| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Scott Hoke inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Mealy | 39-40 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled on the floor by Adam Bourque - foul #3 on Adam Bourque, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Billy Andrews (C) Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Dustin Paniagua | 39-42 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Billy Andrews is alone and drills a shot from the right wing set up by Clifford Richins out of the doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Billy Andrews denies the turnaround by Eric Mealy | 41-42 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | William Waits drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bryan McBroom | 43-42 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl's pass is intercepted by William Waits in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Floyd Bonner blocks the short jumper by Bryan McBroom | 43-42 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan McBroom (PF) Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | William Chung drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Hubert Abney and he's fouled by Ronald Hale - foul #1 on Ronald Hale, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF) Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Ronald Hale scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Stephen Cline | 49-47 |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Ronald Hale gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cline (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) C - William Chung (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #2 on William Chung, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Pavel Nogowski, William Chung | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | William Waits's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler | 51-47 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler blows the dunk | 51-47 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 51-47 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Robert Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Adam Bourque tips it home | 53-47 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Clifford Richins makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | William Waits steps in front of the Robert Fowler pass in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Clifford Richins loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg | |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Gustavo Santana - foul #1 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Adam Bourque, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Pavel Nogowski, Louis Thomas | |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 56-49 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Eric Mealy, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), Robert Phillips (C) Clifford Richins, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 56-49 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Cline (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Phillips is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Phillips, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Clifford Richins pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Clifford Richins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Stephen Cline gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF) Gustavo Santana, Clifford Richins, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Norman Pearl, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 56-51 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Hoke, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Robert Fowler | |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Billy Andrews - foul #1 on Billy Andrews, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF) William Waits, Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Gustavo Santana - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (C) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Clifford Richins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 56-54 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-54 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Clifford Richins grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Norman Pearl is called for the reach on Billy Andrews - foul #1 on Norman Pearl, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Billy Andrews, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 56-56 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | William Chung loses the dribble to Scott Hoke | 56-56 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Hoke | 58-56 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Stephen Cline is called for the reach on Hubert Abney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Cline, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Phillips (C) Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cline (tiring) SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom drills a jump hook from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Floyd Bonner is called for the reach on Gustavo Santana - foul #3 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Billy Andrews (PF) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Pavel Nogowski (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Norman Pearl, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is hacked by Eric Mealy - foul #4 on Eric Mealy, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Bourque (PF) Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Robert Fowler | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Clifford Richins is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Clifford Richins, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | William Waits misses the dunk attempt | 61-57 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eric Mealy | 61-57 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | William Waits hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Robert Phillips hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Cline - foul #3 on Stephen Cline, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Clifford Richins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dustin Paniagua | 63-62 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Clifford Richins steps in front of the Dustin Paniagua pass in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 63-62 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Pavel Nogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Clifford Richins is called for the reach on Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Richins, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Norman Pearl, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, Pavel Nogowski | |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Adam Bourque misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Robert Phillips tips it in | 65-64 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | William Bentley is called for the reach on Robert Fowler in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Bentley, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Scott Hoke grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | William Waits comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Hubert Abney - foul #3 on Hubert Abney, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF) Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 04:13 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Bryan McBroom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #13 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) William Waits, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Floyd Bonner picks off the pass by Clifford Richins | 66-67 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Bonner | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clifford Richins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Cline (tired) 3 pf. SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tired) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Chung (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Scott Hoke connects on the open floater from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Richins out of a doubleteam | 68-70 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | William Chung is fouled on the floor by Stephen Cline - foul #4 on Stephen Cline, team foul #14 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Norman Pearl, Robert Fowler, Floyd Bonner | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | William Waits is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | William Waits hits the follow up shot | 70-71 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Ronald Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Mealy - foul #5 on Eric Mealy, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Robert Fowler (SF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Phillips - foul #5 on Robert Phillips, team foul #15 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | William Waits is hacked by Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Norman Pearl, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-72 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Ronald Hale is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bryan McBroom | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Clifford Richins is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #4 on Clifford Richins, team foul #16 | 76-72 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | William Waits is hacked by Norman Pearl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Pearl, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Ronald Hale - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Billy Andrews (PF) William Waits, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses badly on a runner from close range | 79-74 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it in | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Pearl - foul #4 on Norman Pearl, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler's pass is intercepted by Scott Hoke in the backcourt | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | William Chung is called for the reach on Ronald Hale - foul #3 on William Chung, team foul #15 | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | William Waits is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on William Waits, team foul #17 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan McBroom (PF) Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Norman Pearl is called for the reach on William Waits in the backcourt - foul #5 on Norman Pearl, team foul #16 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF) Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Norman Pearl | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 83-78 |