| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Willard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Raymond Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Southern | Raymond Johnson hits the finger roll | 26-24 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses long on a shot near the basket | 26-24 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Nathan Krahn - foul #3 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (C) Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:48 | Southern | Rogelio Marino can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 18:46 | Southern | Charles Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is hacked by Jordan Rotella - foul #3 on Jordan Rotella, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG) Jordan Rotella | |
| 18:06 | Southern | Raymond Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 18:04 | Southern | James Evans grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Kindig | 26-25 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | William Kindig makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | William Kindig misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | James Evans takes the ball from Mark Pieper | 26-26 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Kindig - foul #2 on William Kindig, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SF) Brian Maddocks | |
| 16:50 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Meiners - foul #2 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Rogelio Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Johnson | 30-27 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns jams it | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Landwehr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Willard Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Southern | Charles Smith double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern | Nathan Krahn (C) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks (SF) Richard Landwehr | |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | William Kindig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 14:47 | Southern | James Evans is hacked by William Kindig - foul #3 on William Kindig, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Nance (PG) William Kindig | |
| 14:27 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Maddocks - foul #2 on Brian Maddocks, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| 14:27 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:27 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Marino steps in front of the Brian Maddocks pass | 32-29 |
| 14:13 | Southern | James Evans dunks the ball set up by Rogelio Marino | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:51 | Southern | Rogelio Marino connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns lays it in | 37-33 |
| 13:08 | Southern | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Johnson is blocked by Mark Pieper | 37-33 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Raymond Johnson denies the turnaround by Billy Nance | 37-33 |
| 12:36 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Evans | 37-33 |
| 12:08 | Southern | Willard Burns steals the ball from Raymond Johnson | 37-33 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Billy Nance | 37-35 |
| 11:32 | Southern | James Evans connects on the shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Nance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Willard Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SF), Peter Benton (PF), Terry Beveridge (C) Brian Maddocks, Mark Pieper, Willard Burns | |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Nathan Krahn scores on a floater from the right block set up by James Evans | 41-37 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Nathan Krahn gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:22 | Southern | Rogelio Marino knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard McFarland | 43-37 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Southern | Rogelio Marino gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Landwehr - foul #1 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG) James Evans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella (PG), William Kindig (SG), Mark Pieper (PF), Willard Burns (C) Billy Nance, Wesley Fulton, Peter Benton, Terry Beveridge | |
| 09:41 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | William Kindig connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jordan Rotella | 44-40 |
| 08:59 | Southern | Richard McFarland's pass is intercepted by Richard Landwehr | 44-40 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Landwehr | 44-42 |
| 08:33 | Southern | Willard Burns takes the ball from Rogelio Marino after a doubleteam | 44-42 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:03 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Nathan Krahn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Landwehr - foul #2 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF), Charles Smith (C) Jason Mizer, Richard McFarland, Douglas Meiners | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG), Brian Maddocks (SF) William Kindig, Richard Landwehr | |
| 07:28 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks slams it home on a nice dish by Wesley Fulton | 46-48 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Rogelio Marino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 06:53 | Southern | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:27 | Southern | James Evans can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 46-48 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (PG), Kevin Oliver (PF) Rogelio Marino, Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Benton (PF), Terry Beveridge (C) Mark Pieper, Willard Burns | |
| 05:52 | Southern | Raymond Johnson connects on the jump hook in the paint | 48-48 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:30 | Southern | Kevin Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Peter Benton - foul #1 on Peter Benton, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| 05:30 | Southern | Kevin Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:30 | Southern | Kevin Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jordan Rotella | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | Southern | Kevin Oliver scores on a shot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Maddocks | 52-53 |
| 03:56 | Southern | Jordan Rotella steals it from James Evans out of a doubleteam | 52-53 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (PG), Douglas Meiners (PF), Nathan Krahn (C) Jason Mizer, Kevin Oliver, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (PF), Willard Burns (C) Peter Benton, Terry Beveridge | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the jumper from the left block set up by Jordan Rotella | 52-55 |
| 03:09 | Southern | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jordan Rotella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Maddocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Fulton | 52-57 |
| 02:04 | Southern | Raymond Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SF) Brian Maddocks | |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Raymond Johnson (SF) Richard McFarland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Maddocks (SF) William Kindig | |
| 01:19 | Southern | Douglas Meiners's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:02 | Southern | James Evans pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Southern | James Evans is hacked by Wesley Fulton - foul #1 on Wesley Fulton, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 00:46 | Southern | James Evans makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:46 | Southern | James Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Jordan Rotella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:44 | Southern | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Southern | Douglas Meiners is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns is hacked by James Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Evans, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SG), Richard Landwehr (SF) Wesley Fulton, Brian Maddocks | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Douglas Meiners grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Raymond Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG) William Kindig | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | James Evans is called for the reach on Wesley Fulton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Evans, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Rogelio Marino drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Evans | 57-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns is fouled in the backcourt by James Evans - foul #5 on James Evans, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG) James Evans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SG) Wesley Fulton | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Douglas Meiners snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:12 | Southern | Rogelio Marino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | William Kindig pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG) William Kindig | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jason Mizer is called for the reach on Mark Pieper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Mizer, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Douglas Meiners grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Jason Mizer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jordan Rotella runs out the clock | 57-63 |