| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - He-ping Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Humes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Clarence Allen pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | James Humes misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | James Humes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Severns - foul #3 on Kenneth Severns, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (C) Kenneth Severns | |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | George Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Sevin | 37-37 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by He-ping Zhou - foul #1 on He-ping Zhou, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), James Burton (PF) Billy Noe, Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Humes | 37-37 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Clarence Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by He-ping Zhou | 37-39 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey misses the easy layup but the foul's on He-ping Zhou - foul #2 on He-ping Zhou, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), Ivan Majewski (C) He-ping Zhou, James Humes | |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Clarence Allen comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Billy Noe - foul #3 on Billy Noe, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG) Billy Noe | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Samuel Sevin denies the turnaround by William Herbst | 39-41 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Burton | 39-41 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dmitry Swierczynski | 42-41 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Clarence Allen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | William Herbst pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Ivan Majewski steals it from Victor McGlinchey | 42-41 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Clarence Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor McGlinchey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Herbst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Sevin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Majewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | William Herbst hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dmitry Swierczynski | 44-44 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Goran Stolinski (PG), He-ping Zhou (SG), Hedeon Swierczynski (SF), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Clarence Allen, Hans Zartman, George Richardson, Samuel Sevin, Ivan Majewski | |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alphonso Esposito | 47-44 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski misses the jumper near the basket | 47-44 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Noe | 50-44 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Goran Stolinski | 50-46 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Severns swats the layup by Kevin Fields | 50-46 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Peter Folmar steps in front of the He-ping Zhou pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hedeon Swierczynski - foul #4 on Hedeon Swierczynski, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG), George Richardson (SF) Goran Stolinski, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | James Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Andrew Geoghegan denies the turnaround by He-ping Zhou | 50-46 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alphonso Esposito | 50-46 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou is hacked by Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst, James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), Samuel Sevin (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) He-ping Zhou, James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Hans Zartman connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Allen | 52-48 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields misses the dunk but he's hacked by Hans Zartman - foul #2 on Hans Zartman, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Sevin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Majewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | George Richardson buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Sevin | 53-50 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Alphonso Esposito | 55-50 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG), Kenneth Severns (C) Hans Zartman, Ivan Majewski | |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | William Herbst pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Peter Folmar is called for the reach on Kenneth Severns - foul #2 on Peter Folmar, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Humes (PF) Clarence Allen | |
| 10:23 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from He-ping Zhou | 55-52 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | James Humes banks in the layup set up by George Richardson | 55-54 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito lays it up and in set up by Kevin Fields | 57-54 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Fields - foul #1 on Kevin Fields, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, James Burton, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG), Hans Zartman (SG), Christopher Lamon (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) He-ping Zhou, George Richardson, James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Samuel Sevin is called for the reach on William Herbst - foul #2 on Samuel Sevin, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Richardson (SF) Samuel Sevin | |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Garcia | 59-56 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 59-56 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Majewski | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Herbst (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Lamon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Majewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Hans Zartman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Clarence Allen steals it from William Herbst | 59-59 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Clarence Allen knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Majewski | 59-61 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-61 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Hans Zartman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | William Herbst swats the layup by Clarence Allen | 59-61 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | George Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), James Burton (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG), Samuel Sevin (SF), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Hans Zartman, George Richardson, Christopher Lamon, Ivan Majewski | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dmitry Swierczynski | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Clarence Allen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Burton - foul #1 on James Burton, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), William Herbst (PF) Dmitry Swierczynski, James Burton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields's layup is rejected by James Humes | 61-63 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses the turnaround near the basket | 61-63 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Herbst | 63-63 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns loses the dribble to Kevin Fields | 63-63 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito blows the layup but the foul's on He-ping Zhou - foul #3 on He-ping Zhou, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Billy Noe, William Herbst | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski (SF) Clarence Allen | |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | James Humes loses the dribble to Andrew Geoghegan | 65-63 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Fields | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Sevin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SG - He-ping Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hedeon Swierczynski (fresh) 4 pf. PF - James Humes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), William Herbst (SF), James Burton (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), George Richardson (SF), Christopher Lamon (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) Samuel Sevin, He-ping Zhou, James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Victor McGlinchey pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Victor McGlinchey | 70-63 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | George Richardson is fouled on the floor by William Herbst - foul #2 on William Herbst, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF) Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG) Christopher Lamon | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Hans Zartman is fouled on the floor by Billy Noe - foul #4 on Billy Noe, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), William Herbst (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, James Burton, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PF) Ivan Majewski | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Hans Zartman makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Hans Zartman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-65 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan tips it home | 72-65 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SG), Kevin Fields (SF) Dmitry Swierczynski, Alphonso Esposito, William Herbst | |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Hans Zartman, Samuel Sevin, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| 01:53 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG) Victor McGlinchey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 72-65 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Severns | 72-65 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | James Humes snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | James Humes hits a floater in the paint set up by George Richardson | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is hacked by Clarence Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Allen, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Burton (PF) Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | James Humes pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | George Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alphonso Esposito - foul #2 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia (PF) James Burton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | He-ping Zhou is called for the reach on Kevin Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on He-ping Zhou, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | James Humes pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | George Richardson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by He-ping Zhou - foul #5 on He-ping Zhou, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Burton (PF) Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG) He-ping Zhou | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | George Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | James Humes grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | George Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is hacked by Clarence Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Allen, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Clarence Allen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-71 |