| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) SG - Jie Kung (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) C - Lee Woodfin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Desilva - foul #1 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Jerry Hall buries a floater from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung loses the dribble to Jerry Hall | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Hall | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | James Simmons steals the ball from Jerry Hall | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hall is called for the reach on Jie Kung - foul #1 on Jerry Hall, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | James Simmons is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Paul Bergeron | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (C) Lee Woodfin | |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the jumper in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Chisom | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) SF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fresh) C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jie Kung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Charles Clark buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Clark picks off the pass by Dikembe Chisom | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Michael Joseph drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Desilva | 10-5 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Lee Woodfin (C) Dikembe Chisom, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Robert West misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-5 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Robert West hits the follow up shot | 12-5 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski can't tip it in | 12-5 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Jerry Hall makes the floater from the free throw line | 14-5 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski misses the lay-in | 14-5 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski can't tip it in | 14-5 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 14-5 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-5 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | James Simmons connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jie Kung | 14-8 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hall | 14-8 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Yuri Olenski is called for the reach on Paul Bergeron - foul #1 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG) Robert West | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG) Raul Martinez | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle tips it home | 16-8 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-8 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Yuri Olenski - foul #2 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (PF), Francisco Flores (C) Yuri Olenski, Lee Woodfin | |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores is hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #1 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (SG) Jie Kung | |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Charles Clark denies the turnaround by Carmelo Barrera | 18-8 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) SF - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chi Hong (fresh) SF - James Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) C - Francisco Flores (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Clark | 20-8 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Bergeron - foul #1 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #4 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Paul Bergeron | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski snags the defensive board | 20-9 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-9 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | James Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chi Hong | 20-12 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Charles Clark scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Desilva | 22-12 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Simmons | 22-14 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Charles Clark, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Jie Kung (SG), Lee Woodfin (C) Dikembe Chisom, Chi Hong, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | James Simmons misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cornell Langlois - foul #1 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Lavalle (PF) Cornell Langlois | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Demarco (PF) Francisco Flores | |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Simmons | 23-18 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | James Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Robert West knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (PF) Patrick Demarco | |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Robert West makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | James Simmons picks off the pass by Joseph Hathaway | 26-18 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin is whistled for traveling | 26-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Cornell Langlois (SF) Robert West, Paul Bergeron, Jerry Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores (C) Lee Woodfin | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Raul Martinez (fresh) SG - Jie Kung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carmelo Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francisco Flores (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | James Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Francisco Flores - foul #1 on Francisco Flores, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Hong (SG) Jie Kung | |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Jesse Desilva is called for the reach on Raul Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Raul Martinez and he's fouled by Robert West - foul #1 on Robert West, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG) Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cleveland Bagby (PG) Raul Martinez | |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Charles Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Paul Bergeron, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin (C) Carmelo Barrera | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Robert West makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Clark and the foul's on James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Jie Kung (SG), Patrick Demarco (SF) Cleveland Bagby, Chi Hong, James Simmons | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Robert West makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Patrick Demarco's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hall | 31-21 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Robert West loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Lee Woodfin | 31-23 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Jerry Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Lavalle (PF) Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carmelo Barrera (PF) Francisco Flores | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Robert West misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-23 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert West | 36-23 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Hathaway - foul #2 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #8 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Cornell Langlois (SF), Michael Joseph (C) Robert West, Paul Bergeron, Jerry Hall, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Chi Hong (SG), James Simmons (SF), Yuri Olenski (PF) Raul Martinez, Jie Kung, Patrick Demarco, Carmelo Barrera | |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Lee Woodfin is called for the reach on Michael Joseph - foul #1 on Lee Woodfin, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores (C) Lee Woodfin | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Yuri Olenski | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chi Hong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Yuri Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francisco Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Yuri Olenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Cornell Langlois - foul #2 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #9 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Francisco Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Michael Joseph grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Michael Joseph hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-25 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | James Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Michael Joseph gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Charles Clark misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Michael Joseph tips it back up and in | 41-25 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cornell Langlois - foul #3 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #10 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Charles Clark, Cornell Langlois, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jie Kung (SG), Carmelo Barrera (C) Chi Hong, Francisco Flores | |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 41-25 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway lays it in and he's fouled by Carmelo Barrera - foul #1 on Carmelo Barrera, team foul #10 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Woodfin (C) Carmelo Barrera | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the free throw | 44-25 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung makes the floater from the left side | 44-27 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Yuri Olenski - foul #3 on Yuri Olenski, team foul #11 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raul Martinez (PG), Carmelo Barrera (PF) Dikembe Chisom, Yuri Olenski | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | James Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway loses the ball out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SF) Jerry Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Francisco Flores (C) Raul Martinez, Lee Woodfin | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jie Kung can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 46-27 |