| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Almon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss is hacked by Scott Taylor - foul #1 on Scott Taylor, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | George Hansen gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr is fouled on the floor by Danny Daddario - foul #2 on Danny Daddario, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Boss | 24-36 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | Melvin Lacayo takes the ball from Scott Taylor | 24-36 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 24-36 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | George Hansen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Wright (PG), Colin Lally (SF), Alec York (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Michael Hansley, Danny Daddario, Scott Taylor, David Almon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF) Clyde Kerr | |
| 16:57 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Boss | 24-38 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally lays it in set up by William Wright | 26-38 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Alec York swats the short shot by David Early | 26-38 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | David Early tips it in | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Colin Lally (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alec York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Early (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - George Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright is hacked by Thomas Boss - foul #1 on Thomas Boss, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Danny Daddario (SF), Scott Taylor (PF), David Almon (C) Gustavo Romano, Colin Lally, Alec York, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Billy Crumble (SG), Clyde Kerr (SF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Melvin Lacayo, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 26-40 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | David Almon tips it but misses | 26-43 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Daddario | 26-43 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Melvin Lacayo (SG) James Smith, Billy Crumble | |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | David Williams makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Lacayo and the foul's on Ross Olson - foul #4 on Ross Olson, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Colin Lally (SF), Alec York (PF) Ross Olson, William Wright, Danny Daddario, Scott Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad (SF) Clyde Kerr | |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | David Williams makes the free throw | 29-46 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-46 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Boss | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano's floater is knocked away by David Early | 29-48 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Williams | 29-51 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | David Early takes the ball from Michael Hansley | 29-51 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Early | 29-54 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | David Almon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Melvin Lacayo - foul #3 on Melvin Lacayo, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario (SF), Scott Taylor (PF) Colin Lally, Alec York | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (SG), Clyde Kerr (SF), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) Melvin Lacayo, Kenneth Conrad, David Williams, David Early | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | David Almon makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jermaine Whitten | 32-56 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Hansley | 34-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Almon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | George Hansen is whistled for a carry | 34-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins (PG), William Wright (SG), Alec York (C) Michael Hansley, Gustavo Romano, David Almon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo (SG) Thomas Boss | |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright loses the dribble to Melvin Lacayo | 34-56 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Danny Daddario - foul #3 on Danny Daddario, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Melvin Lacayo is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #4 on Melvin Lacayo, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson (C) Scott Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble (SG), David Early (SF) Melvin Lacayo, Clyde Kerr | |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Peter Collins, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Colin Lally (SF) Peter Collins, Danny Daddario | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG) Billy Crumble | |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), Scott Taylor (PF) William Wright, Alec York | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | George Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Early - foul #1 on David Early, team foul #5 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble (SG) James Smith | |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | George Hansen can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-59 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | George Hansen buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Boss | 39-61 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Hansley | 42-61 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | George Hansen scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Billy Crumble | 42-63 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson and he's fouled by Billy Crumble - foul #1 on Billy Crumble, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Wright (PG), Danny Daddario (SF), Alec York (PF), David Almon (C) Michael Hansley, Colin Lally, Scott Taylor, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Clyde Kerr (SF), David Williams (PF), Kenneth Conrad (C) Thomas Boss, David Early, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Gustavo Romano steals it from David Williams | 45-63 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano lays it up and in | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alec York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Almon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Crumble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad blows the dunk but the foul's on David Almon - foul #2 on David Almon, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo (SG) Billy Crumble | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Wright | 47-64 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Kerr takes the ball from William Wright | 47-64 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr lays it up and in | 47-66 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alec York drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Wright and the foul's on Melvin Lacayo - foul #5 on Melvin Lacayo, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), David Early (PF) Melvin Lacayo, Kenneth Conrad | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alec York makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses long on a runner from the left block | 50-66 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 50-68 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by William Wright and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Alec York, David Almon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) David Early, David Williams | |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario misses the free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | George Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:32 | Rhode Island | Scott Taylor takes the ball from George Hansen | 52-68 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Danny Daddario, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Colin Lally (SF) William Wright, Danny Daddario | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble (SG), David Early (SF) James Smith, Clyde Kerr | |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-68 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | George Hansen hits the follow up shot | 52-70 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jermaine Whitten - foul #1 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Crumble and he's fouled by Gustavo Romano - foul #3 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #9 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), David Almon (C) Ross Olson, Scott Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (SG) Billy Crumble | |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | George Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | George Hansen is whistled for traveling | 53-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Wright (SG), Alec York (PF) Gustavo Romano, David Almon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble (SG), Kenneth Conrad (SF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Colin Lally (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Alec York (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Billy Crumble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Conrad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Early (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Smith is called for the reach on Michael Hansley - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Colin Lally - foul #3 on Colin Lally, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | David Early pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad misses the easy layup | 54-75 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley grabs the board | 54-75 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Smith steps in front of the Michael Hansley pass in the backcourt | 54-75 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | James Smith lays it in | 54-77 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright is hacked by Kenneth Conrad - foul #1 on Kenneth Conrad, team foul #11 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison (PG) James Smith | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-77 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Early | 56-77 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Colin Lally steps in front of the Kenneth Conrad pass | 56-77 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Conrad steals the ball from Colin Lally | 56-77 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | David Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Conrad | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-79 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | David Williams blows the dunk | 56-79 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble tips it home | 56-81 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-81 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison runs out the clock | 56-81 |