| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Rust (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Grant Walt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Eastland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Heath Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Buskirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pullin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) C - Moses Robbins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Whiten and he's hacked by Paul Rust - foul #2 on Paul Rust, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin makes the free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:21 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Grant Walt, team foul #2 | 26-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Edward Bryant (PF) Grant Walt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Page - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #3 | 26-46 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:05 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:52 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland misses short on a floater from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:21 | East Tennessee State | James Page clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-48 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (PG), James Campbell (SG), Collin Rutherford (SF), Anthony Zuehls (PF), Alexander McDonald (C) Curtis Smith, James Page, Paul Rust, Edward Bryant, Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm (SG), Francis McKeon (SF), Jeffery Snyder (PF), Richard Lamay (C) David Buskirk, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten, Moses Robbins | |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald travels with the ball | 26-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SG) Heath Blake | |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | James Campbell is called for the reach on Shannon Chisholm in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Campbell, team foul #4 | 26-48 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Alexander McDonald is called for the reach on Jeffery Snyder - foul #2 on Alexander McDonald, team foul #5 | 26-48 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-48 |
| 17:26 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 17:21 | East Tennessee State | James Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 17:19 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 16:56 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford scores on a jumper from the right block | 28-48 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Francis McKeon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG), Paul Rust (SF), Greg Eastland (C) James Campbell, Collin Rutherford, Anthony Zuehls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Heath Blake (PG), David Buskirk (SG), Moses Robbins (C) John Simmons, Francis McKeon, Richard Lamay | |
| 16:49 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland clanks a floater in the paint | 28-48 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm loses the dribble to Curtis Smith | 28-48 |
| 16:38 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith banks in the layup | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Curtis Smith steals the ball from Heath Blake | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:05 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Snyder | 30-48 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk misses the easy layup | 30-48 |
| 15:45 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Francisco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Rust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alexander McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Eastland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Heath Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Buskirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Chisholm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Moses Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Francisco | 33-48 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Paul Rust is called for the reach on Shannon Chisholm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Rust, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Campbell (PG), James Page (SG), Collin Rutherford (SF), Grant Walt (PF), Edward Bryant (C) Curtis Smith, George Francisco, Paul Rust, Alexander McDonald, Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis McKeon (SG), Larry Pullin (SF), Charles Whiten (PF), Richard Lamay (C) David Buskirk, Shannon Chisholm, Jeffery Snyder, Moses Robbins | |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Francis McKeon misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay makes the runner near the basket set up by Heath Blake | 33-50 |
| 14:56 | East Tennessee State | Edward Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Yost (PG) James Campbell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SG) Heath Blake | |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 14:40 | East Tennessee State | James Page pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:36 | East Tennessee State | James Page can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-50 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Francis McKeon misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 14:22 | East Tennessee State | Edward Bryant pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:19 | East Tennessee State | John Yost is hacked by Francis McKeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis McKeon, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG), Anthony Zuehls (SF), Greg Eastland (C) John Yost, Collin Rutherford, Edward Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Lybarger (PG), Moses Robbins (C) Francis McKeon, Charles Whiten | |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on John Simmons - foul #2 on John Simmons, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten (PF) Richard Lamay | |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland misses the free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:02 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-50 |
| 14:00 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Zuehls pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:36 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 13:34 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins hits a jump hook from close range set up by John Simmons and he's hacked by Greg Eastland - foul #1 on Greg Eastland, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (PG), James Campbell (SG), Paul Rust (SF) Curtis Smith, James Page, Grant Walt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Heath Blake (PG), David Buskirk (SG), Shannon Chisholm (SF), Jeffery Snyder (PF) George Lybarger, John Simmons, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten | |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins misses the free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:12 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 13:08 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland is fouled on the floor by Moses Robbins - foul #3 on Moses Robbins, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay (C) Moses Robbins | |
| 12:55 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust is hacked by Jeffery Snyder - foul #1 on Jeffery Snyder, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt (PF), Alexander McDonald (C) Anthony Zuehls, Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:26 | East Tennessee State | James Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Heath Blake and he's hacked by James Campbell - foul #3 on James Campbell, team foul #8 | 37-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG), Collin Rutherford (SF), Edward Bryant (PF) George Francisco, Paul Rust, Grant Walt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten (PF), Moses Robbins (C) Jeffery Snyder, Richard Lamay | |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:55 | East Tennessee State | James Campbell misses the floater from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 11:54 | East Tennessee State | James Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 11:39 | East Tennessee State | James Campbell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Collin Rutherford | 40-55 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Collin Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Heath Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Buskirk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Chisholm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Moses Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Shannon Chisholm | 40-57 |
| 11:15 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford misses the shot near the basket | 40-57 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Moses Robbins | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm is fouled on the floor by Edward Bryant - foul #1 on Edward Bryant, team foul #9 | 40-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (PG), James Page (SG), Paul Rust (SF), Anthony Zuehls (PF), Greg Eastland (C) Curtis Smith, James Campbell, Collin Rutherford, Edward Bryant, Alexander McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SG), Francis McKeon (SF), Jeffery Snyder (PF), Richard Lamay (C) Heath Blake, David Buskirk, Charles Whiten, Moses Robbins | |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:39 | East Tennessee State | James Page lays it in set up by Paul Rust | 42-59 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Francis McKeon is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | John Simmons snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | John Simmons is fouled on the floor by George Francisco - foul #3 on George Francisco, team foul #10 | 42-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt (PF) Paul Rust | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin (SF), Moses Robbins (C) Shannon Chisholm, Jeffery Snyder | |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:00 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Greg Eastland | 42-59 |
