| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) SF - Ray Beers (fresh) PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) SG - James Davidson (fresh) SF - Alonzo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Leonard Cook (fresh) C - Donald Pappas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders can't connect on a floater in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | Wambua Alu is called for the reach on John Sanders - foul #1 on Wambua Alu, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer's dunk attempt is rejected by Leonard Cook | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alonzo Rodriguez | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Ray Beers, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye (PG), Thomas Kyzer (SG), Thomas Belanger (SF), Eugene Shields (PF), Dean Bucy (C) John Sanders, James Davidson, Alonzo Rodriguez, Leonard Cook, Donald Pappas | |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin loses the ball out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG) Robert Troutman | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Howard Mankin | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Thomas Kyzer | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kyzer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 15:57 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harold Dye | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) SF - Ray Beers (fresh) PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harold Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kyzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Belanger (fresh) PF - Eugene Shields (fresh) C - Dean Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer tips it in | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Belanger misses the shot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields's floater is tipped away by Ray Beers | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Eugene Shields swats the layup by Ray Beers | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye misses the jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Troutman | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Belanger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Schaefer | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Schaefer | 13-8 |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders (PG), James Davidson (SG), Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Donald Pappas (C) Harold Dye, Thomas Kyzer, Thomas Belanger, Dean Bucy | |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Eugene Shields swats the short shot by Steve Wasilewski | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 12:28 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields is fouled on the floor by Howard Mankin - foul #1 on Howard Mankin, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook (PF) Eugene Shields | |
| 12:17 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:54 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) C - John Soule (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) SG - James Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alonzo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Leonard Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Pappas (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:32 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Donald Pappas | 13-10 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alonzo Rodriguez | 13-12 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | John Sanders steals the ball from Philip Diggs | 13-12 |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:45 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Pappas | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the runner from the baseline set up by Wambua Alu and the foul's on Leonard Cook - foul #1 on Leonard Cook, team foul #1 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson (PG), Harold Dye (SF), Richard Robinett (C) John Sanders, Alonzo Rodriguez, Donald Pappas | |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:16 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook drills a 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Wambua Alu | 18-18 |
| 09:39 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 09:37 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Robinett tips it home | 18-20 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Leonard Cook | 18-20 |
| 08:55 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson loses the dribble to Jonathan Schaefer | 18-20 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Troutman and he's hacked by Richard Robinett - foul #1 on Richard Robinett, team foul #2 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), John Soule (PF) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Christopher Childs, Robert Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders (PG), Thomas Belanger (SG), Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Eugene Shields (PF), Donald Pappas (C) Jay Wilson, James Davidson, Harold Dye, Leonard Cook, Richard Robinett | |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:27 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas connects on the jump hook near the basket | 21-22 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Crawford | 24-22 |
| 07:45 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by Robert Crawford | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Crawford (fresh) SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Soule (fresh) C - Jonathan Schaefer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Belanger (fresh) SF - Alonzo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Eugene Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Pappas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski's pass is intercepted by Eugene Shields | 24-22 |
| 07:17 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Belanger | 24-24 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 24-24 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford's dunk attempt is rejected by Eugene Shields | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:32 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders misses the shot from close range | 24-24 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | John Soule's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF) Steve Wasilewski, Ray Beers, John Soule, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson (PG), Harold Dye (SG), Thomas Kyzer (SF), Dean Bucy (PF), Richard Robinett (C) John Sanders, Thomas Belanger, Alonzo Rodriguez, Eugene Shields, Donald Pappas | |
| 05:50 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is fouled on the floor by Dean Bucy - foul #1 on Dean Bucy, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer (C) Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson (SG), Leonard Cook (PF) Jay Wilson, Richard Robinett | |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Dean Bucy swats the layup by Robert Hughes | 24-24 |
| 05:12 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Dean Bucy | 24-24 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Troutman - foul #1 on Robert Troutman, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Thomas Kyzer takes the ball from Wambua Alu | 24-26 |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Schaefer | 27-26 |
| 03:59 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson loses the dribble to Robert Hughes | 27-26 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Dean Bucy steals the ball from Jonathan Schaefer | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Diggs (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Schaefer (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harold Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Kyzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Bucy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kyzer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Philip Diggs, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders (PG), Thomas Belanger (SG), Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Eugene Shields (PF), Donald Pappas (C) Harold Dye, James Davidson, Thomas Kyzer, Leonard Cook, Dean Bucy | |
| 02:36 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 02:34 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:29 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Belanger misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 01:58 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to John Sanders | 27-28 |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Soule hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Shields - foul #1 on Eugene Shields, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Robert Hughes (PF) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye (SG) Thomas Belanger | |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Soule makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | John Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Wambua Alu - foul #2 on Wambua Alu, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson (SG) Alonzo Rodriguez | |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Harold Dye - foul #1 on Harold Dye, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer (C) John Soule | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Belanger (SF), Leonard Cook (PF) John Sanders, Donald Pappas | |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:17 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs (SF), Steve Wasilewski (C) Ray Beers, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy (C) Eugene Shields | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Dye - foul #2 on Harold Dye, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dean Bucy - foul #2 on Dean Bucy, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson misses the halfcourt shot | 33-30 |