| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Hill inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | William Williams steals it from Bernard McCorry | 18-32 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | David Saffold lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Williams | 18-34 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | James Hill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Maurice Strickland - foul #1 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | James Hill makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | William Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard McCorry - foul #3 on Bernard McCorry, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Smith (SG) Bernard McCorry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:59 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is hacked by David Saffold - foul #1 on David Saffold, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Andre Greco | 23-36 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Patrick Clark connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by William Williams | 23-38 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 23-38 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene (PF) Andre Greco | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | David Saffold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-38 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland tips it back up and in | 23-40 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Hill | 25-40 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-40 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Saffold | 25-40 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | David Saffold is hacked by Obayana Alvarenga - foul #2 on Obayana Alvarenga, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG), Julius Adolph (SF), Andre Greco (PF), Vito Russo (C) Richard Smith, James Hill, Johnny Greene, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Dennis Smith (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Claudio Greco | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Julius Adolph (fresh) PF - Andre Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vito Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Dennis Smith is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Vito Russo pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Vito Russo | 27-40 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-40 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Brandon | 27-40 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-40 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Vito Russo pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Vito Russo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Daniels | 27-40 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Patrick Clark clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Julius Adolph - foul #1 on Julius Adolph, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (SF), John Hughes (C) Julius Adolph, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Maurice Strickland | |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene (PF) Andre Greco | |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Dennis Smith | |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | David Saffold takes the ball from Obayana Alvarenga | 29-41 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | David Saffold lays it up and in | 29-43 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-43 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-43 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | John Hughes gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | John Hughes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard McCorry | 35-43 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | David Saffold misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Hughes | 35-43 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | James Hill makes the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | William Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Saffold | 38-45 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Obayana Alvarenga - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Smith (SG), Julius Adolph (SF), Andre Greco (PF) Bernard McCorry, James Hill, Johnny Greene | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Wendell Brandon (SF), Dennis Smith (PF) William Williams, Patrick Clark, Maurice Strickland | |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | John Hughes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andre Greco | 40-45 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Daniels | 40-47 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Ronald Daniels is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vito Russo (C) John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Wendell Brandon steals it from Richard Smith | 40-47 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels banks in the layup set up by Wendell Brandon | 40-49 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga hits a floater from the left block | 42-49 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is called for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), James Hill (SF), John Hughes (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Julius Adolph, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, Ronald Daniels, Claudio Greco | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - James Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andre Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene (PF) Andre Greco | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claudio Greco (C) Dennis Smith | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Claudio Greco can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Greene | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | William Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | James Hill misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits a fadeaway in the paint | 45-51 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Johnny Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | John Hughes blocks the short jumper by Wendell Brandon | 45-51 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Claudio Greco hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | James Hill lays it in set up by Bernard McCorry | 47-53 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Julius Adolph (SF), Andre Greco (PF), Vito Russo (C) Richard Smith, James Hill, Johnny Greene, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Wendell Brandon, William Williams, Claudio Greco | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | David Saffold knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Daniels | 47-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Saffold loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Dennis Smith steals the ball from Julius Adolph | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julius Adolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Clark | 50-58 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (SF), John Hughes (C) Julius Adolph, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels, Maurice Strickland | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Claudio Greco gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Claudio Greco picks off the pass by John Hughes | 50-58 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Williams | 50-61 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | John Hughes misses short on a shot near the basket | 50-61 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Claudio Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | David Saffold clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-61 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Bernard McCorry and he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Dennis Smith | |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Andre Greco makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is hacked by Claudio Greco - foul #1 on Claudio Greco, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Smith (SG), Julius Adolph (SF), Johnny Greene (PF), Vito Russo (C) Bernard McCorry, James Hill, Andre Greco, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (PF) David Saffold, William Williams, Maurice Strickland | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG), James Hill (SF), Andre Greco (PF), John Hughes (C) Richard Smith, Julius Adolph, Johnny Greene, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Maurice Strickland (PF) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is hacked by David Saffold - foul #2 on David Saffold, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph (SF), Johnny Greene (PF), Vito Russo (C) James Hill, Andre Greco, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (PF) David Saffold, William Williams, Maurice Strickland | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Dennis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon runs out the clock | 55-65 |