| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Duca (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph McBeath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sergio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | James Anderson inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-26 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses the tip | 40-26 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Fred White hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Bennett | 42-26 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | James Anderson is hacked by Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Sergio Estrada is blocked by Fred White | 42-26 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath tips it home | 42-28 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | William Bennett buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Smith and he's hacked by Roger Duca - foul #2 on Roger Duca, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Derek Rooney pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Alan Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred White | 47-28 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred White - foul #2 on Fred White, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Fred White, Filip Jaroski, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey (PF), Cedric Rich (C) Joseph McBeath, Sergio Estrada | |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | William Landrum misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-30 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | James Anderson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 47-30 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | David Coleman gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Duca - foul #3 on Roger Duca, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl (PG), Wayne King (SG), Anthony Pardue (SF) Joseph Jones, Roger Duca, James Anderson | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Wayne King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-30 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | David Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | David Bond is hacked by Wayne King - foul #2 on Wayne King, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Alan Smith, David Bond, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (PF), Sergio Estrada (C) Stephen Woolsey, Cedric Rich | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Pardue (fresh) PF - Joseph McBeath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sergio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Fred White is whistled for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Duca (SG), James Anderson (SF) Wayne King, Anthony Pardue | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Filip Jaroski steals the ball from James Anderson | 49-30 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Billy Mathena is hacked by Jurica Zacherl - foul #2 on Jurica Zacherl, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) David Coleman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones (PG) Jurica Zacherl | |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-30 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Fred White | 49-30 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | William Bennett is called for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Anthony Gambill (C) Billy Mathena, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gambill steals it from Roger Duca | 49-30 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-30 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 49-30 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | James Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | William Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the dunk | 49-30 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada grabs the offensive board | 49-30 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 49-32 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG), David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF), Derek Rooney (C) William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl (PG), Wayne King (SG), Anthony Pardue (SF), Stephen Woolsey (PF), Cedric Rich (C) Joseph Jones, Roger Duca, James Anderson, Joseph McBeath, Sergio Estrada | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Pardue (fresh) PF - Stephen Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Rich (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Derek Rooney double dribbles | 49-32 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Wayne King knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | David Coleman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-35 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Wayne King grabs the board | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl connects on the 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Landrum misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Cedric Rich - foul #1 on Cedric Rich, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Landrum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Cedric Rich lays it in and he's fouled by David Coleman - foul #1 on David Coleman, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) David Bond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones (PG), Roger Duca (SG) Wayne King, Anthony Pardue | |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Cedric Rich makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Woolsey - foul #2 on Stephen Woolsey, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Anderson (SF), Joseph McBeath (PF) Jurica Zacherl, Cedric Rich | |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | James Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Jones | 51-44 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Derek Rooney scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Bennett | 53-44 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca blows the layup but he's hacked by William Landrum - foul #1 on William Landrum, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Billy Mathena, William Landrum, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Alan Smith grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Gambill | 55-45 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-45 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey tips it home | 55-47 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred White (SF), William Landrum (PF), Derek Rooney (C) David Coleman, Filip Jaroski, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl (PG), Wayne King (SG), Cedric Rich (PF), Sergio Estrada (C) Joseph Jones, Roger Duca, Joseph McBeath, Stephen Woolsey | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | James Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Rich (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sergio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Fred White is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Pardue (SF) James Anderson | |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Fred White misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Derek Rooney grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | David Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Cedric Rich is called for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), Filip Jaroski (PF) Alan Smith, William Landrum | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Duca (SG) Anthony Pardue | |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl is whistled for a carry | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), Anthony Gambill (C) David Bond, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones (PG), James Anderson (SF), Joseph McBeath (PF) Jurica Zacherl, Wayne King, Cedric Rich | |
| 05:39 | Xavier | David Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Billy Mathena | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada hits the finger roll | 57-49 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | David Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Alan Smith tips it home | 59-49 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 59-52 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Sergio Estrada - foul #1 on Sergio Estrada, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Derek Rooney (C) Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl (SG), Stephen Woolsey (C) Roger Duca, Sergio Estrada | |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | David Coleman is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #2 on David Coleman, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Landrum (PF) Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey misses the tip | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Derek Rooney gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | William Bennett blows the dunk | 60-52 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | David Coleman tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph McBeath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Derek Rooney - foul #2 on Derek Rooney, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), Anthony Gambill (PF) Alan Smith, David Coleman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Duca (SG), Wayne King (SF) Joseph Jones, James Anderson | |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | William Landrum hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Billy Mathena | 64-53 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF) Billy Mathena, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Jones (PG), James Anderson (SF), Sergio Estrada (C) Jurica Zacherl, Wayne King, Stephen Woolsey | |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph McBeath | 64-55 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | The jump hook by Filip Jaroski is blocked by Joseph McBeath | 64-55 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | William Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | William Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | James Anderson grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | James Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Derek Rooney pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | William Bennett scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | William Bennett steals it from Sergio Estrada | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Sergio Estrada blocks the short jumper by Derek Rooney | 66-55 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | James Anderson grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | James Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Duca | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Roger Duca is called for the reach on William Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Duca, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (SF), William Landrum (PF) Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Anderson | 68-60 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alan Smith runs out the clock | 68-60 |