| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Zane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bolander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle 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) | |
| 19:35 | La Salle | Steven Overton swats the shot by Charles Hill | 37-36 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:18 | La Salle | John Zane pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | La Salle | John Zane misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 37-36 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | David Dobson hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 18:39 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Tommy Powell - foul #1 on Tommy Powell, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG), Fred Cherry (PF), Charles Truitt (C) Harold Bunyard, John Zane, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:39 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:39 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:23 | La Salle | Charles Truitt snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 18:07 | La Salle | Brunon Jagielski is called for the reach on Rodney Rogers - foul #2 on Brunon Jagielski, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Dwayne Schiefelbein (SF) Charles Hill, Troy Cabezas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Ronald Ivy (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Andrew Purvis (C) David Dobson, Brunon Jagielski, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| 17:57 | La Salle | Fred Cherry is hacked by Norman Cason - foul #2 on Norman Cason, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | La Salle | Fred Cherry hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 39-38 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Wood | 39-38 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Harold Bunyard is called for the reach on John Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Zane (PF), John Bolander (C) Harold Bunyard, Charles Truitt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis buries a jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 17:13 | La Salle | John Bolander loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (SG), William Hubbard (SF) Rodney Rogers, Fred Cherry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski (SG) Ronald Ivy | |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Steven Overton (C) John Wood, Andrew Purvis | |
| 16:48 | La Salle | John Bolander misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Overton - foul #3 on Steven Overton, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG), Troy Cabezas (SF), Charles Truitt (PF) Dwayne Schiefelbein, William Hubbard, John Zane | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF) Steven Overton | |
| 16:48 | La Salle | John Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:48 | La Salle | John Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Dobson and he's fouled by Troy Cabezas - foul #1 on Troy Cabezas, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leonard Hendley (C) John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (C) Norman Cason | |
| 16:31 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:31 | La Salle | Charles Truitt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:15 | La Salle | Charles Truitt grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Rodney Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Truitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Hendley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Britt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the fadeaway in the paint | 41-44 |
| 15:38 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-44 |
| 15:37 | La Salle | Charles Hill tips it in | 43-44 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 15:28 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:21 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:20 | La Salle | Leonard Hendley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:57 | La Salle | Leonard Hendley is hacked by Antonio Douglas - foul #1 on Antonio Douglas, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Dwayne Schiefelbein (SG), Fred Cherry (SF), John Zane (PF), John Bolander (C) Rodney Rogers, Charles Hill, Troy Cabezas, Charles Truitt, Leonard Hendley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SF), John Stroinski (PF), Steven Overton (C) David Dobson, Tommy Powell, Andrew Britt, Antonio Douglas | |
| 14:51 | La Salle | Fred Cherry misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | John Zane takes the ball from Ronald Ivy | 43-44 |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Fred Cherry can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Ivy - foul #2 on Ronald Ivy, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Fred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Fred Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Bunyard - foul #4 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | La Salle | William Hubbard (SF) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Zane - foul #1 on John Zane, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (SG), Phillip McGinity (C) William Hubbard, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:59 | La Salle | John Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:41 | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:40 | La Salle | John Zane gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:20 | La Salle | Charles Hill is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG), William Hubbard (SF), Leonard Hendley (C) Dwayne Schiefelbein, Fred Cherry, Phillip McGinity | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Earl Sklar (SF), Norman Cason (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, John Stroinski | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Earl Sklar hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:32 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Zane | 46-46 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski's pass is intercepted by Rodney Rogers in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 12:14 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 12:12 | La Salle | John Zane misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 12:10 | La Salle | William Hubbard snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:03 | La Salle | Leonard Hendley loses the ball out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF), Charles Truitt (PF), John Bolander (C) William Hubbard, John Zane, Leonard Hendley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), Andrew Purvis (C) David Dobson, Brunon Jagielski, Earl Sklar, Steven Overton | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodney Rogers - foul #2 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fred Cherry (PG) Rodney Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Stroinski (PF) Norman Cason | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Fred Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Truitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bolander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Britt (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | La Salle | Andrew Purvis swats the dunk try by Fred Cherry | 46-48 |
| 11:21 | La Salle | Fred Cherry tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 11:05 | La Salle | John Bolander pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:00 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andrew Purvis | 46-48 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | John Wood connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Tommy Powell | 46-51 |
| 10:21 | La Salle | John Wood is called for the reach on Fred Cherry - foul #1 on John Wood, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein (PG), Rodney Rogers (SG), William Hubbard (SF), Phillip McGinity (C) Charles Hill, Troy Cabezas, Charles Truitt, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Earl Sklar (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Antonio Douglas (C) John Wood, Andrew Britt, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Andrew Purvis | |
| 10:21 | La Salle | Fred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:21 | La Salle | Fred Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Phillip McGinity - foul #1 on Phillip McGinity, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Zane (PF), Leonard Hendley (C) Fred Cherry, Phillip McGinity | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski (SG), Steven Overton (C) Earl Sklar, Antonio Douglas | |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven Overton - foul #4 on Steven Overton, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (C) Steven Overton | |
