| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Givens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-38 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Robert Jenkins snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Robert Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryan Climer - foul #2 on Bryan Climer, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Robert Jenkins connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Clemons | 28-41 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Felton | 30-41 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Bryan Climer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Rowlett - foul #3 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Obayana Alvarenga, Robert Felton | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Blake (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Matthew Blake makes the driving attempt from the right block | 31-43 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci (C) Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Jones (SF) Robert Jenkins | |
| 16:16 | NC State | Wesley Givens hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Blake | 31-45 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 16:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Clemons | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rene Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) PF - Bryan Climer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Givens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | NC State | Kenneth Jackson is called for the reach on Matthew Blake - foul #3 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Robert Felton (PF) Hector Cruz, Joseph Carnevale, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF), Daniel Ballesteros (PF) Bryan Climer, Wesley Givens | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Matthew Blake banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Rowlett | 31-47 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton is whistled for a carry | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul (C) Bernard McCorry | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jenkins (PG) Robert Clemons | |
| 14:29 | NC State | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Daryl Paul | 31-47 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Cumberland | 33-47 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-47 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-47 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Matthew Blake scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 33-49 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-49 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Matthew Blake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton can't tip it in | 33-49 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton misses the tip | 33-49 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Robert Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lee Cumberland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Felton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Robert Jenkins grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Matthew Blake misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #4 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Hector Cruz (SG), Joseph Carnevale (SF), Rene Ricci (PF), Saul Campos (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Kenneth Jackson, Robert Felton, Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Bryan Climer (PF), Wesley Givens (C) Robert Jenkins, Daniel Ballesteros, Henry Jones | |
| 11:42 | NC State | Matthew Blake makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Matthew Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Matthew Blake snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Bryan Climer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley Givens and he's fouled by Saul Campos - foul #1 on Saul Campos, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jenkins (SG) Matthew Blake | |
| 11:19 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses the free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-53 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Robert Jenkins gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Robert Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Rene Ricci - foul #1 on Rene Ricci, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Wesley Givens - foul #1 on Wesley Givens, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale misses the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Bryan Climer grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Wesley Givens travels with the ball | 33-55 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale makes the jumper in the lane | 35-55 |
| 09:30 | NC State | The short jumper by Wesley Givens is denied by Joseph Carnevale | 35-55 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-55 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the tip | 35-55 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Bryan Climer grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Wesley Givens misses badly on a floater from the left side | 35-55 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Carnevale | 37-55 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Robert Clemons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Rowlett - foul #4 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland (SG), Kenneth Jackson (SF), Robert Felton (PF), Daryl Paul (C) Bernard McCorry, Hector Cruz, Joseph Carnevale, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Blake (SF), Daniel Ballesteros (PF), Henry Jones (C) Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer, Wesley Givens | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Saul Campos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Matthew Blake is called for traveling | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG) Saul Campos | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Matthew Blake drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 38-57 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-57 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Henry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros hits the finger roll set up by Robert Jenkins | 38-59 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul is hacked by Daniel Ballesteros - foul #1 on Daniel Ballesteros, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Billy Job (SG), Martin Kim (PF) Obayana Alvarenga, Robert Felton, Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Climer (PF) Robert Jenkins | |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | Martin Kim snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-59 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Billy Job pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Henry Jones steps in front of the Billy Job pass | 38-59 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Henry Jones is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jackson - foul #5 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Saul Campos (PG), Rene Ricci (C) Bernard McCorry, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Givens (C) Bryan Climer | |
| 03:45 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Clemons - foul #2 on Robert Clemons, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Saul Campos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Job (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lee Cumberland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Kim (fresh) C - Rene Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Henry Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Givens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Matthew Blake clanks a runner near the basket | 41-61 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Matthew Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Martin Kim is called for the reach on Henry Jones - foul #1 on Martin Kim, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG) Martin Kim | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jenkins (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF) Robert Clemons, Wesley Givens | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jenkins and he's fouled by Saul Campos - foul #2 on Saul Campos, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros misses the free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-63 |
| 02:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Jenkins | 41-63 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Matthew Blake knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Stephen Rowlett and he's hacked by Billy Job - foul #2 on Billy Job, team foul #8 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG) Robert Jenkins | |
| 01:52 | NC State | Matthew Blake misses the free throw | 41-65 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry is hacked by Robert Clemons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Clemons, team foul #8 | 41-65 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Billy Job pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Henry Jones steals it from Bernard McCorry | 41-65 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-65 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett snags the offensive board | 41-65 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Henry Jones misses the dunk attempt | 41-65 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland travels with the ball | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Robert Clemons knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Blake and he's hacked by Saul Campos - foul #3 on Saul Campos, team foul #9 | 41-67 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos is whistled for traveling | 41-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Robert Clemons runs out the clock | 41-68 |