| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 stl. C - Stephen Stern (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Stephen Stern clanks a turnaround in the paint | 21-30 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | William Chute throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is fouled on the floor by Frank Prater - foul #2 on Frank Prater, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-30 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the tip | 21-30 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | William Smith is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block | 23-30 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, William Smith, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Frank Prater, Darren Floyd, Larry Weiss | |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Neil England picks off the pass by Dikembe Amoroso | 23-32 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Jimmie Lyon steps in front of the Felipe Silva pass | 23-32 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 25-32 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (PF), Stephen Stern (C) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball | |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Felipe Silva in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the lay-in | 25-32 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Stern (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | William Chute can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | William Smith misses the tip | 25-32 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 25-32 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva hits a fadeaway from the right side | 25-34 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Prater - foul #3 on Frank Prater, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown, William Smith, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Felipe Silva, Frank Prater, Thomas Halvorson, Larry Weiss | |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 27-34 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darren Floyd (fresh) C - Stephen Ball (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck loses the dribble to Neil England in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | Neil England blows the layup | 27-37 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 27-37 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side | 27-37 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is denied on a dunk by Stephen Ball | 27-37 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (PF), John Campbell (C) Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Stephen Ball | |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | William Chute knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams | 27-39 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso is open and lays it up and in | 29-39 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski is hacked by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Frank Prater (SF) Alonzo Adams, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Richard Smith picks off the pass by William Chute | 29-39 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Felipe Silva | 29-41 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Felipe Silva steals the ball from Richard Smith in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Warren Ruck (PF), Stephen Stern (C) Richard Smith, William Smith, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Larry Weiss | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Neil England scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren Floyd | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) C - Stephen Stern (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darren Floyd (tiring) C - Stephen Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Stern, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) Frank Prater, Darren Floyd | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG) Neil England | |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-43 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Halvorson | 29-43 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it home | 31-43 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Halvorson | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | William Chute knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Frank Prater | 33-49 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Frank Prater in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball loses the dribble to Tracy Williams | 33-49 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | The jump hook by Ronald Brown is blocked by Stephen Ball | 33-49 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Stephen Stern blocks the short jumper by Frank Prater | 35-49 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't tip it in | 35-49 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Richard Smith double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PF) Stephen Ball | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the floater in the paint set up by William Chute | 35-51 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | William Smith misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Thomas Halvorson (PF) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Halvorson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Yuri Rotkowski | 37-53 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Thomas Halvorson takes the ball from Ronald Brown | 37-53 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | William Smith denies the turnaround by Felipe Silva | 37-53 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Felipe Silva steals it from Warren Ruck in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the lay-in | 37-53 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss tips it but misses | 37-53 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (C) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (PF) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 37-53 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 37-53 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd grabs the board | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Weiss | 37-55 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | William Chute runs out the clock | 37-55 |