| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Knepp (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey's floater is knocked away by Anthony Mitchell | 23-37 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Alan Hawks steals the ball from William Davis | 23-37 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ashley Pauls | 25-37 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #3 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is fouled on the floor by Jacob Ewing - foul #2 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is whistled for traveling | 25-39 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-39 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Wilson - foul #3 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Joe Holden drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey tips it in | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant slams it home | 28-44 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Wilson - foul #4 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-44 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Rudolph Guenther takes the ball from William Davis | 31-44 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudolph Guenther | 33-44 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Alan Hawks is called for the reach on Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Alan Hawks, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Fred Ponte (SF) Jack Morrisey, David Knepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Davis | 33-46 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte loses the dribble to Dwayne Boden | 33-46 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden lays it up and in | 33-48 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dwayne Boden - foul #3 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Michael Baker (PF) Bernard Vincent, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | James Giles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Davis | 35-50 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-50 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 35-50 |
| 11:48 | Rhode Island | James Giles steps in front of the Alan Hawks pass | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | James Giles is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) William Davis, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the floater from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant tips it back up and in | 35-52 |
| 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) | |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Hawks | 37-52 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF), Michael Baker (C) Ashley Pauls, Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 09:26 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Vincent | 40-54 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF) Jacob Ewing | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses long on a floater near the basket | 40-54 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden drills a shot from the left block set up by James Giles | 40-56 |
| 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) | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dwayne Boden | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Knepp (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 40-56 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudolph Guenther | 42-56 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | James Giles buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 42-58 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bernard Vincent | 44-58 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | William Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Oscar Bryant | 44-61 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | David Knepp lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Bernard Vincent | 46-61 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | William Davis double dribbles | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Wilson is called for the reach on Fred Ponte - foul #5 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (SF) Jeffery Wilson | |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 46-61 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Joe Holden connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Henley | 46-64 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jack Morrisey | 48-64 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryon Brooks - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #4 | 48-64 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Anthony Mitchell denies the turnaround by Bryon Brooks | 48-66 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ashley Pauls | 48-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Holden - foul #1 on Joe Holden, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), James Giles (PF), John Rice (C) William Davis, Joe Holden, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Richard Henley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (C) John Rice | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Boden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Henley (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 51-66 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith connects on the jump hook near the basket | 51-68 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is whistled for a carry | 51-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (SF) Richard Henley | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | John Rice misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-68 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 51-68 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #5 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), David Knepp (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (SF) John Rice | |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 53-69 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Bryon Brooks picks off the pass by Dustin Highsmith | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-69 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Boden | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant runs out the clock | 55-69 |