| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) SG - William Divito (fresh) SF - Adam Reed (fresh) PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) C - Anthony Grimes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Peter McCarry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Divito - foul #1 on William Divito, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-1 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | John Hughes hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Anthony Grimes is called for the reach on Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Anthony Grimes, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | William Divito grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes loses the dribble to John Smith | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | John Smith is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | William Divito misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes tips it in | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Philip Warrior is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Philip Warrior, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Charles Byers (PF) William Divito, Roberto Martinez | |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Cyril Wilker steps in front of the Zlatko Stodolski pass | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) SG - David Burnette (fresh) SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) C - Philip Warrior (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zlatko Stodolski (fresh) SF - Adam Reed (fresh) PF - Charles Byers (fresh) C - Anthony Grimes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Charles Byers takes the ball from Philip Warrior | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | John Hughes hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Byers | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by David Burnette | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Philip Warrior grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (SG), Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF) John Hughes, Adam Reed, Anthony Grimes | |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Divito misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Hunter Stucker - foul #1 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis (PG), Anthony Grimes (C) Zlatko Stodolski, Charles Byers | |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Divito makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | William Divito makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Roy Lewis gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 10-11 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | John Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Roy Lewis (fresh) SG - William Divito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) PF - Roberto Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes lays it in | 12-13 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | John Smith tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes throws it down | 14-15 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 17-15 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Roberto Martinez | 17-15 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | William Divito loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (PG), Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Adam Reed (SF), Charles Byers (C) Roy Lewis, William Divito, Berdy Zahorchak, Anthony Grimes | |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Philip Warrior clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Reed - foul #1 on Adam Reed, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Philip Warrior makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Philip Warrior makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hunter Stucker - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Philip Warrior grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Roberto Martinez | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez is fouled on the floor by Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG) Peter McCarry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (SG) Zlatko Stodolski | |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | William Divito lays it in on a great pass from John Hughes | 19-17 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 21-17 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hughes | 21-19 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | David Burnette comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Burnette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 4 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Divito (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Reed (fresh) PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | John Hughes loses the dribble to David Burnette | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | John Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SG), Anthony Grimes (C) William Divito, Charles Byers | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes misses badly on a floater in the lane | 22-19 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | John Smith snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | The jumper by David Burnette is denied by Roberto Martinez | 22-19 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Burnette - foul #1 on David Burnette, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG) David Burnette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak (SF), Charles Byers (PF) Adam Reed, Roberto Martinez | |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Philip Warrior snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is hacked by Anthony Grimes - foul #2 on Anthony Grimes, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (SG), Roberto Martinez (PF) John Hughes, Anthony Grimes | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Philip Warrior connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Peter McCarry | 25-20 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez is fouled on the floor by Cyril Wilker - foul #1 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Adam Reed (SF) Berdy Zahorchak | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 25-20 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cyril Wilker | 28-20 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | William Divito clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Cyril Wilker - foul #2 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Bryan Rogers, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hughes (PG) Roberto Martinez | |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | William Divito makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | William Divito makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by John Smith is blocked by Charles Byers | 28-22 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Byers drills a turnaround from close range | 28-24 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker is called for a charge - foul #3 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak (SG), Roberto Martinez (PF), Anthony Grimes (C) Zlatko Stodolski, William Divito, Charles Byers | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 5 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) SF - Adam Reed (fresh) PF - Roberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | David Burnette is called for the reach on Berdy Zahorchak - foul #2 on David Burnette, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Roberto Martinez snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Peter McCarry takes the ball from Roberto Martinez | 28-25 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses the easy layup | 28-25 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak is hacked by Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Divito (SG) Adam Reed | |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 28-26 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Divito and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Stodolski (SF), Charles Byers (PF) Berdy Zahorchak, Roberto Martinez | |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Anthony Grimes makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers's floater is tipped away by Anthony Grimes | 28-29 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Peter McCarry grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | William Divito takes the ball from Bryan Rogers | 28-29 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | William Divito banks in the layup | 28-31 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter McCarry and the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Berdy Zahorchak (SG), Adam Reed (SF), Roberto Martinez (PF) John Hughes, William Divito, Charles Byers | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Adam Reed hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Smith can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-34 |