| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) SG - Joseph Finch (fresh) SF - Emmett Best (fresh) PF - Antonio Long (fresh) C - Troy Mullen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bobby Scruggs | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Robert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Stjepan Politowski picks off the pass by Troy Mullen | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Emmett Best takes the ball from Dikembe Ali | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders banks in the layup on a great pass from Emmett Best | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Troy Mullen | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor and he's hacked by Antonio Long - foul #1 on Antonio Long, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Joseph Finch - foul #1 on Joseph Finch, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Robert Taylor comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Bryant | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Robert Taylor is hacked by Arthur Sanders - foul #1 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), David Hawker (SF), Neil Carter (PF), Mark White (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Dikembe Ali, Bobby Scruggs, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Anthony Thompson (PF), Juan Alonzo (C) Arthur Sanders, Joseph Finch, Emmett Best, Antonio Long, Troy Mullen | |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - David Hawker (fresh) PF - Neil Carter (fresh) C - Mark White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Scott Farris (fresh) SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) PF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) C - Juan Alonzo (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris connects on the shot from the right side | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Mark White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Juan Alonzo - foul #1 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Mark White misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Thompson | 6-12 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Juan Alonzo is called for the reach on Clyde Brooks - foul #2 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) David Hawker, Mark White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Steve Smith (SF) Joel Brady, Juan Alonzo | |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Arthur Sanders steps in front of the Clifford Bryant pass | 6-12 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl can't tip it in | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Anthony Thompson steals it from Samuel Wolak | 6-12 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, Neil Carter, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch (SG), Emmett Best (SF), Antonio Long (PF), Troy Mullen (C) Scott Farris, Steve Smith, Arthur Bayerl, Anthony Thompson | |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is whistled for a carry | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders double dribbles | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG) Arthur Sanders | |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch lays it in on a nice dish by Antonio Long | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - David Hawker (fresh) PF - Bobby Scruggs (fairly fresh) C - Mark White (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Joseph Finch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmett Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Long (fresh) C - Troy Mullen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-14 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Mark White gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 8-14 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses the dunk | 8-14 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Emmett Best | 8-16 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs is hacked by Joseph Finch - foul #2 on Joseph Finch, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Neil Carter (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, David Hawker, Bobby Scruggs, Mark White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Arthur Bayerl (PF), Anthony Thompson (C) Joel Brady, Joseph Finch, Emmett Best, Antonio Long, Troy Mullen | |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Neil Carter gets the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the lay-in | 8-16 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant double dribbles | 8-16 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Bayerl | 8-18 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 8-18 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Neil Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Bryant | 10-18 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Sanders | 10-20 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the fadeaway from the right side | 10-20 |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) PF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) C - Anthony Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is hacked by Clyde Brooks - foul #1 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Emmett Best (SF), Antonio Long (PF), Troy Mullen (C) Steve Smith, Arthur Bayerl, Anthony Thompson | |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Robert Taylor loses the dribble to Arthur Sanders | 10-20 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Arthur Sanders | 10-20 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Emmett Best - foul #1 on Emmett Best, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SF), Mark White (C) Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Brian Merrill (SG) Arthur Sanders, Scott Farris | |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best is called for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SF), Neil Carter (PF) David Hawker, Bobby Scruggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Robert Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing and he's hacked by Joel Brady - foul #1 on Joel Brady, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best scores on a floater from close range set up by Joel Brady and he's hacked by Samuel Wolak - foul #1 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses the shot from close range | 17-23 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen tips it in | 17-25 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Samuel Wolak, Mark White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF) Joel Brady, Brian Merrill, Emmett Best | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is hacked by Clyde Brooks - foul #2 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edgar Canty (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 17-25 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses long on a shot from the right side | 17-25 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) SG - Edgar Canty (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) PF - Antonio Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Mullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Edgar Canty, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch (SG), Emmett Best (SF), Juan Alonzo (C) Scott Farris, Antonio Long, Troy Mullen | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Bayerl - foul #1 on Arthur Bayerl, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Clyde Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Juan Alonzo | 18-27 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Juan Alonzo | 18-30 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs travels with the ball | 18-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Long (PF), Troy Mullen (C) Arthur Bayerl, Juan Alonzo | |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Clifford Bryant - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SF), Neil Carter (PF), Mark White (C) Robert Taylor, Dikembe Ali, Bobby Scruggs, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Mark White can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-31 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Finch - foul #3 on Joseph Finch, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Samuel Wolak, Mark White | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Scott Farris (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF) Arthur Sanders, Joseph Finch, Emmett Best | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris is whistled for a carry | 20-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo (C) Troy Mullen | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-31 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl misses the fullcourt shot | 20-31 |