| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 blk. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Felix and he's hacked by Gary O'Neal - foul #1 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the free throw | 21-38 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Robert Hansel can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | James Phillips swats the shot by Ralph Felix | 21-38 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Robert Hansel pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Vincent Black can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 21-38 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ralph Felix | 21-38 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Robert Hansel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary O'Neal | 23-38 |
| 17:30 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper tips it home | 23-40 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Robert Hansel clanks a jumper from the baseline | 23-40 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Vincent Black clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-43 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vincent Black - foul #2 on Vincent Black, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Greg Mauro (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale Bennett (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Ralph Felix, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 23-44 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the board | 23-44 |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Leroux (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Justin Greeley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-47 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Archer | 23-47 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Todd Blossom loses the dribble to Robert Turberville | 23-47 |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles lays it up and in set up by Robert Turberville | 23-49 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is called for traveling | 23-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF) Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG) Raymond Leroux | |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix lays it in set up by Giuseppe Bruno | 23-51 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Justin Greeley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-51 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Taulbee | 23-51 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Justin Greeley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Greg Mauro - foul #3 on Greg Mauro, team foul #3 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Winston Archer (C) Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 23-52 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-53 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Vincent Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Greg Mauro, Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale Bennett | |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-53 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the board | 23-53 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | James Phillips is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zepp - foul #2 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #1 | 23-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SF) Brandon Hutt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (C) Frank Cooper | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-53 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | James Phillips tips it in | 25-53 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Hansel takes the ball from Benjamin Knowles | 25-53 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Justin Greeley can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #2 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Vincent Black, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Raymond Leroux (SG), Dale Bennett (SF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Ralph Felix, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Justin Greeley makes the 1st free throw | 26-53 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Justin Greeley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-53 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Brandon Hutt (SF) Gary O'Neal, Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee travels with the ball | 27-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits the finger roll | 27-55 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee travels with the ball | 27-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Harold Worsley (SF) Robert Turberville, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley can't finish the layup | 27-55 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 27-55 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Greg Mauro drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary O'Neal | 29-55 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Mauro - foul #4 on Greg Mauro, team foul #4 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Greg Mauro, Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF) Frank Cooper | |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 2nd free throw | 29-56 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 29-56 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | James Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-56 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix pulls down the rebound | 29-56 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits a fadeaway from close range | 29-58 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | James Phillips's layup is rejected by Dale Bennett | 29-58 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Hutt - foul #1 on Brandon Hutt, team foul #5 | 29-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Dean Tipton (SG), Justin Greeley (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp, Dale Bennett | |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 29-59 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-60 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Todd Blossom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (C) Harold Worsley | |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett buries a jumper from close range | 29-62 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Justin Greeley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-62 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Winston Archer tips it home | 31-62 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Justin Greeley - foul #1 on Justin Greeley, team foul #6 | 31-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (SF) Dean Tipton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the free throw | 31-64 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Winston Archer grabs the board | 31-64 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Winston Archer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-64 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Winston Archer tips it but misses | 31-64 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville pulls down the rebound | 31-64 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Winston Archer picks off the pass by Robert Turberville | 31-64 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Justin Greeley lays it up and in set up by Todd Blossom | 33-64 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Winston Archer steals the ball from Giuseppe Bruno | 33-64 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Greg Mauro clanks a turnaround from close range | 33-64 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 33-64 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-64 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Todd Blossom pulls down the rebound | 33-64 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Greg Mauro misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-64 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee tips it back up and in | 35-64 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-64 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles tips it in | 35-66 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Giuseppe Bruno - foul #3 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #3 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo (PG), Dean Tipton (SG) Todd Blossom, Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Timothy Ellis (PG) Dale McElvain | |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno pulls down the rebound | 36-66 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-66 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Greg Mauro grabs the board | 36-66 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-66 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno gets the rebound | 36-66 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Ellis | 36-68 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Greg Mauro | 39-68 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 39-68 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee snags the defensive board | 39-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ellis | 39-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett loses the dribble to Justin Greeley | 39-68 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Isidro Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Tipton (fresh) SF - Justin Greeley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Taulbee (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mauro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Timothy Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dale Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-68 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the board | 39-68 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is hacked by Stanley Taulbee - foul #1 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #7 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Winston Archer (C) Isidro Rizzo, Dean Tipton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG) Timothy Ellis | |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee gets the rebound | 39-68 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Blossom | 41-68 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dale McElvain | 41-71 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits a 3 from the right corner | 44-74 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-74 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain grabs the board | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Turberville | 44-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee connects on the floater from the left wing | 46-76 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Knowles | 46-78 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Todd Blossom comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Giuseppe Bruno - foul #4 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #4 | 46-78 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett gets the rebound | 46-78 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville runs out the clock | 46-78 |