| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Boese (fresh) C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Brock (fresh) SF - John Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Donald Bible inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Jessie Williams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Charles Gates | 40-24 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates hits a wide open floater from the right block set up by John Evans | 40-26 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Jessie Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Branko Zacherl | 42-26 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Gates | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | John Evans steals it from Donald Bible | 42-28 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | John Evans double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (SG), Jack McCalpin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Claude Brock, John Evans, Charles Gates, Gary Hyder | |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Williams (C) Broderick Shiflett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (SF) Jarrett Stevens | |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Jason Boese is hacked by Arnold Matthews - foul #3 on Arnold Matthews, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder (C) Arnold Matthews | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Augustus Lewinski - foul #3 on Augustus Lewinski, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SF) Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG), John Evans (SF), Charles Gates (PF) Peter Minner, Darrell Franklin, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Jason Boese denies the turnaround by Charles Gates | 43-30 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | John Evans snags the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Evans | 43-33 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Branko Zacherl is blocked by Gary Hyder | 43-33 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Boese (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Claude Brock (fresh) SF - John Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Hyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jack McCalpin | 43-35 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-35 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Peter Minner (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jack McCalpin, Claude Brock, John Evans, Charles Gates, Gary Hyder | |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Jessie Williams lays it in and he's fouled by Peter Minner - foul #2 on Peter Minner, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the lay-in | 46-35 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | Brandon Simmons steals it from Jarrett Stevens | 46-35 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | James Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Johnny Williams (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG), John Evans (SF), Jack McCalpin (PF), Gary Hyder (C) Peter Minner, Darrell Franklin, Arnold Matthews, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | John Evans hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gary Hyder | 46-37 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock is fouled on the floor by Jason Boese - foul #1 on Jason Boese, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Jessie Williams, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG), Charles Gates (PF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jarrett Stevens, Claude Brock, Gary Hyder | |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Broderick Shiflett picks off the pass by John Evans | 46-37 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl is fouled on the floor by Jack McCalpin - foul #2 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG) Donald Bible | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF) Jack McCalpin, John Evans, Charles Gates | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Boese (fairly fresh) C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allen Harris (fresh) SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustus Lewinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | James Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-37 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Liang Hong picks off the pass by Augustus Lewinski | 46-37 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | James Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 46-37 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Jason Boese grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | James Wilson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Branko Zacherl | 48-37 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jarrett Stevens | 48-39 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Jason Boese is hacked by Darrell Franklin - foul #2 on Darrell Franklin, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Donald Bible (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Liang Hong, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Claude Brock (SG), John Evans (SF), Charles Gates (PF), Gary Hyder (C) Jarrett Stevens, Allen Harris, Darrell Franklin, Arnold Matthews, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 08:45 | Xavier | The jump hook by Jessie Williams is blocked by Charles Gates | 48-39 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder tips it home | 48-41 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack McCalpin | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Claude Brock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Hyder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Gates - foul #1 on Charles Gates, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock is hacked by Jessie Williams - foul #1 on Jessie Williams, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (SG) Claude Brock | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | John Evans can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Boese - foul #2 on Jason Boese, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (PG), Arnold Matthews (PF) Jack McCalpin, Charles Gates | |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | John Evans makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | John Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Arnold Matthews | 50-46 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Gary Hyder swats the layup by Jessie Williams | 50-48 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | John Evans snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Branko Zacherl - foul #1 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Claude Brock (SG), Augustus Lewinski (PF), Jack McCalpin (C) Peter Minner, John Evans, Arnold Matthews, Gary Hyder | |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the floater in the paint | 52-50 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses long on an open shot in the lane | 52-50 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Johnny Williams gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Jessie Williams scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Johnny Williams - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Darrell Franklin | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons is fouled on the floor by Charles Gates - foul #2 on Charles Gates, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (SG), Arnold Matthews (C) Claude Brock, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Arnold Matthews - foul #4 on Arnold Matthews, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Boese (PF) Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tired) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Boese (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Minner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Jessie Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Jessie Williams steals the ball from Jarrett Stevens in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the finger roll | 57-53 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SF) Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG), John Evans (SF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jarrett Stevens, Jack McCalpin, Charles Gates | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | A charge is called on Donald Bible - foul #2 on Donald Bible, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Claude Brock (SG), Gary Hyder (C) Peter Minner, Allen Harris, Arnold Matthews | |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Evans | 57-55 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jessie Williams, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF) Donald Bible, Jason Boese | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Gary Hyder | |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Johnny Williams steals it from John Evans | 57-55 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder (C) Augustus Lewinski | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Jarrett Stevens is called for the reach on Branko Zacherl - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Jessie Williams is called for the reach on Claude Brock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Williams, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Charles Gates swats the shot by Jessie Williams | 58-57 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is hacked by Jason Boese - foul #3 on Jason Boese, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Jessie Williams connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Broderick Shiflett | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-58 |