| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josef Linkowski (fresh) SG - Max Rollins (fresh) SF - Jerrell Butler (fresh) PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) C - William Fifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Lee Marsden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Max Rollins loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | William Fifer swats the short shot by Charles Guy | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Florida | Lee Marsden misses the jump hook in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Florida | Josef Linkowski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Florida | Josef Linkowski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Florida | Max Rollins grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Florida | Josef Linkowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Florida | Lee Marsden tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Florida | Max Rollins scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Josef Linkowski | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas is hacked by Jerrell Butler - foul #1 on Jerrell Butler, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Gibson (SG), Randy Menard (C) Max Rollins, William Fifer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Florida | Randy Menard snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Florida | Timothy Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Butterworth (SG), Martin Davis (PF), William Fifer (C) Josef Linkowski, Jerrell Butler, Lee Marsden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Charles Funk (SF), Tony Waites (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway, Christopher Roundtree, Thomas Douglas | |
| 16:09 | Florida | Martin Davis is fouled on the floor by Charles Funk - foul #1 on Charles Funk, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Max Rollins (SG) Eugene Butterworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:49 | Florida | William Fifer misses the jump hook in the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites grabs the board | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Timothy Gibson (fresh) SG - Max Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Menard (fresh) PF - Martin Davis (fresh) C - William Fifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Russell Matheney (fresh) SG - Henry Reeves (fresh) SF - Charles Funk (fresh) PF - Tony Waites (fresh) C - Cary Boothby (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Russell Matheney | 4-5 |
| 15:20 | Florida | Max Rollins clanks a turnaround from the right block | 4-5 |
| 15:19 | Florida | Max Rollins grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:08 | Florida | Max Rollins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 14:48 | Florida | Randy Menard pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:42 | Florida | Randy Menard is hacked by Charles Funk - foul #2 on Charles Funk, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Josef Linkowski (PG), Jerrell Butler (SF), Lee Marsden (PF) Timothy Gibson, Martin Davis, William Fifer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Christopher Roundtree (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves, Charles Funk, Tony Waites, Cary Boothby | |
| 14:16 | Florida | Jerrell Butler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Lee Marsden grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:57 | Florida | Max Rollins scores on a runner from close range set up by Josef Linkowski and the foul's on Raymond Snyder - foul #1 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Davis (C) Randy Menard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:57 | Florida | Max Rollins makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Davis | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 13:13 | Florida | Martin Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:07 | Florida | Max Rollins's floater is tipped away by Christopher Roundtree | 7-5 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Gibson (SG), William Fifer (C) Max Rollins, Martin Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:54 | Florida | Timothy Gibson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 12:53 | Florida | Josef Linkowski gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:41 | Florida | Josef Linkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerrell Butler and he's fouled by Charles Guy - foul #1 on Charles Guy, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 12:41 | Florida | Josef Linkowski makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 11:59 | Florida | Timothy Gibson lays it in set up by Josef Linkowski | 12-8 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Josef Linkowski steals it from Charles Guy in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 11:37 | Florida | Lee Marsden misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josef Linkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerrell Butler (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Butterworth (SG), Randy Menard (SF) Josef Linkowski, Jerrell Butler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Noel Warf (SF), Tony Waites (PF) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway, Christopher Roundtree | |
| 10:55 | Florida | William Fifer banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Gibson | 14-8 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Noel Warf pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Noel Warf tips it home | 14-10 |
| 10:15 | Florida | Russell Matheney is called for the reach on Timothy Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Matheney, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Max Rollins (SG), Martin Davis (PF), Nathaniel Nguyen (C) Eugene Butterworth, Lee Marsden, William Fifer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree (PF) Thomas Douglas | |
| 10:05 | Florida | Henry Reeves steals it from Max Rollins | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves jams it | 14-12 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Randy Menard's floater is tipped away by Christopher Roundtree | 14-12 |
| 09:47 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Max Rollins | 14-12 |
| 09:36 | Florida | Timothy Gibson loses the dribble to Christopher Roundtree | 14-12 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Noel Warf's pass is intercepted by Max Rollins | 14-12 |
| 09:09 | Florida | Noel Warf is called for the reach on Randy Menard - foul #1 on Noel Warf, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Josef Linkowski (PG), Jerrell Butler (SF) Timothy Gibson, Nathaniel Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Harold Attaway (SF) Russell Matheney, Noel Warf | |