| 09:55 | East Tennessee State | George Francisco clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 09:53 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay clanks a jump hook in the lane | 44-59 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | James Page makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Simmons - foul #3 on John Simmons, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG), Collin Rutherford (SF) George Francisco, Anthony Zuehls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Heath Blake (PG), Charles Whiten (PF) John Simmons, Richard Lamay | |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | James Page makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-59 |
| 09:10 | East Tennessee State | James Page grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:06 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford is hacked by Charles Whiten - foul #1 on Charles Whiten, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Edward Bryant (C) Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Buskirk (SG), Jeffery Snyder (PF) Francis McKeon, Charles Whiten | |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Bryant | 49-59 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Collin Rutherford | 49-59 |
| 08:28 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffery Snyder - foul #2 on Jeffery Snyder, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (SG), Paul Rust (SF), Alexander McDonald (C) James Page, Collin Rutherford, Edward Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Lybarger (PG), Richard Lamay (C) Heath Blake, Moses Robbins | |
| 08:28 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:28 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | George Lybarger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Yost (PG) Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:10 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Zuehls (PF) Grant Walt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SG), Charles Whiten (PF) David Buskirk, Jeffery Snyder | |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Yost - foul #2 on John Yost, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Campbell (SG) John Yost | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Zuehls misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - George Francisco (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Rust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Zuehls (fresh) C - Alexander McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - George Lybarger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Pullin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Whiten (tiring) 2 reb. C - Richard Lamay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-61 |
| 07:08 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Zuehls grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lamay - foul #1 on Richard Lamay, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG), Collin Rutherford (SF), Grant Walt (PF) George Francisco, Paul Rust, Anthony Zuehls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Heath Blake (PG), David Buskirk (SG), Shannon Chisholm (SF), Jeffery Snyder (PF), Moses Robbins (C) George Lybarger, John Simmons, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten, Richard Lamay | |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk is hacked by Grant Walt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Grant Walt, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Page (SG), Greg Eastland (C) James Campbell, Alexander McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:13 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt is fouled on the floor by David Buskirk - foul #2 on David Buskirk, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| 06:13 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:13 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 54-63 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Heath Blake | 54-65 |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-65 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | James Page steals the ball from Heath Blake in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| 05:22 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm misses the easy open layup | 54-65 |
| 05:02 | East Tennessee State | Collin Rutherford gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:56 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-65 |
| 04:39 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 04:25 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-65 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Snyder scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Shannon Chisholm | 59-67 |
| 03:57 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Eastland | 61-67 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (PG), James Campbell (SG), Alexander McDonald (SF), Anthony Zuehls (PF), Edward Bryant (C) Curtis Smith, James Page, Collin Rutherford, Grant Walt, Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Lybarger (PG), John Simmons (SG), Francis McKeon (SF), Charles Whiten (PF), Richard Lamay (C) Heath Blake, David Buskirk, Shannon Chisholm, Jeffery Snyder, Moses Robbins | |
| 03:31 | East Tennessee State | George Francisco can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Francis McKeon | 61-69 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - George Francisco (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Zuehls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - George Lybarger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis McKeon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lamay (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust (SF) Anthony Zuehls | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Heath Blake (PG) George Lybarger | |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 02:57 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 02:42 | East Tennessee State | Alexander McDonald connects on the turnaround from close range set up by James Campbell | 63-69 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith (PG) George Francisco | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm (SG), Larry Pullin (SF), Jeffery Snyder (PF) John Simmons, Francis McKeon, Charles Whiten | |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Richard Lamay makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Pullin | 63-72 |
| 02:05 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Bryant | 65-72 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Buskirk (SG) Shannon Chisholm | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk is fouled on the floor by James Campbell - foul #4 on James Campbell, team foul #13 | 65-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Page (SG), Grant Walt (PF), Greg Eastland (C) James Campbell, Edward Bryant, Alexander McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten (PF), Moses Robbins (C) Jeffery Snyder, Richard Lamay | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Greg Eastland knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Paul Rust | 67-74 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Whiten - foul #2 on Charles Whiten, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| 01:19 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:19 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Paul Rust is called for the reach on David Buskirk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Rust, team foul #14 | 68-74 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Moses Robbins pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | David Buskirk is whistled for a carry | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Rust | 68-76 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | James Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake is hacked by Curtis Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Smith, team foul #15 | 68-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Chisholm (SF), Richard Lamay (PF) Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:42 | East Tennessee State | Grant Walt connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Smith | 70-78 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Smith - foul #3 on Curtis Smith, team foul #16 | 70-78 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Heath Blake picks off the pass by Greg Eastland | 70-80 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Heath Blake misses the easy layup | 70-80 |
| 00:29 | East Tennessee State | Paul Rust snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Francisco (PG), James Campbell (SG), Collin Rutherford (SF), Edward Bryant (PF), Alexander McDonald (C) Curtis Smith, James Page, Paul Rust, Grant Walt, Greg Eastland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Lybarger (PG), Francis McKeon (SF), Jeffery Snyder (C) Heath Blake, David Buskirk, Moses Robbins | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | George Lybarger runs out the clock | 70-80 |