| 09:44 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas is open but misses the lay-in | 47-53 |
| 09:29 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Leonard Hendley | 47-53 |
| 09:23 | La Salle | Leonard Hendley banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwayne Schiefelbein and he's hacked by Antonio Douglas - foul #2 on Antonio Douglas, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Stroinski (PF) Norman Cason | |
| 09:23 | La Salle | Leonard Hendley makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | David Dobson is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Schiefelbein - foul #2 on Dwayne Schiefelbein, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:04 | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dwayne Schiefelbein, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF), Phillip McGinity (C) William Hubbard, Leonard Hendley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF) Brunon Jagielski | |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 50-55 |
| 08:55 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Rodney Rogers | 50-55 |
| 08:48 | La Salle | Phillip McGinity makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Rogers | 53-55 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the floater from the left side set up by Ronald Ivy | 53-57 |
| 08:05 | La Salle | John Zane hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Rogers | 55-57 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 07:46 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Rodney Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Cabezas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Zane (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip McGinity (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas buries a runner in the lane set up by Rodney Rogers | 57-57 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | David Dobson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 06:56 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Schiefelbein | 60-59 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 06:44 | La Salle | Phillip McGinity grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 06:40 | La Salle | John Zane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | David Dobson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:20 | La Salle | Phillip McGinity grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 06:16 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers scores on a shot from the left side set up by Dwayne Schiefelbein | 62-59 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the floater from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 06:00 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Charles Hill (SG), Fred Cherry (SF), Charles Truitt (PF), John Bolander (C) Rodney Rogers, Dwayne Schiefelbein, Troy Cabezas, John Zane, Phillip McGinity | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Brunon Jagielski (SG), Andrew Britt (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Steven Overton (C) David Dobson, Ronald Ivy, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Antonio Douglas | |
| 05:43 | La Salle | Charles Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt is fouled on the floor by Fred Cherry - foul #2 on Fred Cherry, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:23 | La Salle | John Bolander grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:54 | La Salle | Fred Cherry knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Bunyard | 67-61 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Cherry - foul #3 on Fred Cherry, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:41 | La Salle | Charles Hill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-63 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Wood | 67-66 |
| 03:52 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Overton - foul #5 on Steven Overton, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF), John Zane (PF), Leonard Hendley (C) Fred Cherry, Charles Truitt, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Earl Sklar (SF), John Stroinski (PF), Andrew Purvis (C) John Wood, Andrew Britt, Norman Cason, Steven Overton | |
| 03:52 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:52 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Dobson | 69-69 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Zane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Hendley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Earl Sklar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas's fadeaway is rejected by John Stroinski | 69-69 |
| 03:22 | La Salle | John Zane tips it back up and in | 71-69 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 71-69 |
| 03:02 | La Salle | Charles Hill snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 02:56 | La Salle | John Stroinski is called for the reach on Harold Bunyard - foul #1 on John Stroinski, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | William Hubbard (SF), Phillip McGinity (C) Troy Cabezas, John Zane | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF) Earl Sklar | |
| 02:56 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:56 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (SG), Fred Cherry (PF) Charles Hill, Leonard Hendley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy (SG), Norman Cason (C) Brunon Jagielski, Andrew Purvis | |
| 02:25 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF), John Bolander (C) William Hubbard, Phillip McGinity | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt (SG), Antonio Douglas (C) Ronald Ivy, John Stroinski | |
| 02:10 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 75-69 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein (SG) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski (SG), Andrew Purvis (C) Andrew Britt, Antonio Douglas | |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses the floater from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Charles Hill (SG), John Zane (PF) Rodney Rogers, Dwayne Schiefelbein, Fred Cherry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Stroinski (PF) Andrew Purvis | |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Bunyard - foul #5 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Powell - foul #2 on Tommy Powell, team foul #12 | 78-70 |
| 01:05 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:05 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-70 |
| 00:57 | La Salle | John Bolander gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | La Salle | John Bolander is hacked by Brunon Jagielski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brunon Jagielski, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fred Cherry (SF) Troy Cabezas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:55 | La Salle | John Bolander misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:55 | La Salle | John Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | John Bolander steals the ball from Tommy Powell in the backcourt | 80-70 |
| 00:50 | La Salle | John Stroinski is called for the reach on Charles Hill - foul #2 on John Stroinski, team foul #14 | 80-70 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein (SF), Leonard Hendley (C) John Zane, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Ronald Ivy (SF), Andrew Purvis (C) David Dobson, Brunon Jagielski, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski | |
| 00:50 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:50 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | John Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 82-70 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Truitt (C) Charles Hill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein's layup is rejected by Norman Cason | 82-70 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason snags the defensive board | 82-70 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis misses the lay-in | 82-70 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Wood and he's hacked by Charles Truitt - foul #2 on Charles Truitt, team foul #12 | 82-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | William Hubbard (SF) Leonard Hendley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis makes the free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers runs out the clock | 82-73 |