| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) SG - Vincent Black (fresh) SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) PF - James Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Hansel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Vincent Black makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is called for traveling | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | James Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Vincent Black | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses badly on a runner in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Robert Hansel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Felix | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses the dunk attempt | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Robert Hansel buries a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | James Phillips pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | James Phillips misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is hacked by Vincent Black - foul #1 on Vincent Black, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 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 (SG), Dale Bennett (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Greeley - foul #1 on Justin Greeley, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Greg Mauro pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) C - Winston Archer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Greg Mauro is hacked by Benjamin Knowles - foul #1 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Justin Greeley grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Winston Archer clanks a turnaround from the left block | 5-4 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Turberville | 5-6 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Greg Mauro is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF), James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley, Greg Mauro, Stanley Taulbee, Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Ralph Felix, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper is hacked by Robert Hansel - foul #1 on Robert Hansel, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Mladen Zepp denies the turnaround by Vincent Black | 5-6 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Vincent Black - foul #2 on Vincent Black, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SG) Vincent Black | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG) Robert Turberville | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | James Phillips is called for the reach on Mladen Zepp - foul #1 on James Phillips, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Felix and he's hacked by Justin Greeley - foul #2 on Justin Greeley, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (SG), Greg Mauro (PF) Justin Greeley, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Mladen Zepp is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal - foul #1 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee (C) Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt is hacked by Harold Worsley - foul #2 on Harold Worsley, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Ralph Felix takes the ball from Gary O'Neal | 6-12 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix banks in the layup | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) C - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Todd Blossom's pass is intercepted by Raymond Leroux | 6-14 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits the finger roll | 6-16 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett gets the rebound | 6-16 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-16 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Greg Mauro pulls down the rebound | 6-16 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Todd Blossom buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary O'Neal | 8-16 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stanley Taulbee - foul #1 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo (PG), Dean Tipton (SG), James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Gary O'Neal, Todd Blossom, Brandon Hutt, Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Dean Tipton misses long on a shot from the left side | 8-18 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | James Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | James Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Benjamin Knowles - foul #2 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (PF) Benjamin Knowles | |
| 09:28 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the lay-in | 9-18 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain snags the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno is called for a backcourt violation | 9-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Todd Blossom (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF) Isidro Rizzo, Dean Tipton, Greg Mauro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale McElvain, Dale Bennett | |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt buries a jumpshot from the left side | 11-18 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 11-20 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-20 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | James Phillips tips it in | 13-20 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp lays it up and in set up by Ralph Felix | 13-22 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt connects on the runner in the lane | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 15-22 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Robert Hansel snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) PF - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | James Phillips scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Frank Cooper - foul #1 on Frank Cooper, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dean Tipton (SG), Greg Mauro (C) Todd Blossom, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Dale Bennett (SF) Robert Turberville, Frank Cooper | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the easy layup | 18-22 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Greg Mauro snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Greg Mauro's floater is tipped away by Mladen Zepp | 18-22 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Greg Mauro gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mladen Zepp | 18-22 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp is whistled for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Isidro Rizzo (PG), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Dean Tipton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Isidro Rizzo | 20-22 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG) Isidro Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee loses the dribble to Robert Turberville | 20-22 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Turberville | 20-24 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Greg Mauro buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Blossom and he's hacked by Raymond Leroux - foul #1 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Brandon Hutt (SF), Robert Hansel (C) Dean Tipton, Stanley Taulbee, Winston Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Greg Mauro misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee (PF) Greg Mauro | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brandon Hutt, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dean Tipton (SG) Todd Blossom | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville tips it home | 22-26 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Giuseppe Bruno - foul #1 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (SG), James Phillips (PF) Dean Tipton, Stanley Taulbee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale Bennett, Frank Cooper | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 25-26 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Robert Hansel gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Harold Worsley picks off the pass by Vincent Black | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | James Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Greg Mauro (C) Gary O'Neal, Robert Hansel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale McElvain, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Todd Blossom is called for the reach on Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Todd Blossom, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | James Phillips snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Todd Blossom's pass is intercepted by Ralph Felix in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix lays it in | 25-32 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Knowles | 25-34 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses the floater from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Vincent Black picks off the pass by Raymond Leroux | 25-34 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Benjamin Knowles is called for the reach on Todd Blossom - foul #3 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SF), Stanley Taulbee (C) Brandon Hutt, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale Bennett (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Ralph Felix, Mladen Zepp, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville is hacked by Todd Blossom - foul #2 on Todd Blossom, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Robert Hansel (C) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (C) Frank Cooper | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-36 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Robert Hansel snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-36 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Robert Hansel tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-36 |