan Lewis, team foul #12 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Schneider (PG), Chester Wallace (SG), John Nichols (C) Charles Deangelo, Jeffrey Turner, Charles Skinner | |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 01:16 | VMI | Ryan Lewis is hacked by Herbert Bridges - foul #1 on Herbert Bridges, team foul #6 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SF) Dallas Bair | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Anderson (C) Ryan Lewis | |
| 01:10 | VMI | James Zanayed steals it from John Nichols | 42-25 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Zanayed | 44-25 |
| 00:44 | VMI | David Douglas misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-25 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-25 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock misses the tip | 44-25 |
| 00:35 | VMI | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Charles Anderson connects on the shot from the left block | 44-27 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Chester Wallace can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 47-27 |