| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Gillian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brent Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #1 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF) Jim Gillian | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Robert Felton - foul #1 on Robert Felton, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SF) William Mosley | |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton is fouled on the floor by Brent Stevens - foul #2 on Brent Stevens, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF) Jim Gillian | |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul hits the finger roll set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 26-39 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Taggart | 26-42 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton lays it up and in set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 28-42 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brent Stevens | 28-45 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-45 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul tips it home | 30-45 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses the driving attempt from close range | 30-45 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Brent Stevens - foul #3 on Brent Stevens, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Rene Ricci (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Robert Felton, Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SF), Bruce Schenck (PF) William Mosley, Brent Stevens | |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard McCorry | 34-45 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock is whistled for traveling | 34-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Job (SG), Lee Cumberland (SF) Hector Cruz, Joseph Carnevale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Billy Job slams it home on a nice dish by Bernard McCorry | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Job (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - Rene Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Gillian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pollock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Young | 36-48 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Robert Felton (PF), Daryl Paul (C) Billy Job, Kenneth Jackson, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens (PF) Bruce Schenck | |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Obayana Alvarenga | 38-48 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Young | 38-51 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses the easy layup | 38-51 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-51 |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 38-51 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul's floater is tipped away by Paul Pollock | 38-51 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard McCorry and he's hacked by Paul Pollock - foul #2 on Paul Pollock, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Saul Campos (PG), Hector Cruz (SG), Joseph Carnevale (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Obayana Alvarenga, Bernard McCorry, Lee Cumberland, Robert Felton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felipe Blanco (SG), William Mosley (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Christopher Taggart, Jim Gillian, Paul Pollock | |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Brent Stevens - foul #4 on Brent Stevens, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci (C) Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart (SG), Jim Gillian (SF), Bruce Schenck (PF), Paul Pollock (C) Felipe Blanco, William Mosley, Brent Stevens, Thomas Seymour | |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Saul Campos (fresh) SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - Rene Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Gillian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Schenck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pollock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carl Young | 40-54 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hector Cruz | 42-54 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Jackson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale tips it home | 44-54 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young is fouled in the backcourt by Saul Campos - foul #1 on Saul Campos, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Robert Felton (PF) Saul Campos, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felipe Blanco (SG), William Mosley (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Carl Young, Jim Gillian, Paul Pollock | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young (PG), Paul Pollock (C) Christopher Taggart, Thomas Seymour | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul misses the lay-in | 44-54 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale tips it in | 46-54 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-54 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Carnevale picks off the pass by Felipe Blanco | 46-54 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale lays it up and in | 48-54 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-54 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 50-54 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock buries a turnaround from close range | 50-59 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 52-59 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock is denied on a layup by Joseph Carnevale | 52-59 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Felton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felipe Blanco (fairly fresh) SF - William Mosley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Schenck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pollock (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck is fouled on the floor by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #2 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Billy Job (SG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Rene Ricci (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Hector Cruz, Joseph Carnevale, Robert Felton, Daryl Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart (SG), Jim Gillian (SF), Brent Stevens (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Carl Young, Felipe Blanco, William Mosley, Paul Pollock | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland is hacked by Christopher Taggart - foul #2 on Christopher Taggart, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses badly on a runner from the right block | 52-59 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci drills a shot in the lane set up by Bernard McCorry | 54-59 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Bruce Schenck | 54-61 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young (PG), Paul Pollock (C) Bruce Schenck, Thomas Seymour | |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rene Ricci - foul #1 on Rene Ricci, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz (SG) Billy Job | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hector Cruz | 58-63 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Joseph Carnevale (SF), Robert Felton (PF), Daryl Paul (C) Bernard McCorry, Lee Cumberland, Kenneth Jackson, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Carnevale | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Daryl Paul | 60-65 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Hector Cruz | 62-65 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Carnevale steps in front of the Brent Stevens pass | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hector Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Carnevale (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Paul (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Gillian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brent Stevens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Pollock (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul misses long on a shot from the right block | 62-65 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 62-65 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale loses the dribble to Jim Gillian | 62-65 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is fouled on the floor by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #3 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Felton connects on the runner in the lane set up by Joseph Carnevale | 64-66 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock's pass is intercepted by Obayana Alvarenga | 64-66 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Hector Cruz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Obayana Alvarenga | 66-66 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-66 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Daryl Paul grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph Carnevale buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Hector Cruz | 68-66 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 68-66 |