| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Justin Smolski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Yaeger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bertram (fresh) PF - Raymond Brummett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Bertram inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bertram | 33-29 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Westhoff | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett tips it home | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Bertram | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Smolski - foul #1 on Justin Smolski, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin (PG), William Haupt (SG), Nicolas Rowland (SF), Paul Weber (PF) Justin Smolski, George Yaeger, Richard Bertram, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Kevin Debord steals it from Anthony Griffin | 37-34 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Smolski (PG), George Yaeger (SG), Robert Perrigo (SF), Raymond Brummett (PF), Matthew Gray (C) Anthony Griffin, William Haupt, Nicolas Rowland, Paul Weber, Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Kevin Debord | |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery is fouled on the floor by Justin Smolski - foul #2 on Justin Smolski, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin (PG), Matthew Harmon (C) Justin Smolski, Matthew Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF) Roy Greene | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Brummett - foul #1 on Raymond Brummett, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG) Lewis Avery | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Anthony Griffin | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Anthony Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Yaeger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Perrigo (fresh) PF - Raymond Brummett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Harmon steals it from Anthony Westhoff | 42-34 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett connects on the jump hook in the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Harmon | 44-34 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Perrigo gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Larry Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Westhoff | 44-36 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Jason Desilets denies the turnaround by Matthew Harmon | 44-36 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Desilets | 47-41 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Desilets | 47-41 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Larry Murray is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Smolski (PG), William Haupt (SG), Richard Bertram (SF), Paul Weber (PF), Matthew Gray (C) Anthony Griffin, George Yaeger, Robert Perrigo, Raymond Brummett, Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Justin Smolski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Haupt (fresh) SF - Richard Bertram (fresh) PF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Fullerton - foul #1 on James Fullerton, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Roy Greene gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Matthew Gray denies the turnaround by James Fullerton | 49-41 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Yaeger (SG), Raymond Brummett (PF) William Haupt, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett is hacked by Jonathan Pannell - foul #3 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) James Fullerton | |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray knocks in the shot in the lane | 51-41 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Haupt (SG), Nicolas Rowland (SF), Paul Weber (PF), Matthew Harmon (C) George Yaeger, Richard Bertram, Raymond Brummett, Matthew Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 53-41 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Fullerton and he's hacked by Justin Smolski - foul #3 on Justin Smolski, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Yaeger (SG), Richard Bertram (SF), Raymond Brummett (PF) William Haupt, Nicolas Rowland, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) James Fullerton | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Richard Bertram is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Mancini - foul #1 on Alvaro Mancini, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland (SF), Matthew Gray (C) Richard Bertram, Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Greene (PF) Anthony Westhoff | |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray's floater is tipped away by Jason Desilets | 53-43 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 53-43 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Justin Smolski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Yaeger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Brummett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Roy Greene is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Bertram (SF), Matthew Harmon (C) Nicolas Rowland, Matthew Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Roy Greene, Jason Desilets | |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | James Fullerton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Yaeger - foul #1 on George Yaeger, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Haupt (SG), Nicolas Rowland (SF), Paul Weber (PF) George Yaeger, Richard Bertram, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, Kevin Debord | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | James Fullerton makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | James Fullerton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Justin Smolski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Yaeger (SG), Richard Bertram (SF), Raymond Brummett (PF) William Haupt, Nicolas Rowland, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) James Fullerton, Jason Desilets | |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Raymond Brummett makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by George Yaeger | 55-45 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Richard Bertram snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | George Yaeger scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Matthew Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Richard Bertram loses the ball out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Haupt (SG), Nicolas Rowland (SF), Paul Weber (PF), Matthew Gray (C) George Yaeger, Richard Bertram, Raymond Brummett, Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Roy Greene is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Rowland - foul #1 on Nicolas Rowland, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Yaeger (SG), Raymond Brummett (PF) William Haupt, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG) Larry Murray | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Gray blocks the short jumper by Roy Greene | 58-45 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Justin Smolski | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Justin Smolski (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Yaeger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicolas Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Brummett (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Desilets - foul #1 on Jason Desilets, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin (PG), William Haupt (SG), Paul Weber (PF) Justin Smolski, George Yaeger, Raymond Brummett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Jonathan Pannell, Jason Desilets | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Gray - foul #2 on Matthew Gray, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Perrigo (PG) Anthony Griffin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Perrigo | 61-45 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin (PG) Robert Perrigo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Lewis Avery - foul #3 on Lewis Avery, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Nicolas Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Roy Greene gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Fullerton | 62-48 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gray grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Kevin Debord steals it from Nicolas Rowland | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Anthony Griffin runs out the clock | 62-48 |