| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) C - George Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - David Lokey (fresh) PF - Jason Moline (fresh) C - Marvin Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | DePaul | William Kyle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | George Hansen is fouled on the floor by Marvin Rogers - foul #1 on Marvin Rogers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | William Kyle is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | George Hansen travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | The short jumper by Marvin Rogers is denied by Jermaine Whitten | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers is fouled on the floor by Scott Andrews - foul #1 on Scott Andrews, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | George Hansen denies the turnaround by William Kyle | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Rogers | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Scott Andrews is called for the reach on Marvin Rogers - foul #2 on Scott Andrews, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF) Scott Andrews | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:26 | DePaul | William Kyle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Lokey | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | David Early can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Marvin Rogers - foul #2 on Marvin Rogers, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Carmen Evans (C) William Kyle, Marvin Rogers | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Jason Moline gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:48 | DePaul | David Lokey drills a jump hook in the lane | 1-5 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Boss | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Robert Burke misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Boss | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Early (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hansen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - David Lokey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Moline (fairly fresh) C - Carmen Evans (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | DePaul | Robert Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), Garland Mills (PF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), William Kyle (SG), William Buckley (C) Kelly Hicks, David Lokey, Jason Moline | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Ronald Hollingsworth is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | David Early scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clyde Kerr | 9-5 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William Kyle | 9-7 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | David Williams's layup is rejected by William Buckley | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Early | 11-7 |
| 14:12 | DePaul | David Williams steals it from Carmen Evans | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills can't connect on a floater from the right side | 11-7 |
| 14:02 | DePaul | Carmen Evans grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Robert Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:45 | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Robert Burke is fouled on the floor by David Early - foul #1 on David Early, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Larry Dunford (SG), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) James Smith, David Early, Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), David Lokey (SF), Jason Moline (PF) William Kyle, Robert Burke, Carmen Evans | |
| 13:09 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Jason Moline tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten buries a floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Boss | 13-7 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | William Buckley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses the jump hook in the lane | 13-10 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | William Buckley gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Larry Dunford picks off the pass by Ronald Hollingsworth | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Kerr (fairly fresh) PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) SG - Ronald Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) SF - David Lokey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Buckley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Jason Moline's fadeaway is rejected by Jermaine Whitten | 16-10 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Hansen | 16-10 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Moline steals the ball from Jermaine Whitten | 16-10 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Jermaine Whitten takes the ball from Kelly Hicks | 16-10 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten loses the ball out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF), Garland Mills (PF) Clyde Kerr, Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Kenneth Zurcher (C) Ronald Hollingsworth, William Buckley | |
| 10:29 | DePaul | William Kyle buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Lokey | 16-12 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | George Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, George Hansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SF), Carmen Evans (PF) David Lokey, Jason Moline | |
| 09:54 | DePaul | Carmen Evans knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kelly Hicks | 16-14 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison (SG) Larry Dunford | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:34 | DePaul | William Kyle connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harley Barroso (SF) Kelly Hicks | |
| 09:34 | DePaul | William Kyle makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | David Early's pass is intercepted by Harley Barroso | 16-17 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Carmen Evans comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Garland Mills - foul #1 on Garland Mills, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) James Smith, Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Lokey (SF), Jason Moline (PF) Harley Barroso, Kenneth Zurcher | |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Carmen Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jermaine Whitten | 16-18 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Lokey - foul #1 on David Lokey, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG) Randy Dennison | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG) Robert Burke | |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | DePaul | Carmen Evans pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | David Early gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | George Hansen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | David Lokey gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Carmen Evans misses the easy layup | 17-18 |
| 07:58 | DePaul | William Kyle snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:33 | DePaul | William Kyle is fouled on the floor by George Hansen - foul #1 on George Hansen, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SF) David Early | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), William Buckley (C) William Kyle, Carmen Evans | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - David Lokey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:04 | DePaul | David Lokey's fadeaway is rejected by George Hansen | 17-18 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr is hacked by William Buckley - foul #1 on William Buckley, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Randy Dennison (SG), Garland Mills (PF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), Harley Barroso (SF), Kenneth Zurcher (C) Kelly Hicks, David Lokey, Jason Moline | |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | David Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-18 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Garland Mills | 20-18 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | James Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Hollingsworth - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG), David Early (SF) James Smith, Clyde Kerr | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Jason Moline (PF) Harley Barroso, William Buckley | |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Early comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG) Randy Dennison | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), David Lokey (SF) Ronald Hollingsworth, Robert Burke | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jason Moline | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Jason Moline drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Zurcher | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:10 | DePaul | William Kyle pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:03 | DePaul | William Kyle hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Lokey | 21-25 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | William Kyle steps in front of the Larry Dunford pass | 21-25 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Kyle | 21-27 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | David Early drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Jason Moline - foul #1 on Jason Moline, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Buckley (C) Kenneth Zurcher | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Jason Moline grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | David Lokey can't connect on a jumper from close range | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | William Buckley hits the follow up shot | 23-29 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten drills a jump hook near the basket | 25-29 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Thomas Boss steps in front of the Kelly Hicks pass in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Jason Moline misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jermaine Whitten - foul #1 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), Scott Andrews (SF) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, David Early | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Harley Barroso (SF), Marvin Rogers (C) William Kyle, David Lokey, William Buckley | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Jason Moline misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Jason Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Clyde Kerr (fresh) SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - Harley Barroso (fresh) PF - Jason Moline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | James Smith is hacked by Harley Barroso - foul #1 on Harley Barroso, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carmen Evans (PF) Jason Moline | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers loses the dribble to James Smith | 30-30 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Kelly Hicks is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Kelly Hicks, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garland Mills (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Harley Barroso gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | James Smith is called for the reach on Carmen Evans - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Larry Dunford (SG), David Williams (C) James Smith, Clyde Kerr, George Hansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG), David Lokey (SF) Kelly Hicks, Harley Barroso | |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | David Lokey steals it from Thomas Boss | 31-32 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | David Lokey lays it up and in | 31-34 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Carmen Evans swats the shot by Thomas Boss | 31-34 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Carmen Evans snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lokey | 31-37 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 01:03 | DePaul | Marvin Rogers grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | David Lokey is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG), David Early (SF), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) Larry Dunford, Scott Andrews, Garland Mills, David Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), William Kyle (SG), Jason Moline (PF), William Buckley (C) Ronald Hollingsworth, Robert Burke, Carmen Evans, Marvin Rogers | |
| 00:45 | DePaul | David Lokey makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | David Lokey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses the dunk attempt | 31-39 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | William Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | William Buckley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the lay-in | 31-39 |