| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 19:29 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:05 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones loses the dribble to Earl Fulmer | 24-23 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 24-23 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Richards - foul #2 on Thomas Richards, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:37 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Pickerel | 26-26 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Philip Mays steps in front of the Oscar Banning pass in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Thomas Richards - foul #3 on Thomas Richards, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Scott Hyland (C) Philip Mays, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Hyland - foul #2 on Scott Hyland, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Josh Porter (SF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Larry Gerace, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 17:11 | Saint Louis | Laurence Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel is fouled on the floor by Daniel Zambrano - foul #1 on Daniel Zambrano, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace (SF) Oscar Banning | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG) David Potulski | |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel tips it home | 26-28 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace is fouled on the floor by Jabari Ahmed - foul #1 on Jabari Ahmed, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Laurence Delossantos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Jabari Ahmed, Scott Hyland | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Porter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Winkler - foul #1 on Frank Winkler, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG) Larry Gerace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 14:40 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones's layup is rejected by Earl Fulmer | 29-29 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Fulmer | 29-29 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 13:40 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning is hacked by James Goldsmith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Goldsmith, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Larry Gerace (SF), Vincent Romer (PF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Josh Porter, Craig Jones, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (PG), David Potulski (SG), Shawn David (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Scott Hyland (C) James Goldsmith, Philip Mays, Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| 13:15 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Laurence Delossantos | 32-29 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 32-29 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland tips it in | 32-31 |
| 12:45 | Saint Louis | David Potulski steals it from Daniel Zambrano in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte's fadeaway is rejected by Laurence Delossantos | 32-31 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:27 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano's floater is knocked away by Shawn David | 32-31 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | Laurence Delossantos hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Gerace - foul #1 on Larry Gerace, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Craig Jones (PF) Oscar Banning, Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel (SF) Shawn David | |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Laurence Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lawrence Laliberte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Potulski (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jabari Ahmed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hyland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Potulski | 34-35 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano travels in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG), Josh Porter (SF), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Larry Gerace, Laurence Delossantos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) David Potulski, Michael Pickerel, Jabari Ahmed, Scott Hyland | |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Fulmer | 34-38 |
| 10:22 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Winkler | 34-38 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Banning | 36-38 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 09:32 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:08 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter is hacked by Lawrence Laliberte - foul #1 on Lawrence Laliberte, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Larry Gerace (SF), Vincent Romer (PF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Josh Porter, Craig Jones, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Scott Hyland (C) Philip Mays, Lawrence Laliberte, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | David Potulski grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | David Potulski is hacked by Daniel Zambrano - foul #2 on Daniel Zambrano, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joel Lam (SG) Oscar Banning | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (PG) James Goldsmith | |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Laurence Delossantos misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-38 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Laliberte | 36-40 |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG), Frank Winkler (C) Joel Lam, Laurence Delossantos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shawn David (PF) Jabari Ahmed | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland's pass is intercepted by Oscar Banning | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Romer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lawrence Laliberte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Potulski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Pickerel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shawn David (fresh) 2 blk. C - Scott Hyland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Michael Pickerel steps in front of the Frank Winkler pass | 36-40 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace's layup is rejected by Scott Hyland | 36-40 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Shawn David grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Craig Jones (PF) Daniel Zambrano, Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Lawrence Laliberte, David Potulski, Shawn David, Scott Hyland | |
| 05:32 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Earl Fulmer | 36-42 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith's pass is intercepted by Earl Fulmer | 36-42 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Goldsmith - foul #3 on James Goldsmith, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Josh Porter (SF) Larry Gerace | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SF) Michael Pickerel | |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Earl Fulmer | 37-44 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Craig Jones picks off the pass by Thomas Richards | 40-44 |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 03:03 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones tips it home | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Porter (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Philip Mays (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lawrence Laliberte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Fulmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Laliberte | 42-46 |
| 02:24 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler makes the runner from the right block | 44-46 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Joel Lam (SG), Larry Gerace (SF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Oscar Banning, Josh Porter, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Scott Hyland (C) Philip Mays, Lawrence Laliberte, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG) Joel Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:44 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones's floater is knocked away by Jabari Ahmed | 44-46 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Laurence Delossantos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) David Potulski, Jabari Ahmed, Scott Hyland | |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Earl Fulmer denies the turnaround by Frank Winkler | 44-49 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Pickerel | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Levi Smith is called for the reach on Michael Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Levi Smith, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Jabari Ahmed (PF) Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards | |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed is hacked by Oscar Banning - foul #2 on Oscar Banning, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Oscar Banning is called for the reach on James Goldsmith - foul #3 on Oscar Banning, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Larry Gerace | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Banning | 46-49 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel (SF), Thomas Richards (PF) David Potulski, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays's pass is intercepted by Craig Jones | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Oscar Banning is called for the reach on Earl Fulmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Banning, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |