| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Del Uriarte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Richard Baxter inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Del Uriarte comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clyde Kerr - foul #3 on Clyde Kerr, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF) Clyde Kerr | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:43 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss misses the lay-in | 38-27 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Richard Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:07 | Howard | Mark Lemelin knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Del Uriarte | 38-29 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 18:24 | Howard | Orville Aaberg connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Norman | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Hansen | 43-32 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Orville Aaberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | David Early gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo scores on a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Boss | 45-32 |
| 17:24 | Howard | Timothy Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Manning (C) Mark Lemelin | |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss hits a turnaround near the basket | 47-32 |
| 16:54 | Howard | William Manning loses the dribble to David Early | 47-32 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | George Hansen clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Manning - foul #1 on William Manning, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Stanley Devaughn (SG), James Stevenson (C) Orville Aaberg, Del Uriarte, Timothy Norman | |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | George Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:16 | Howard | William Manning comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (SG) Melvin Lacayo | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:16 | Howard | William Manning makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:16 | Howard | William Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | David Early pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | William Manning is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #2 on William Manning, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Crumble (SG), Clyde Kerr (SF), Kenneth Conrad (C) Thomas Boss, David Early, George Hansen | |
| Subs | Howard | Stephen Brumit (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Richard Baxter, James Stevenson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Crumble (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Devaughn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Brumit (fresh) PF - William Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | David Williams's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mathis | 48-33 |
| 15:34 | Howard | Thomas Mathis lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr can't finish the layup | 48-35 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Stephen Brumit grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:09 | Howard | William Manning misses the turnaround from the right block | 48-35 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr is called for a charge - foul #4 on Clyde Kerr, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Melvin Lacayo (SG), David Early (SF), Jermaine Whitten (PF) James Smith, Billy Crumble, Clyde Kerr, Kenneth Conrad | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Del Uriarte (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), Timothy Norman (PF) Thomas Mathis, Stanley Devaughn, Stephen Brumit, William Manning | |
| 14:16 | Howard | Richard Baxter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Timothy Norman tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | David Early clanks a driving attempt from close range | 48-37 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Richard Baxter pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Timothy Norman misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Jermaine Whitten - foul #1 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Hansen (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Howard | James Stevenson (C) Mark Lemelin | |
| 13:34 | Howard | Timothy Norman misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Timothy Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-38 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Orville Aaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:01 | Howard | James Stevenson makes the driving attempt in the paint | 48-40 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:21 | Howard | James Stevenson lays it in set up by Del Uriarte | 51-42 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | David Early knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Melvin Lacayo | 53-42 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Orville Aaberg is hacked by Jermaine Whitten - foul #2 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad (SF) David Early | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Devaughn (SG), Stephen Brumit (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Del Uriarte, Richard Baxter, James Stevenson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Devaughn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Brumit (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Howard | Mark Lemelin misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by George Hansen - foul #1 on George Hansen, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Mark Lemelin makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Mark Lemelin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | George Hansen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Boss | 55-44 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Orville Aaberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Lemelin | 55-47 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Conrad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Billy Crumble (SG), David Williams (PF) Thomas Boss, Melvin Lacayo, Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Richard Baxter (SF), William Manning (PF) Orville Aaberg, Stephen Brumit, Timothy Norman | |
| 10:18 | Howard | David Williams swats the layup by Mark Lemelin | 55-47 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Hansen | 55-47 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | James Smith hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Crumble | 57-47 |
| 09:51 | Howard | Mark Lemelin knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Baxter | 57-49 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | James Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Crumble and the foul's on William Manning - foul #3 on William Manning, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo (SG), David Early (PF) Billy Crumble, George Hansen | |
| Subs | Howard | Del Uriarte (SG), James Stevenson (C) Stanley Devaughn, Mark Lemelin | |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:32 | Howard | James Stevenson snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 09:23 | Howard | James Stevenson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on David Early | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Jermaine Whitten (PF) James Smith, Kenneth Conrad | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Timothy Norman (PF) Thomas Mathis, James Stevenson | |
| 08:43 | Howard | Timothy Norman lays it up and in on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 59-53 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Stevenson (C) William Manning | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Del Uriarte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | David Early tips it but misses | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Timothy Norman | 59-53 |
| 07:31 | Howard | James Stevenson blows the layup but the foul's on Jermaine Whitten - foul #3 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SF), George Hansen (C) David Early, David Williams | |
| Subs | Howard | Stephen Brumit (SF) Richard Baxter | |
| 07:31 | Howard | James Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:31 | Howard | James Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Del Uriarte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Brumit (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Orville Aaberg picks off the pass by Jermaine Whitten | 59-55 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Del Uriarte is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Whitten - foul #4 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (SG) Melvin Lacayo | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Baxter (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Stephen Brumit, James Stevenson | |
| 06:44 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Del Uriarte misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | James Smith is hacked by Del Uriarte - foul #3 on Del Uriarte, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Devaughn (SG) Del Uriarte | |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), William Manning (PF) Orville Aaberg, Timothy Norman | |
| 05:51 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn comes up short on the floater from the left side | 59-56 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Mark Lemelin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Richard Baxter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | David Early snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 05:11 | Howard | Mark Lemelin gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn lays it up and in on a great pass from William Manning | 59-58 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Stanley Devaughn steps in front of the Thomas Boss pass | 59-58 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo (SG), Jermaine Whitten (PF) James Smith, David Early | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Del Uriarte (SG), Timothy Norman (PF) Thomas Mathis, Stanley Devaughn, William Manning | |
| 04:27 | Howard | Richard Baxter's layup is rejected by Jermaine Whitten | 59-58 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten hits the finger roll | 61-58 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Orville Aaberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Baxter | 61-61 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Melvin Lacayo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Boss | 64-61 |
| 03:30 | Howard | Richard Baxter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jermaine Whitten | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Lacayo (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - George Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Del Uriarte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 03:15 | Howard | Timothy Norman pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Del Uriarte blows the layup but the foul's on Melvin Lacayo - foul #1 on Melvin Lacayo, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF) Clyde Kerr | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:09 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Baxter - foul #1 on Richard Baxter, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Manning (C) Mark Lemelin | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Timothy Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Del Uriarte hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 65-63 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Orville Aaberg is called for the reach on Thomas Boss - foul #2 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Norman - foul #2 on Timothy Norman, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (C) George Hansen | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:06 | Howard | Del Uriarte comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 02:05 | Howard | William Manning tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SF), George Hansen (C) David Early, David Williams | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lemelin (C) William Manning | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Baxter - foul #2 on Richard Baxter, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Mark Lemelin buries a shot from the right side set up by Orville Aaberg and he's fouled by Jermaine Whitten - foul #5 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:30 | Howard | Mark Lemelin makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | George Hansen comes up short on the shot in the lane | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:45 | Howard | Richard Baxter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Boss | 68-68 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-68 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to David Early | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | George Hansen connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Boss | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Orville Aaberg misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-68 |