| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) PF - David Christmas (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | David Christmas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-30 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | John Shively hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | David Christmas picks off the pass by Zlatko Zukowsky in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Charles Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 43-30 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | John Shively is whistled for a carry | 43-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Rodney Cummins, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Dikembe Banda | |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's pass is intercepted by David Christmas | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Rick Doane - foul #2 on Rick Doane, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Dominick Cook (PF) Charles Johnson, David Christmas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Michael Jackson, Andres Moretti | |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Reuben Price - foul #3 on Reuben Price, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Cummins (SF) Joseph Felton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Reuben Price, Steven Hammes | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jamie Kimberlin | 44-30 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Dennis Prue drills a jump hook from the left block set up by John Lor | 46-33 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Joseph Felton (SF), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Rodney Cummins, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Steven Hammes (PF) Rick Doane, Ming-Hoa Chu, Dikembe Banda | |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | John Shively misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Kimberlin - foul #1 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG) Clayton Mason | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Mile Zahniser, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 16:11 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | David Christmas steals it from Andres Moretti | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - John Shively (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the fadeaway from close range | 50-35 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Andres Moretti is called for the reach on Mauricio Russo - foul #2 on Andres Moretti, team foul #6 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Rodney Cummins (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Joseph Felton, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Ming-Hoa Chu (C) Ronald Lawrence, Zlatko Zukowsky, Steven Hammes, Andres Moretti | |
| 14:42 | Xavier | David Christmas can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Reuben Price - foul #4 on Reuben Price, team foul #7 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) John Lor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SG) Reuben Price | |
| 14:42 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Clayton Mason gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Clayton Mason and he's fouled by Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #8 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), John Lor (SG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Clayton Mason, Mauricio Russo, Rodney Cummins, David Christmas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Steven Hammes (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-35 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Dennis Prue snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Joseph Felton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Lor | 58-35 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ming-Hoa Chu | 58-37 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson and he's fouled by Mile Zahniser - foul #1 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #9 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), John Shively (C) Charles Johnson, John Lor, Joseph Felton, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Ronald Lawrence, Mile Zahniser, Ming-Hoa Chu, Steven Hammes, Andres Moretti | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the free throw | 61-37 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-37 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 63-37 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Clayton Mason is called for the reach on Jamie Kimberlin - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #2 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Christmas (PF) Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - John Shively (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rick Doane (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mauricio Russo - foul #1 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #3 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SF) Rodney Cummins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | David Christmas lays it up and in | 65-39 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-39 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | John Shively drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Clayton Mason | 67-39 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 67-42 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | David Christmas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 67-42 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 67-42 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda is open but misses the lay-in | 67-42 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Shively | 67-42 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Clayton Mason and the foul's on Jamie Kimberlin - foul #2 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #10 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Joseph Felton (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), Dennis Prue (PF) Clayton Mason, Mauricio Russo, John Lor, David Christmas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Mile Zahniser (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| 09:05 | Xavier | John Shively misses the free throw | 69-42 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andres Moretti | 69-42 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes loses the dribble to Rodney Cummins | 69-42 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Charles Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-42 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Steven Hammes | 69-42 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser's pass is intercepted by Rodney Cummins | 69-42 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins dunks the ball | 71-42 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-42 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti hits the follow up shot | 71-44 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Dennis Prue clanks a shot near the basket | 71-44 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Dennis Prue can't tip it in | 71-44 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andres Moretti | 71-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Felton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Cummins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Prue (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Shively (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andres Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), David Christmas (PF) Joseph Felton, John Shively | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Michael Jackson (SF) Mile Zahniser, Steven Hammes | |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Reuben Price is called for the reach on Mauricio Russo - foul #5 on Reuben Price, team foul #11 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (C) Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Ronald Lawrence, Reuben Price, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | David Christmas grabs the offensive board | 72-44 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Dominick Cook scores on a driving attempt from close range | 74-44 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Marchetti | 74-46 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Charles Johnson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Banda | 74-46 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Marchetti | 74-49 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Charles Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 74-49 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Dominick Cook is called for the reach on Andres Moretti - foul #2 on Dominick Cook, team foul #4 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), John Lor (SG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Mauricio Russo, Rodney Cummins, David Christmas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Steven Hammes (PF), Ming-Hoa Chu (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Michael Jackson, Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-49 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Dennis Prue pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Dominick Cook is whistled for traveling | 74-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin (C) Jeff Marchetti | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser's pass is intercepted by John Lor in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Joseph Felton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rick Doane | 74-49 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser is fouled on the floor by John Lor - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #5 | 74-49 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-49 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Dominick Cook gets the rebound | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Hammes - foul #1 on Steven Hammes, team foul #12 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG) Steven Hammes | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane pulls down the rebound | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane is fouled in the backcourt by John Lor - foul #4 on John Lor, team foul #6 | 75-49 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-49 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser grabs the offensive board | 75-49 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin banks in the wide open layup set up by Ming-Hoa Chu | 75-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Felton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dominick Cook (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dennis Prue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Doane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mile Zahniser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Prue | 75-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (PF) Mile Zahniser | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 75-51 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dominick Cook | 75-51 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Rick Doane is called for the reach on John Lor - foul #3 on Rick Doane, team foul #13 | 75-51 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-51 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | John Lor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SG) Jeff Marchetti | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Jamie Kimberlin is called for the reach on Joseph Felton - foul #3 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #14 | 76-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Felton makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clayton Mason - foul #2 on Clayton Mason, team foul #7 | 78-53 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Dennis Prue banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane is fouled on the floor by Dennis Prue - foul #1 on Dennis Prue, team foul #8 | 80-54 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Mile Zahniser is called for the reach on John Lor - foul #2 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #15 | 80-56 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes is hacked by Joseph Felton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Felton, team foul #9 | 81-56 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Clayton Mason runs out the clock | 81-58 |