| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Zachary Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Heldt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Uselton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Joshua Vito inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Edward Edwards misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ken Albrecht | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Ken Albrecht connects on the runner from the left block set up by James Heldt | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ken Albrecht - foul #2 on Ken Albrecht, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Daniel Holt pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Mike Hines drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nelson Devaughn | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Ken Albrecht clanks a jumper in the paint | 33-33 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown tips it in | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Edward Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Uselton | 38-36 |
| 17:24 | Samford | James Heldt steals it from Edward Edwards | 38-36 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Daniel Holt pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Joshua Vito is hacked by Ken Albrecht - foul #3 on Ken Albrecht, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Seymour (SF), Onwoachi Agbayani (PF) James Heldt, Ken Albrecht | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (SF), Kris Thompson (PF), Manuel Holmes (C) Joshua Vito, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| 16:39 | Samford | Gregory Brown steals it from Manuel Holmes | 38-36 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Kris Thompson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 40-38 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randell Jason (SG), Roderick Rife (SF) Zachary Stewart, Gregory Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), John Arnold (SG) Edward Edwards, Mike Hines | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randell Jason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Rife (fresh) PF - Onwoachi Agbayani (fresh) C - Clifford Uselton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Carlos Bolton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) PF - Kris Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Samford | Ernest Crosby knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Carlos Bolton | 40-40 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Carlos Bolton steps in front of the Clifford Uselton pass | 40-40 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Clifford Uselton swats the short shot by Carlos Bolton | 40-40 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Randell Jason | 40-40 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton misses the floater in the paint | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randell Jason | 43-40 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Carlos Bolton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Arnold | 43-42 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Roderick Rife banks in the layup set up by William Seymour | 45-42 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Kris Thompson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 45-42 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clifford Uselton | 45-42 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Roderick Rife is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roderick Rife, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart (PG), Gregory Brown (SG), James Heldt (SF), Ken Albrecht (PF), Angel Ricci (C) William Seymour, Randell Jason, Roderick Rife, Onwoachi Agbayani, Clifford Uselton | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), Mike Hines (SG), Joshua Vito (SF), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Carlos Bolton, John Arnold, Ernest Crosby, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| 12:59 | Samford | Zachary Stewart picks off the pass by Joshua Vito | 45-42 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | James Heldt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zachary Stewart | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Joshua Vito scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Edwards | 47-44 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani (C) Angel Ricci | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:25 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Brown | 49-44 |
| 11:48 | Samford | Daniel Holt is fouled on the floor by Ken Albrecht - foul #4 on Ken Albrecht, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton (C) Ken Albrecht | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Zachary Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Heldt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Onwoachi Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Uselton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses long on a runner in the paint | 49-44 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Heldt | 49-44 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown double dribbles | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Joshua Vito clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Heldt - foul #1 on James Heldt, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Joshua Vito misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Joshua Vito makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Hines - foul #1 on Mike Hines, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Seymour (SF) James Heldt | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn throws it down set up by Mike Hines and he's fouled by Zachary Stewart - foul #1 on Zachary Stewart, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Angel Ricci (PF) Onwoachi Agbayani | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (SF) Joshua Vito | |
| 10:44 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Edward Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clifford Uselton | 51-48 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randell Jason (SG), James Heldt (SF), Onwoachi Agbayani (PF) Zachary Stewart, Gregory Brown, Angel Ricci | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), John Arnold (SG), Kris Thompson (PF), Manuel Holmes (C) Edward Edwards, Mike Hines, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| 09:26 | Samford | Carlos Bolton is fouled on the floor by William Seymour - foul #1 on William Seymour, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Angel Ricci (C) Clifford Uselton | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Vito (SF) Manuel Holmes | |
| 09:26 | Samford | Carlos Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Carlos Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | William Seymour can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Ernest Crosby gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Joshua Vito can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Carlos Bolton gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Kris Thompson slams it home on a great pass from Joshua Vito and he's hacked by Angel Ricci - foul #1 on Angel Ricci, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart (PG) Randell Jason | |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG) John Arnold | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Kris Thompson makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart is fouled on the floor by Joshua Vito - foul #2 on Joshua Vito, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown (SG), Clifford Uselton (C) James Heldt, Angel Ricci | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG) Carlos Bolton | |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nelson Devaughn (C) Kris Thompson | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Joshua Vito misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Ernest Crosby tips it in | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernest Crosby - foul #1 on Ernest Crosby, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roderick Rife (SF) William Seymour | |
| Subs | Samford | Kris Thompson (SF), Daniel Holt (PF) Joshua Vito, Ernest Crosby | |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Zachary Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roderick Rife (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Onwoachi Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Uselton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kris Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Kris Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 07:27 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Devaughn | 53-55 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Clifford Uselton steps in front of the Nelson Devaughn pass | 53-55 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 53-57 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Onwoachi Agbayani snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Heldt (SF), Ken Albrecht (PF) Roderick Rife, Onwoachi Agbayani | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Vito (SF) Kris Thompson | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Joshua Vito grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Joshua Vito's pass is intercepted by Gregory Brown | 53-57 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown lays it up and in | 55-57 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Joshua Vito tips it but misses | 55-57 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Daniel Holt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Heldt | 55-57 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart is hacked by Edward Edwards - foul #3 on Edward Edwards, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Seymour (PG) Zachary Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (C) Nelson Devaughn | |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Ken Albrecht comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Mike Hines pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Daniel Holt clanks a jump hook in the paint | 55-57 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clifford Uselton | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Heldt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ken Albrecht (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Uselton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Hines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | James Heldt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-57 |
| 03:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ernest Crosby | 55-57 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Daniel Holt banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Edwards | 55-59 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | William Seymour misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Ernest Crosby snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Joshua Vito makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Edwards | 55-62 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ken Albrecht | 58-62 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Daniel Holt can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Ernest Crosby snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 01:52 | Samford | James Heldt is called for the reach on Daniel Holt - foul #2 on James Heldt, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart (PG) William Seymour | |
| Subs | Samford | Nelson Devaughn (C) Ernest Crosby | |
| 01:52 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Ken Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart misses the fadeaway from the right block | 58-62 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Joshua Vito drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Hines and the foul's on James Heldt - foul #3 on James Heldt, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Joshua Vito makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton knocks in the runner in the paint | 60-65 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Gregory Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | James Heldt tips it home | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Gregory Brown is called for the reach on Mike Hines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Brown, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (PF) Daniel Holt | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Mike Hines misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Mike Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Gregory Brown is called for the reach on Nelson Devaughn - foul #2 on Gregory Brown, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Clifford Uselton is whistled for a carry | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Mike Hines is hacked by Zachary Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Stewart, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Ken Albrecht grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart is fouled on the floor by Edward Edwards - foul #4 on Edward Edwards, team foul #5 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Holt (PF) Ernest Crosby | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | James Heldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Zachary Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Mike Hines grabs the board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Mike Hines runs out the clock | 62-68 |