| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Basinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Hai Yen buries a fadeaway from the right side | 42-33 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski misses the easy layup | 42-33 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Hai Yen's pass is intercepted by Jie Kung in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom loses the dribble to Paul Bergeron | 42-33 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | James Simmons tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Hai Yen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Paul Bergeron is called for the reach on Jie Kung - foul #2 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung is fouled on the floor by Paul Bergeron - foul #3 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island | Hai Yen is called for the reach on Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Hai Yen, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF) Christopher Hamblin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores (PF) Carmelo Barrera | |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jie Kung | 45-35 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Francisco Flores denies the turnaround by Brian Lavalle | 45-35 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | James Simmons pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski is hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #1 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (PG), Raul Martinez (SG) Dikembe Chisom, Jie Kung | |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez tips it home | 45-37 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francisco Flores - foul #1 on Francisco Flores, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin (SF) Jerry Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (PF) Francisco Flores | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Michael Joseph swats the layup by Carmelo Barrera | 47-37 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Michael Joseph gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Hamblin | 49-37 |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | James Simmons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert West | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Chi Hong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raul Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Basinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva's pass is intercepted by James Simmons | 49-37 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Christopher Hamblin | 49-37 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cornell Langlois | 51-37 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Chi Hong is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Robert West, Christopher Hamblin, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Jie Kung (SG), Yuri Olenski (PF), Francisco Flores (C) Chi Hong, Raul Martinez, Carmelo Barrera, Randy Basinski | |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Paul Bergeron takes the ball from James Simmons | 51-37 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle lays it in | 53-37 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Hathaway - foul #2 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarek Godleski (SF) James Simmons | |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | The jump hook by Joseph Hathaway is blocked by Francisco Flores | 53-38 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Yuri Olenski | 53-38 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung is hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #1 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (SF), Randy Basinski (C) Jarek Godleski, Francisco Flores | |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski connects on the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #2 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Hai Yen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Joseph Hathaway denies the turnaround by Yuri Olenski | 56-41 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chi Hong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Basinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-44 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Hai Yen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Jie Kung takes the ball from Joseph Hathaway | 59-44 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung lays it up and in | 59-46 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses the floater from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Chi Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski's pass is intercepted by Paul Bergeron | 59-46 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy Basinski | 59-48 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Yuri Olenski | 59-48 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Chisom | 59-50 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarek Godleski (PG), Raul Martinez (SG), James Simmons (SF), Carmelo Barrera (C) Dikembe Chisom, Jie Kung, Chi Hong, Randy Basinski | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarek Godleski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raul Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Yuri Olenski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Joseph is called for the reach on Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Michael Joseph, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | James Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Michael Joseph pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hamblin | 61-54 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva's fadeaway is rejected by James Simmons | 61-54 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin drills a jumper from the left side set up by Cornell Langlois | 63-54 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | James Simmons buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carmelo Barrera | 63-57 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | James Simmons travels with the ball | 63-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Robert West, Christopher Hamblin, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Jie Kung (SG), Francisco Flores (PF), Randy Basinski (C) Jarek Godleski, Raul Martinez, Yuri Olenski, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski is fouled on the floor by Francisco Flores - foul #2 on Francisco Flores, team foul #3 | 63-57 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway slams it home on a nice dish by Hai Yen | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Randy Basinski | 65-59 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Jerry Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Francisco Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Basinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway clanks a shot from the right side | 65-59 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Francisco Flores | 65-59 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | James Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF) Jerry Hall, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski (PF) Francisco Flores | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Lavalle | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jie Kung | 67-65 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Hai Yen and the foul's on Randy Basinski - foul #2 on Randy Basinski, team foul #4 | 69-65 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hamblin picks off the pass by Jie Kung | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Chisom - foul #3 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hai Yen | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Dikembe Chisom is called for the reach on Joseph Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #6 | 73-65 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Chisom is called for the reach on Joseph Hathaway - foul #5 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (PG) Dikembe Chisom | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski tips it home | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin is fouled in the backcourt by Chi Hong - foul #1 on Chi Hong, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Yuri Olenski | 76-70 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Jie Kung is called for the reach on Christopher Hamblin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jie Kung, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Chi Hong | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle is fouled in the backcourt by Chi Hong - foul #2 on Chi Hong, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Chi Hong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Chi Hong is called for the reach on Joseph Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chi Hong, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | James Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-73 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin is fouled in the backcourt by Chi Hong - foul #4 on Chi Hong, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Randy Basinski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 82-76 |