| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | David Dobson is fouled on the floor by Edward Fogarty - foul #1 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Fogarty - foul #2 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Mark Loveless can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Overton | 34-26 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Dobson | 36-29 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Overton - foul #3 on Steven Overton, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis (C) Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Chuma Sato makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Chuma Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Mark Loveless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Gerald Belmonte, Edward Fogarty | |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell knocks in the runner from the left block | 38-31 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Lucien Costa's floater is knocked away by John Stroinski | 38-31 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Stroinski | 38-31 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Mark Loveless is called for the reach on John Stroinski - foul #1 on Mark Loveless, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Edward Fogarty (C) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa, Mark Loveless | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis tips it in | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Purvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Cason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Morrow (fresh) SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Andrew Purvis is called for the reach on Edward Fogarty - foul #2 on Andrew Purvis, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Overton (C) Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Henry Morrow | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is denied on a layup by Steven Overton | 40-31 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | John Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ryan Capozzi | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Mark Loveless (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Ryan Capozzi, Edward Fogarty | |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Antonio Douglas steals it from Lucien Costa | 40-34 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Mark Loveless swats the short shot by Antonio Douglas | 40-34 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Lucien Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Ronald Ivy is called for the reach on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Ronald Ivy, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (SF) Gerald Belmonte | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Sykes | 40-37 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | David Dobson loses the dribble to Eugene Piercy | 40-37 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the dunk attempt | 40-37 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Sykes | 40-37 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Lucien Costa connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tommy Powell | 43-40 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | The jump hook by Alvin Sykes is blocked by Steven Overton | 43-40 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Mark Loveless snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chuma Sato and he's hacked by Micheal Huot - foul #1 on Micheal Huot, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis (C) Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Lucien Costa, Mark Loveless, Alvin Sykes | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG) Eugene Piercy | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Dobson | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Belmonte - foul #1 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Tommy Powell steps in front of the Edward Fogarty pass | 43-43 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | David Dobson lays it in set up by Tommy Powell | 45-43 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Alejandro Rodriquez | 45-45 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi clanks a runner from close range | 45-45 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Steven Overton (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Mark Loveless (PF) Chuma Sato, Gerald Belmonte, Edward Fogarty | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | John Wood hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Ivy | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Piercy and he's hacked by John Wood - foul #1 on John Wood, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Magness (SF), Alvin Sykes (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Alan Magness grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is hacked by John Wood - foul #2 on John Wood, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Piercy | 47-50 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alan Magness - foul #1 on Alan Magness, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Stroinski (PF) Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Edward Fogarty (C) Alan Magness, Alvin Sykes | |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is fouled on the floor by Antonio Douglas - foul #1 on Antonio Douglas, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Belmonte | 49-51 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Lucien Costa snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte is whistled for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG) Eugene Piercy, Lucien Costa | |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot makes the 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Fogarty | 52-54 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Mark Loveless gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Lucien Costa (SG) Chuma Sato, Alejandro Rodriquez | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Stroinski | 52-56 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | David Dobson's floater is tipped away by Gerald Belmonte | 52-56 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Gerald Belmonte, Mark Loveless, Edward Fogarty | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Ryan Capozzi takes the ball from Andrew Purvis | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Cason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Chuma Sato (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alvin Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Alvin Sykes swats the short shot by Andrew Purvis | 52-56 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF), Steven Overton (C) Ronald Ivy, Andrew Purvis, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Mark Loveless (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Chuma Sato, Ryan Capozzi, Alvin Sykes | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Lucien Costa buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Piercy | 52-58 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | John Stroinski picks off the pass by Mark Loveless | 52-58 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Lucien Costa is called for the reach on Tommy Powell - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski is hacked by Edward Fogarty - foul #3 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-58 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Steven Overton | 54-58 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Mark Loveless clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte is hacked by Tommy Powell - foul #1 on Tommy Powell, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell grabs the board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Overton | 54-58 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | David Dobson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is hacked by David Dobson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dobson, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | David Dobson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-60 |