| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Roy Hinkle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stein (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mandel (fresh) C - Wayne Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Davies (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | William Herbst inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by William Herbst is denied by John Mandel | 26-24 |
| 19:50 | DePaul | James Howell grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | James Howell loses the dribble to William Herbst | 26-24 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | James Howell snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | William Herbst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG) Roy Hinkle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Jason Davies, Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 18:20 | DePaul | James Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey loses the dribble to Donald Stein | 28-24 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | James Howell blows the layup | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | James Burton buries a 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | Dmitry Swierczynski steals it from Wayne Hall | 28-27 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey throws it down on a nice dish by Dmitry Swierczynski | 28-29 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Wayne Hall knocks in the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Peter Folmar - foul #2 on Peter Folmar, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG) Donald Stein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Davies (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Dmitry Swierczynski, Patrick Smith, Victor McGlinchey, James Burton | |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Wayne Hall makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia loses the dribble to Jamel Wallick | 31-29 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Wayne Hall misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 31-29 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | William Herbst pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Mandel - foul #3 on John Mandel, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Robert Granados (C) Roy Hinkle, James Howell, Wayne Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Giddens (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Jason Davies, Alphonso Esposito, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:50 | DePaul | Donald Stein is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Howell (SF) Kevin Lebowitz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (SG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), Peter Folmar (C) Patrick Smith, William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Stein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamel Wallick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mandel (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Granados (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Giddens (fresh) SG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | DePaul | James Howell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Donald Stein grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Jamel Wallick is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Howell | 34-31 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | James Burton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Robert Granados pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | James Howell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | James Burton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | Robert Granados gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Jamel Wallick misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-31 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | James Burton grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jamel Wallick - foul #4 on Jamel Wallick, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Wayne Hall (C) Jamel Wallick, James Howell, Robert Granados | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Davies (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) John Giddens, Dmitry Swierczynski, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG) Donald Stein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Herbst (SF) Victor McGlinchey | |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (SG), James Howell (SF) Jamel Wallick, Kevin Lebowitz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Donald Stein loses the dribble to William Herbst | 37-33 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Howell - foul #1 on James Howell, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF) Donald Stein, James Howell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:39 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Roy Hinkle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamel Wallick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Lebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mandel (tiring) 3 pf. C - Wayne Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Davies (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | William Herbst buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lorenzo Garcia out of a doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | William Herbst is called for the reach on Roy Hinkle - foul #2 on William Herbst, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (SG), James Howell (SF) Jamel Wallick, Kevin Lebowitz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:48 | DePaul | James Howell is hacked by Lorenzo Garcia - foul #1 on Lorenzo Garcia, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | William Herbst steals it from Roy Hinkle | 37-37 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Wayne Hall denies the turnaround by William Herbst | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | James Howell grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Donald Stein misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lorenzo Garcia - foul #2 on Lorenzo Garcia, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Granados (C) John Mandel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (SG), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | James Burton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Robert Granados is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF) Wayne Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Giddens (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Jason Davies, Dmitry Swierczynski, William Herbst, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Granados | 39-39 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | John Mandel misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 39-39 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lorenzo Garcia | 39-41 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Robert Granados lays it in and he's fouled by Andrew Geoghegan - foul #1 on Andrew Geoghegan, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (PG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Wayne Hall (PF) Roy Hinkle, James Howell, John Mandel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Davies (PG), Dmitry Swierczynski (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) John Giddens, Alphonso Esposito, Victor McGlinchey, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Robert Granados makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jamel Wallick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Donald Stein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Lebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Granados (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Davies (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Jason Davies misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 07:29 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Granados | 42-41 |
| 07:10 | DePaul | Robert Granados blows the layup over the doubleteam | 42-41 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Wayne Hall tips it in | 44-41 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | William Herbst is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG), James Howell (SF), John Mandel (PF) Donald Stein, Kevin Lebowitz, Robert Granados | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith (SG), Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Dmitry Swierczynski, James Burton | |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Herbst | 44-41 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Jason Davies | 44-43 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | James Howell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jamel Wallick | 47-43 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lorenzo Garcia and the foul's on John Mandel - foul #4 on John Mandel, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), Robert Granados (C) Roy Hinkle, John Mandel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Jason Davies, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Andrew Geoghegan blocks the jumper by Jamel Wallick | 47-46 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 47-46 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Victor McGlinchey and he's fouled by Robert Granados - foul #1 on Robert Granados, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF) Wayne Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Granados | 47-48 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Dmitry Swierczynski is called for the reach on Donald Stein - foul #2 on Dmitry Swierczynski, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG), Wayne Hall (C) Jamel Wallick, Robert Granados | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Davies (PG), William Herbst (SF) Alphonso Esposito, Victor McGlinchey | |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan banks in the layup | 49-50 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | James Howell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski is fouled on the floor by Donald Stein - foul #1 on Donald Stein, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Robert Granados (C) James Howell, John Mandel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, William Herbst, James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Robert Granados snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Donald Stein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Roy Hinkle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Lebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Hall (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Granados (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Davies (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Davies is hacked by Roy Hinkle - foul #1 on Roy Hinkle, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG), James Howell (SF), John Mandel (PF) Roy Hinkle, Kevin Lebowitz, Wayne Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Alphonso Esposito, Victor McGlinchey, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Davies misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | William Herbst is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jason Davies | 49-52 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Donald Stein drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamel Wallick | 51-52 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Granados is called for the reach on Andrew Geoghegan - foul #2 on Robert Granados, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG), Wayne Hall (C) Jamel Wallick, Robert Granados | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Giddens (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Jason Davies, Dmitry Swierczynski, James Burton | |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Wayne Hall is hacked by John Giddens - foul #1 on John Giddens, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Granados (C) John Mandel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey (SF), Peter Folmar (C) William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Wayne Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Wayne Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar jams it on a great pass from Lorenzo Garcia | 52-56 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Donald Stein misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | John Giddens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF) Robert Granados | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Davies (PG), William Herbst (SF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) John Giddens, Victor McGlinchey, Peter Folmar | |
| 01:17 | DePaul | James Howell can't throw it down | 52-56 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Donald Stein pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Donald Stein is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia is called for 5 seconds | 54-56 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | William Herbst snags the defensive board | 54-56 |