| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Bembry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 30-34 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Jack Cutshall is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Sidney Dean lays it up and in on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 32-36 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Cochran - foul #2 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Gregory Hanson is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #3 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF) Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 34-41 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss's layup is rejected by Harris Brault | 34-41 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jack Cutshall | 36-41 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 36-44 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-44 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 36-44 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Teddy Sluss and he's hacked by Jerome Garrison - foul #2 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Griffith | 40-47 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Terry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Hanson - foul #4 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes (PF) Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Antoine Hartwig, Leonard Harrison | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Bembry - foul #1 on James Bembry, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF) Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Terry | 41-50 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Harold Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bembry | 41-53 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | James Jackson is hacked by James Bembry - foul #2 on James Bembry, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Harold Graves | |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison loses the ball out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Bembry | |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Jerome Garrison is called for the reach on Ralph Cochran - foul #3 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF) James Terry | |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF), Ray Wilson (C) Thomas Mathis, Jerome Garrison | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Sidney Dean grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Ray Wilson - foul #1 on Ray Wilson, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Lawrence Griffith (C) Robert Anderson, Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses the 3rd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the shot from the right wing set up by Scott Barnes | 43-57 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Terry (PF) Ralph Cochran, James Monroe | |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is hacked by James Terry - foul #3 on James Terry, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane loses the ball out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Ray Wilson (C) Keith Beane, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Sidney Dean dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Terry | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Antoine Hartwig is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Bembry | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-61 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | James Terry buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 45-63 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sidney Dean - foul #2 on Sidney Dean, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Thomas Mathis, Jerome Garrison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Monroe (PF) Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison, James Terry | |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Monroe | 47-65 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jack Cutshall | 49-65 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-65 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Griffith | 51-65 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | James Bembry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-65 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Terry | 51-65 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | James Jackson steps in front of the James Terry pass | 51-65 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Jerome Garrison (C) Keith Beane, Lawrence Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss knocks in the floater from the left side | 51-67 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | Sidney Dean steals it from James Jackson out of a doubleteam | 51-67 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is hacked by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Harris Brault (SF) James Jackson, Thomas Mathis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (PG), James Monroe (PF) Teddy Sluss, James Terry | |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison blows the layup | 51-67 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jack Cutshall | 53-67 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | James Monroe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jerome Garrison - foul #4 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Scott Barnes (C) Jack Cutshall, Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), Bradley Yuhas (C) Harold Graves, Sidney Dean, James Bembry | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 53-67 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Teddy Sluss is called for the reach on James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Harris Brault, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the contested jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Mathis | 57-69 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | James Terry misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-69 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss tips it home | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Mathis | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 59-73 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive board | 59-73 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss clanks a shot from the right side | 59-73 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas clanks a runner in the lane | 59-73 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 59-73 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Leonard Harrison steals the ball from Thomas Mathis | 59-73 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 59-75 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 59-75 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the board | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss runs out the clock | 62-75 |