| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles House (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | John Lee inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | John Hughes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter McCarry | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers hits a shot in the lane set up by Charles House | 34-29 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker lays it up and in | 34-31 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Dale Nair is called for the reach on Anthony Grimes - foul #2 on Dale Nair, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | John Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Charles House | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Dale Nair scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 37-33 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes is hacked by Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Peter McCarry, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez (PF) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Charles House misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 37-33 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | John Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Roberto Martinez - foul #1 on Roberto Martinez, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG) Peter McCarry | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | John Hughes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the jumper from close range | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 37-35 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | John Smith makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | John Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | David Burnette gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles House (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | John Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Grimes | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker knocks in the floater in the lane set up by John Smith out of the doubleteam | 40-42 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | John Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles House | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it home | 43-44 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | John Hughes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles House | 46-44 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-44 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | John Hughes is hacked by Gregory Greenwood - foul #1 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (PG), Berdy Zahorchak (SG), William Divito (SF), Charles Byers (PF) John Hughes, Charles House, John Lee, Roberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG), Louis Gomes (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Dale Nair steps in front of the Charles Byers pass | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) SG - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) SF - William Divito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Zlatko Stodolski - foul #1 on Zlatko Stodolski, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) Cyril Wilker | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker is hacked by Anthony Grimes - foul #2 on Anthony Grimes, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (PG), Charles House (SG), John Lee (SF), Roberto Martinez (C) Zlatko Stodolski, Berdy Zahorchak, William Divito, Anthony Grimes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | John Hughes grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (SG), David Burnette (SF), Cyril Wilker (PF) Dale Nair, John Smith, Hunter Stucker | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Charles House snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | John Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (PF) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Peter McCarry, Louis Gomes | |
| 08:44 | Xavier | David Burnette can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-48 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | John Hughes hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Lee | 52-48 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Dale Nair is hacked by Charles House - foul #2 on Charles House, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Charles Byers (PF), Anthony Grimes (C) Charles House, John Lee, Roberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), John Smith (SF), Louis Gomes (C) Dale Nair, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | William Divito snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | William Divito clanks a shot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) SF - William Divito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Byers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 06:57 | Rhode Island | John Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Smith | 54-48 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | John Hughes is called for the reach on Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles House (SG), John Lee (SF) Zlatko Stodolski, Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), David Burnette (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Gregory Greenwood, Cyril Wilker, Louis Gomes | |
| 06:07 | Xavier | William Divito steals it from David Burnette | 54-48 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Divito | 57-48 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-48 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | William Divito grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Hunter Stucker blocks the short jumper by Anthony Grimes | 57-48 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | David Burnette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Charles House gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | John Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Hughes | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | David Burnette misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-48 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Divito | 60-48 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Grimes | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:23 | Xavier | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles House - foul #3 on Charles House, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (PG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Charles Byers (PF), Roberto Martinez (C) John Hughes, John Lee, William Divito, Anthony Grimes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), Cyril Wilker (PF), Louis Gomes (C) Peter McCarry, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| 04:23 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roberto Martinez | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Dale Nair clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles House (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) PF - Charles Byers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | John Smith makes the contested fadeaway in the lane | 65-50 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Charles House makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Dale Nair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (PG), John Lee (SF) Charles House, Berdy Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) John Smith, Cyril Wilker | |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez is fouled on the floor by Hunter Stucker - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (PF) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG) Dale Nair | |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez is hacked by Hunter Stucker - foul #3 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles House (SG), Anthony Grimes (C) Zlatko Stodolski, William Divito | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Peter McCarry | |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes snags the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Charles House misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 69-50 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Smith | 69-53 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | John Lee drills a shot from just outside the lane | 71-53 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | John Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood tips it home | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Louis Gomes is called for the reach on Charles House - foul #1 on Louis Gomes, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Byers (PF) Roberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Charles House makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Charles House makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Burnette | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hughes runs out the clock | 73-57 |