| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Yuri Rotkowski takes the ball from Ronald Brown in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski hits the finger roll | 48-33 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | William Smith tips it home | 48-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Mitchell Rickert denies the turnaround by William Smith | 50-35 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alonzo Adams | 50-35 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Alonzo Adams | 52-35 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (PG), Nathan Lloyd (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF) Alonzo Adams, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mitchell Rickert - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #1 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Warren Ruck denies the turnaround by Darren Floyd | 55-40 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tracy Williams and the foul's on Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Stephen Ball, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF) Hershel Drake | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Ruck | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nathan Lloyd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Darren Floyd | 61-45 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Nathan Lloyd - foul #3 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #3 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Larry Weiss (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Darren Floyd, Nathan Lloyd, Stephen Ball, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Tracy Williams (SF), Ronald Brown (PF) Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Tracy Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the dunk attempt | 61-45 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss tips it in | 63-45 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown | |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss blows the layup | 63-45 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake hits the follow up shot | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Stephen Ball blocks the jumper by Tracy Williams | 65-45 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it in | 65-47 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | William Chute is called for the reach on Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Chute, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is whistled for a carry | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF) Hershel Drake | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-47 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher double dribbles | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Frank Oldaker, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Darren Floyd, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is called for traveling | 65-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Hershel Drake (SF) Yuri Rotkowski, Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hershel Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #3 on Stephen Ball, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's floater is knocked away by Ronald Brown | 65-48 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 65-51 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #3 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Darren Floyd (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Frank Oldaker, Hershel Drake, Larry Weiss, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd drills a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Alonzo Adams, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd makes the free throw | 72-51 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (PF) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Darren Floyd and the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 74-51 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 75-51 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 75-51 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 75-51 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 75-51 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 75-51 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski jams it | 75-53 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 77-53 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is whistled for a carry | 77-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Darren Floyd, Nathan Lloyd, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-53 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-53 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #8 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the free throw | 80-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Hershel Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Rickert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Mitchell Rickert is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #2 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #7 | 80-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) Yuri Rotkowski, Hershel Drake, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 80-53 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Moffett swats the short shot by Larry Weiss | 80-53 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it but misses | 80-53 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 80-53 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Alonzo Adams, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Warren Ruck (PF) Richard Smith, Tracy Williams | |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Oldaker | 83-53 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 3 from the left corner | 83-56 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Darren Floyd (PF) Frank Oldaker, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 1st free throw | 83-56 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 83-56 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the rebound | 83-56 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #4 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #10 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Nathan Lloyd, Darren Floyd, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, William Smith | |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 1st free throw | 83-56 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 84-56 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #8 | 84-56 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 84-58 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 84-58 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-60 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF) Yuri Rotkowski, Hershel Drake | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-60 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #12 | 86-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF), Larry Weiss (PF) William Chute, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 87-60 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 88-60 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-60 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Ball | 88-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #5 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #13 | 88-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Darren Floyd (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Alonzo Adams, Nathan Lloyd, Larry Weiss, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (PF) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 89-60 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 89-60 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 89-60 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is whistled for traveling | 89-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG) Frank Oldaker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert lays it in on a nice dish by Yuri Rotkowski | 91-60 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 91-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Frank Prater, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, William Smith | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Hershel Drake - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #14 | 91-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Larry Weiss (PF) Yuri Rotkowski, Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake makes the 1st free throw | 92-60 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Hershel Drake misses the 2nd free throw | 92-60 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 92-60 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Richard Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 92-60 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 92-60 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits the follow up shot | 94-60 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alonzo Adams - foul #2 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #9 | 94-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (SF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Hershel Drake, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 94-61 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 94-61 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the rebound | 94-61 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | William Chute knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Weiss | 97-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | William Chute is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #5 on William Chute, team foul #10 | 97-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SG) William Chute | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 97-62 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 97-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 97-63 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater tips it but misses | 97-63 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the board | 97-63 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 97-63 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater pulls down the rebound | 97-63 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams runs out the clock | 97-63 |