| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bill Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesus Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Vance Benito inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Vance Benito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | William Steele comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Steele | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | William Steele steals the ball from Thomas Hughs | 37-35 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | William Steele lays it in | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | William Steele knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Story | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | David Gutirrez misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Bill Story grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons lays it in set up by Jesus Medina | 37-42 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Randy Lehto can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG), Deandre Johnson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Dusty Smith (PF), William Leathers (C) Jeffrey Hammons, Bill Story, Paul Sanders, Jesus Medina | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Randy Lehto makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Randy Lehto makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG) Randy Lehto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt (SG) William Steele | |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dusty Smith - foul #2 on Dusty Smith, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Day - foul #1 on Steven Day, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Kenneth Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Mike George buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Steven Day | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike George (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Deandre Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rodney Westervelt (fresh) SG - Walter Christensen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Harrigan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dusty Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Leathers (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Mike George, Steven Day, Deandre Johnson, Thomas Davis, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), William Steele (SG), Bill Story (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), Michael Scott (C) Rodney Westervelt, Walter Christensen, Jason Harrigan, Dusty Smith, William Leathers | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | William Steele buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Bill Story | 44-45 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Paul Sanders steals the ball from Randy Lehto | 44-45 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vance Benito (SF) Jermaine Penix | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Paul Sanders steps in front of the Gary Biddle pass | 44-45 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Bill Story misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Randy Lehto hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | David Gutirrez grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Gary Biddle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Jermaine Penix (C) Randy Lehto, Thomas Hughs, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), Rodney Westervelt (SG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Jesus Medina (PF), Dusty Smith (C) Jeffrey Hammons, William Steele, Bill Story, Paul Sanders, Michael Scott | |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Vance Benito steals the ball from Jesus Medina | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Gary Biddle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Vance Benito pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Gary Biddle comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jesus Medina - foul #1 on Jesus Medina, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Deandre Johnson (C) Vance Benito | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Steele (SG) Rodney Westervelt | |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Gary Biddle is called for the reach on Walter Christensen - foul #2 on Gary Biddle, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Kenneth Harris (C) Mike George, Steven Day, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Penix steps in front of the Dusty Smith pass | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Penix (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Deandre Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Walter Christensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Harrigan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jesus Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dusty Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Kenneth Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-45 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harris | 50-45 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix's floater is tipped away by Jason Harrigan | 50-45 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Harris grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs's pass is intercepted by Dusty Smith | 50-45 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Deandre Johnson - foul #1 on Deandre Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG), Thomas Davis (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Thomas Hughs, Jermaine Penix, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), Rodney Westervelt (SG), Bill Story (SF), Michael Scott (C) Walter Christensen, William Steele, Jason Harrigan, Dusty Smith | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | David Gutirrez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-47 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 50-47 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Mike George misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Hammons - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hammons, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF), Gary Biddle (PF) Randy Lehto, Deandre Johnson, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders (PF) Jesus Medina | |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Westervelt | 52-50 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Steven Day misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Bill Story grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Rodney Westervelt's pass is intercepted by Vance Benito | 52-50 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | David Gutirrez double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG) Mike George, Steven Day | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Steele (SG) Rodney Westervelt | |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | William Steele misses the shot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | William Steele clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Bill Story hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Vance Benito blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Biddle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - David Gutirrez (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Hammons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Gutirrez - foul #1 on David Gutirrez, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (SF), Deandre Johnson (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (PG), Jason Harrigan (SF), Jesus Medina (PF) Jeffrey Hammons, Bill Story, Paul Sanders | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Jason Harrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | William Steele clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Randy Lehto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG) Randy Lehto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith (C) Michael Scott | |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Dusty Smith hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jason Harrigan | 52-58 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Harrigan - foul #1 on Jason Harrigan, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Thomas Hughs, Deandre Johnson, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), Bill Story (SF), Paul Sanders (PF) Walter Christensen, Jason Harrigan, Dusty Smith | |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Bill Story can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | David Gutirrez snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Mike George is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG) Steven Day | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen (SG) William Steele | |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Mike George misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Jesus Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Gary Biddle pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Jesus Medina steals it from Jermaine Penix | 54-58 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Walter Christensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Bill Story is called for the reach on Mike George - foul #2 on Bill Story, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Vance Benito (SF) Randy Lehto, Jermaine Penix | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Steele (SG), Dusty Smith (C) Jeffrey Hammons, Jesus Medina | |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Mike George makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | William Steele buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Walter Christensen | 56-60 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | David Gutirrez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dusty Smith | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Biddle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - David Gutirrez (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Walter Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dusty Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Vance Benito takes the ball from Dusty Smith | 56-60 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | David Gutirrez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Biddle | 58-60 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | David Gutirrez swats the short shot by Dusty Smith | 58-60 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 58-60 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Mike George comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | David Gutirrez hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG) Mike George | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons (PG), Michael Scott (C) Walter Christensen, Dusty Smith | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons's pass is intercepted by Gary Biddle | 60-60 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | David Gutirrez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hughs | 60-60 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 60-60 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | David Gutirrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons is hacked by Thomas Hughs - foul #3 on Thomas Hughs, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Hammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Michael Scott picks off the pass by Thomas Hughs | 60-60 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | William Steele drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hammons | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Vance Benito is fouled on the floor by Bill Story - foul #3 on Bill Story, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Vance Benito makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Vance Benito misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Scott is hacked by Randy Lehto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Lehto, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Gary Biddle is called for the reach on Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Gary Biddle, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-65 |