| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Holloway inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is called for 10 seconds | 31-28 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Eugene Ordway is denied by Harold Lacy | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Alberto Castro snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), Dikembe Apo (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Eric Nathan (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Lucas Moore, Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by Dikembe Apo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 33-28 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Scott Foss | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Eric Nathan steals it from Alberto Castro | 33-30 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | James McGarity knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie loses the dribble to James McGarity | 33-32 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits the finger roll | 33-34 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the shot from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fairly fresh) C - Alejandro Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Foss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Abdulkarim swats the short shot by Alejandro Torres | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Fabian Yazzie takes the ball from James McGarity | 35-34 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits the finger roll set up by Fabian Yazzie | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Broyles picks off the pass by Scott Foss | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Apo - foul #2 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Alberto Castro, Fabian Yazzie, Vule Zimmer, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is fouled on the floor by Roderick Guidry - foul #1 on Roderick Guidry, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Roderick Guidry - foul #2 on Roderick Guidry, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway lays it in on a nice dish by Lucas Moore and he's fouled by Harold Lacy - foul #3 on Harold Lacy, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eugene Ordway - foul #2 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lucas Moore | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Steven Wright misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Holloway | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway clanks a turnaround in the paint | 44-39 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Steven Wright, Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (SF) James Holloway | |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Craven - foul #2 on James Craven, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles (SF) Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG) Robert Thrasher | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McGarity (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Craven (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | James McGarity banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lucas Moore and he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | James Craven is called for the reach on Roderick Guidry in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Craven, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Thomas Caruso is called for the reach on Jonathan Broyles - foul #3 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Fabian Yazzie, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF), Scott Foss (PF), Eric Nathan (C) James Craven, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda buries a runner in the paint set up by Alberto Castro | 49-43 |
| 10:07 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Eric Nathan steals the ball from Alberto Castro in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | James McGarity comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Steven Wright (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Craven (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, James Holloway, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Harold Lacy - foul #4 on Harold Lacy, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 49-47 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jonathan Broyles | 51-47 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Francisco Santos steps in front of the Lucas Moore pass | 51-47 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Francisco Santos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway (C) Thomas Caruso | |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway is fouled on the floor by Fabian Yazzie - foul #2 on Fabian Yazzie, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF) James Craven | |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Lucas Moore steps in front of the Alberto Castro pass in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Harold Lacy - foul #5 on Harold Lacy, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Fabian Yazzie, Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alejandro Torres | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Caruso - foul #4 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (SF), Scott Foss (PF), Eric Nathan (C) James Holloway, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Craven | 53-52 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 55-52 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Francisco Santos, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Steven Wright (SG) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (PG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) Lucas Moore, James Craven, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan | |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Holloway | 55-54 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James McGarity | 55-56 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | James McGarity tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Steven Wright, Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Scott Foss (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Robert Thrasher, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles's pass is intercepted by James Holloway | 57-58 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is hacked by Scott Foss - foul #1 on Scott Foss, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James Holloway | |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eric Nathan | 58-58 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the jumper from the right block | 58-58 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) C - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James McGarity (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Apo (fresh) SF - Scott Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim makes the turnaround in the lane | 58-60 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Dikembe Apo, Scott Foss, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (SG), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, Eric Nathan | |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Roderick Guidry | 60-60 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the shot near the basket set up by Lucas Moore | 60-62 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eugene Ordway | 60-62 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the easy layup | 60-62 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Francisco Santos gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso travels with the ball | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lucas Moore | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Alberto Castro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alberto Castro, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Francisco Santos drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roderick Guidry | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Ordway (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is called for traveling | 63-63 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Torres (C) Roderick Guidry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Robert Thrasher, Thomas Caruso, Eugene Ordway | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by Scott Foss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Foss, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James Holloway | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lucas Moore | 68-63 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by James McGarity | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie is fouled on the floor by James McGarity - foul #2 on James McGarity, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo (SG) Lucas Moore | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Vule Zimmer (C) Fabian Yazzie, Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) James McGarity, Dikembe Apo, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-65 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway loses the dribble to Dikembe Banda | 70-65 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Lucas Moore steps in front of the Vule Zimmer pass | 70-65 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore drills a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Thrasher | 70-67 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Thrasher - foul #3 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Francisco Santos | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #5 on Alberto Castro, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 20 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Caruso - foul #5 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (PG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (PF) Thomas Caruso | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher is fouled on the floor by Steven Wright - foul #1 on Steven Wright, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG) Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Roderick Guidry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (PG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is hacked by Robert Thrasher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG) Robert Thrasher | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore buries a 3 from the left wing set up by James McGarity | 79-72 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | James McGarity is called for the reach on Francisco Santos in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McGarity, team foul #16 | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway grabs the board | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-75 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Lucas Moore is called for the reach on Steven Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucas Moore, team foul #17 | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Steven Wright makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Steven Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SF) Roderick Guidry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | James McGarity is called for the reach on Steven Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McGarity, team foul #18 | 80-75 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Steven Wright makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Steven Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-75 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway snags the offensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | James McGarity scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie runs out the clock | 82-78 |