| 09:09 | Florida | Randy Menard misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Roundtree | 14-12 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Guy | 14-15 |
| 08:33 | Florida | Randy Menard buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Josef Linkowski | 16-15 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is hacked by Jerrell Butler - foul #2 on Jerrell Butler, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Florida | Lee Marsden (PF), William Fifer (C) Jerrell Butler, Martin Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Christopher Roundtree, Tony Waites | |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Randy Menard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Reeves - foul #1 on Henry Reeves, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Gibson (SG) Max Rollins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Noel Warf (SG), Christopher Roundtree (PF) Henry Reeves, Arthur Galusha | |
| 07:22 | Florida | Randy Menard misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Randy Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josef Linkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Menard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fifer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noel Warf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Timothy Gibson is called for the reach on Noel Warf - foul #1 on Timothy Gibson, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Davis (SF) Randy Menard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy double dribbles | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha (SF) Harold Attaway | |
| 06:31 | Florida | Martin Davis misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Galusha - foul #1 on Arthur Galusha, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Martin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Martin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses short on a shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree can't tip it in | 17-18 |
| 06:10 | Florida | William Fifer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:56 | Florida | Martin Davis knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Fifer | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Josef Linkowski steals the ball from Christopher Roundtree | 19-18 |
| 05:07 | Florida | Josef Linkowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree blows the dunk | 19-18 |
| 04:46 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Fifer | 19-18 |
| 04:30 | Florida | William Fifer is called for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Ferron (PG), Max Rollins (SG), Randy Menard (SF), Nathaniel Nguyen (C) Josef Linkowski, Timothy Gibson, Lee Marsden, William Fifer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Tony Waites (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Charles Guy, Noel Warf, Arthur Galusha, Christopher Roundtree, Thomas Douglas | |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Nguyen | 19-18 |
| 04:09 | Florida | Max Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 03:56 | Florida | Nathaniel Nguyen connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Ferron | 21-18 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Max Rollins - foul #1 on Max Rollins, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerrell Butler (SF) Martin Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder (SG) Russell Matheney | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:20 | Florida | Randy Menard is hacked by Tony Waites - foul #1 on Tony Waites, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Gibson (PG), Lee Marsden (PF) Christopher Ferron, Nathaniel Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas (C) Cary Boothby | |
| 03:20 | Florida | Randy Menard makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:20 | Florida | Randy Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder grabs the board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Timothy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerrell Butler (fresh) PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Menard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Henry Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Waites (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Attaway | 22-23 |
| 02:48 | Florida | Randy Menard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Douglas - foul #1 on Thomas Douglas, team foul #11 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Josef Linkowski (PG) Timothy Gibson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree (PF) Tony Waites | |
| 02:48 | Florida | Randy Menard makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:48 | Florida | Randy Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Lee Marsden swats the dunk try by Harold Attaway | 24-23 |
| 02:24 | Florida | Jerrell Butler grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 01:58 | Florida | Max Rollins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Snyder - foul #3 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #12 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Florida | William Fifer (C) Randy Menard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG) Raymond Snyder | |
| 01:58 | Florida | Max Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:58 | Florida | Max Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 01:25 | Florida | Lee Marsden scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerrell Butler | 28-25 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Attaway | 28-28 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Josef Linkowski is whistled for a carry | 28-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Timothy Gibson (SG) Max Rollins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Funk (SF), Tony Waites (C) Harold Attaway, Thomas Douglas | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Butterworth (SG), Randy Menard (PF) Josef Linkowski, Lee Marsden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Noel Warf (SF), Cary Boothby (C) Henry Reeves, Christopher Roundtree | |
| 00:43 | Florida | Jerrell Butler connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Gibson and he's fouled by Noel Warf - foul #2 on Noel Warf, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Jerrell Butler makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is hacked by Timothy Gibson - foul #2 on Timothy Gibson, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Davis (PF) Jerrell Butler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk misses the runner near the basket | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Florida | The rebound goes to Martin Davis | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Martin Davis misses the fullcourt shot | 31-28 |