| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - David Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Clemmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Winslow (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Bair (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - George France (fresh) C - Ian Warren (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Willie Tucker inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | David Clemmons is open but misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ian Warren | 39-36 |
| 19:28 | Rhode Island | David Clemmons picks off the pass by Ian Warren | 39-36 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | David Stephens loses the dribble to Robert Fowler | 39-36 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Willie Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | David Stephens clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | William Winslow gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Winslow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | David Clemmons is called for the reach on George France - foul #1 on David Clemmons, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Stephen Cline (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Paul Chapman, David Stephens, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Sammy Blaise (C) Dallas Bair, George France, Ian Warren | |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise misses the easy open layup | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Cline | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Leonel Parks grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Noga and he's fouled by James Whitlock - foul #2 on James Whitlock, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF) Randy Brown, Stephen Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), Charlie Donahue (SG) Jason Alston, Robert Fowler | |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock knocks in the jumper from close range | 45-38 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | David Clemmons hits a jumper from close range set up by Willie Tucker | 47-38 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Leonel Parks tips it in | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dennis Noga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Clemmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonel Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charlie Donahue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zanayed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Whitlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Blaise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Charlie Donahue is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jenkins - foul #2 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Stephens (SG), Stephen Cline (PF) Dennis Noga, Daniel Jenkins, David Clemmons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), George France (PF), Ian Warren (C) Bryan Kale, Charlie Donahue, James Zanayed, James Whitlock, Sammy Blaise | |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is fouled on the floor by Stephen Cline - foul #2 on Stephen Cline, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | The short jumper by Paul Chapman is denied by George France | 49-44 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | George France grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, Stephen Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | David Stephens misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Brown (SF), David Clemmons (PF) Willie Tucker, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) George France, Ian Warren | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Dennis Noga is called for the reach on Jason Alston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Noga, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG) David Stephens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dallas Bair | 51-46 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise travels in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), William Winslow (C) Dennis Noga, Daniel Jenkins, Randy Brown, David Clemmons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), Charlie Donahue (SF), James Whitlock (PF) Jason Alston, Dallas Bair, Sammy Blaise | |
| 13:27 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the contested jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Kale | 53-48 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | William Winslow's fadeaway is rejected by James Whitlock | 53-48 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges misses the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Chapman - foul #2 on Paul Chapman, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), David Stephens (SG), David Clemmons (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, Stephen Cline, Leonel Parks, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), David Medlin (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), George France (PF) Bryan Kale, Robert Fowler, Charlie Donahue, James Whitlock | |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | David Clemmons misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by George France - foul #1 on George France, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Leonel Parks (C) Dan Booker, David Stephens, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ian Warren (C) Herbert Bridges | |
| 12:06 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren banks in the layup on a nice dish by George France | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dennis Noga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Clemmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonel Parks (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Medlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dallas Bair (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - George France (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ian Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Tucker | 57-52 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | David Medlin misses the easy layup | 57-52 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Medlin | 57-54 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Medlin | 57-56 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | David Clemmons misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | David Clemmons tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Willie Tucker is called for the reach on Dallas Bair - foul #2 on Willie Tucker, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Stephens (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Stephen Cline (PF), William Winslow (C) Dennis Noga, Daniel Jenkins, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), Robert Fowler (SG), James Zanayed (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Sammy Blaise (C) Jason Alston, David Medlin, Dallas Bair, George France, Ian Warren | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Fowler | 57-58 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Stephen Cline can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, Randy Brown, Stephen Cline, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Herbert Bridges (C) Bryan Kale, Sammy Blaise | |
| 09:09 | Xavier | David Stephens makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by David Stephens - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) Dan Booker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Clemmons | 60-59 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | James Godina is whistled for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charlie Donahue (SF) James Zanayed | |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | David Stephens is hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Robert Fowler, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Cline (SF), Leonel Parks (PF), James Godina (C) Dan Booker, David Stephens, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG), Sammy Blaise (PF) Jason Alston, James Whitlock | |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Stephen Cline knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Jenkins | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Cline (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonel Parks (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Godina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sammy Blaise (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 63-64 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Paul Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Daniel Jenkins - foul #3 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Stephens (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Cline, Leonel Parks, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Dallas Bair (SF), Ian Warren (C) Bryan Kale, Charlie Donahue, Herbert Bridges | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | David Clemmons gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Sammy Blaise swats the shot by Dennis Noga | 63-65 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dennis Noga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Cline (PF), James Godina (C) Dennis Noga, David Stephens, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Medlin (SG), George France (PF) Robert Fowler, Ian Warren | |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Medlin | 63-69 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is fouled on the floor by Jason Alston - foul #3 on Jason Alston, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), David Stephens (SG), David Clemmons (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Cline, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale (PG) Jason Alston | |
| 05:25 | Xavier | David Clemmons can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-69 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Sammy Blaise grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | George France connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dallas Bair | 63-71 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | David Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | David Clemmons gets the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | David Stephens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale is hacked by Dan Booker - foul #2 on Dan Booker, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Stephen Cline (PF), William Winslow (C) Dan Booker, David Stephens, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SG), James Zanayed (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Ian Warren (C) David Medlin, Dallas Bair, George France, Sammy Blaise | |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Stephen Cline snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins hits a floater from the right wing | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Cline (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Winslow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bryan Kale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Zanayed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Whitlock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Bryan Kale | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Jason Alston steals the ball from Paul Chapman | 65-71 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston banks in the layup | 65-73 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Winslow | 68-73 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Clemmons (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, Stephen Cline, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair (SF) James Zanayed | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | James Godina grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | David Clemmons buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by James Whitlock - foul #3 on James Whitlock, team foul #6 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Stephens (SG), Stephen Cline (SF), William Winslow (C) Dennis Noga, Daniel Jenkins, Willie Tucker, James Godina | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SF), Herbert Bridges (C) Dallas Bair, Ian Warren | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Cline steals it from Herbert Bridges in the backcourt | 71-73 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Stephen Cline misses the dunk attempt | 71-73 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Stephen Cline snags the offensive board | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | David Clemmons can't finish the layup | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF) Stephen Cline | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair (SF), George France (PF), Ian Warren (C) James Zanayed, James Whitlock, Herbert Bridges | |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Willie Tucker misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 71-75 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | William Winslow hits the follow up shot | 73-75 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Willie Tucker - foul #3 on Willie Tucker, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | David Stephens scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Chapman | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Paul Chapman is called for the reach on Jason Alston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Chapman, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Dallas Bair steals the ball from William Winslow | 76-79 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair blows the layup | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | George France picks off the pass by William Winslow | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is hacked by Paul Chapman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Chapman, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Winslow misses the halfcourt shot | 76-80 |