| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the floater from the right side | 36-27 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gregory Hanson | 36-27 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Griffith | 36-29 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | James Bembry hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Teddy Sluss and the foul's on Thomas Mathis - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Thomas Mathis is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF) Thomas Mathis | |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson blows the layup | 40-29 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | James Bembry misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Griffith - foul #1 on Lawrence Griffith, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (C) Lawrence Griffith | |
| 17:33 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-29 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-29 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Sidney Dean | 42-29 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Dean | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bembry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson lays it in uncontested set up by James Jackson | 44-31 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | James Bembry is denied on a layup by Jerome Garrison | 44-31 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 44-31 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | James Bembry misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Scott Barnes (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, James Jackson, Gregory Hanson, Jerome Garrison | |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lawrence Griffith | 44-34 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis scores on a floater from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | James Monroe hits the finger roll | 46-36 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Griffith | 46-38 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Cochran | 48-38 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses short on a shot from close range | 48-38 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Harold Graves snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | James Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), James Jackson (SG), Jerome Garrison (PF) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Scott Barnes | |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Bembry (C) Ralph Cochran, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Ray Wilson (C) Thomas Mathis, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Bembry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Ray Wilson | |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:06 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 52-42 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Leonard Harrison, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Jerome Garrison | |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas can't connect on a shot in the lane | 52-42 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Mathis | 52-44 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG) Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Teddy Sluss takes the ball from Lawrence Griffith | 52-44 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss lays it in | 54-44 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | James Terry is called for the reach on Gregory Hanson - foul #3 on James Terry, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF) James Terry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Jerome Garrison (C) Jack Cutshall, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 54-44 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 57-44 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | James Monroe snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bradley Yuhas | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, Ralph Cochran, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Lawrence Griffith (C) Keith Beane, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Sidney Dean | 61-44 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Cutshall | 61-46 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Jack Cutshall is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:22 | Xavier | James Bembry hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 63-46 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Terry - foul #4 on James Terry, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jack Cutshall steps in front of the Sidney Dean pass | 63-47 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall banks in the layup | 63-49 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Sidney Dean comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Leonard Harrison, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson (PF) Jerome Garrison | |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall tips it in | 65-51 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it home | 67-51 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis double dribbles | 67-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG) Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (PG), Keith Beane (SG), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson, Scott Barnes | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | James Monroe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Hanson - foul #1 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF) Thomas Mathis | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range set up by Harris Brault and the foul's on Ralph Cochran - foul #1 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG) Keith Beane | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Bembry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran makes the 3 from straight away | 71-54 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Bembry | 71-54 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | James Terry hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Harold Graves and he's fouled by Gregory Hanson - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #8 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Jack Cutshall, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | James Terry makes the free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault tips it back up and in | 74-56 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | James Terry drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Leonard Harrison | 76-56 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-56 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the easy layup | 76-56 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | James Terry tips it home | 78-56 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | James Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Keith Beane | 78-58 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | James Terry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-58 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes is fouled on the floor by James Bembry - foul #3 on James Bembry, team foul #6 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison misses the lay-in | 78-58 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Teddy Sluss | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Scott Barnes picks off the pass by Ralph Cochran | 78-58 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Jackson | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss runs out the clock | 78-60 |