| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fresh) SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Paul Ponder (fresh) PF - Lawrence Schiff (fresh) C - John Sprankle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Sammy Monroe (fresh) SG - Milton Lawson (fresh) SF - Vernon Nipp (fresh) PF - Ronald Bergstrom (fresh) C - Ryan Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Sprankle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Milton Lawson | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Wilson - foul #1 on William Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | John Sprankle gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | William Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bergstrom - foul #1 on Ronald Bergstrom, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | William Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Ronald Bergstrom | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Wilson - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Jackson (SG) William Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 19:04 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Paul Ponder buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Sprankle | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom makes the floater from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk is hacked by Sammy Monroe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Monroe, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | John Sprankle comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | John Sprankle tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Sammy Monroe steps in front of the Nathan Hawk pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Paul Ponder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt (PG), Mario Blue (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Nathan Hawk, Paul Ponder, Lawrence Schiff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG), Jacob Merrifield (SG), John Bolton (SF), Elmer Westfall (PF), Kenny Williams (C) Sammy Monroe, Milton Lawson, Vernon Nipp, Ronald Bergstrom, Ryan Hanson | |
| 17:22 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall slams it home | 4-10 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | John Sprankle is hacked by Kenny Williams - foul #1 on Kenny Williams, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Mario Blue's pass is intercepted by Elmer Westfall | 4-10 |
| 16:41 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt misses the jumper from the left block | 4-10 |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenny Williams | 4-10 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mario Blue | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Pruitt (fresh) SG - Ricky Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Blue (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) C - John Sprankle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lawrence Hershnowitz (fresh) SG - Jacob Merrifield (fresh) SF - John Bolton (fresh) PF - Elmer Westfall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenny Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield is hacked by Ricky Jackson - foul #1 on Ricky Jackson, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Ponder (SF), Lawrence Schiff (PF) Mario Blue, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe (PG), Milton Lawson (SG), Vernon Nipp (SF), Ronald Bergstrom (PF), Ryan Hanson (C) Lawrence Hershnowitz, Jacob Merrifield, John Bolton, Elmer Westfall, Kenny Williams | |
| 15:35 | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson is whistled for a carry | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG) Derrick Pruitt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 15:14 | Xavier | John Sprankle misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Milton Lawson and he's fouled by John Sprankle - foul #1 on John Sprankle, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt (SG) Ricky Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt's pass is intercepted by Ryan Hanson | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Ponder steals the ball from Sammy Monroe | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff is whistled for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG), Mario Blue (PF) Nathan Hawk, Lawrence Schiff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG), Jacob Merrifield (SG), John Bolton (SF) Sammy Monroe, Milton Lawson, Vernon Nipp | |
| 13:47 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Hershnowitz | 7-15 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Jackson (SG), Thomas Hunt (C) Michael Garner, John Sprankle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenny Williams (C) Ryan Hanson | |
| 13:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ricky Jackson - foul #2 on Ricky Jackson, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG) Ricky Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall (PF) Ronald Bergstrom | |
| 13:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt loses the dribble to Lawrence Hershnowitz in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 13:07 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Westfall | 7-20 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Kenny Williams steals the ball from Michael Garner | 7-20 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Blue - foul #1 on Mario Blue, team foul #6 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff (PF), John Sprankle (C) Mario Blue, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe (PG), Milton Lawson (SG), Ronald Bergstrom (PF) Lawrence Hershnowitz, Jacob Merrifield, Elmer Westfall | |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 7-20 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| 12:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton makes the 3rd free throw | 7-21 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-21 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | John Sprankle tips it back up and in | 9-21 |
| 12:20 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson is whistled for a carry | 9-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG) Michael Garner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp (SF), Ryan Hanson (C) John Bolton, Kenny Williams | |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milton Lawson - foul #1 on Milton Lawson, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:52 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mario Blue (SF) Paul Ponder | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall (PF) Ronald Bergstrom | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Pruitt (tiring) SF - Mario Blue (fresh) PF - Lawrence Schiff (fairly fresh) C - John Sprankle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Sammy Monroe (fresh) SG - Milton Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Nipp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Hanson (tiring) | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk misses the lay-in | 11-21 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Mario Blue snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 11:01 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Pruitt - foul #1 on Derrick Pruitt, team foul #7 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG), Thomas Hunt (C) Nathan Hawk, John Sprankle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG), Ronald Bergstrom (PF), Kenny Williams (C) Sammy Monroe, Elmer Westfall, Ryan Hanson | |
| 11:01 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 11:01 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 11-23 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt snags the offensive board | 11-23 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Mario Blue misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Mario Blue tips it in | 13-23 |
| 10:02 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Hunt is called for the reach on Vernon Nipp - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Ponder (SF) Mario Blue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield (SG), Elmer Westfall (PF) Milton Lawson, Ronald Bergstrom | |
| 10:02 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:02 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Michael Garner hits a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lawrence Hershnowitz - foul #1 on Lawrence Hershnowitz, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Sprankle (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton (SF) Vernon Nipp | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Michael Garner makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Ponder - foul #1 on Paul Ponder, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG) Michael Garner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe (PG) Lawrence Hershnowitz | |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff is fouled on the floor by Elmer Westfall - foul #1 on Elmer Westfall, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mario Blue (PF) Lawrence Schiff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom (PF), Ryan Hanson (C) Elmer Westfall, Kenny Williams | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Mario Blue scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Bergstrom - foul #2 on Ronald Bergstrom, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG), Elmer Westfall (PF) Sammy Monroe, Ronald Bergstrom | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Mario Blue makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 19-27 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | John Sprankle grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Elmer Westfall steps in front of the Nathan Hawk pass in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz hits the finger roll set up by John Bolton and the foul's on Paul Ponder - foul #2 on Paul Ponder, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG), Lawrence Schiff (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Nathan Hawk, Paul Ponder, John Sprankle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Troy Foster (SG), Vernon Nipp (SF), Kenny Williams (C) Jacob Merrifield, John Bolton, Ryan Hanson | |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 19-30 |
| 07:42 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Pruitt (tired) SF - Mario Blue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Schiff (tiring) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lawrence Hershnowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Foster (fresh) SF - Vernon Nipp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Westfall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenny Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Garner steals the ball from Lawrence Hershnowitz | 19-30 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Pruitt | 21-30 |
| 06:55 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall blows the dunk | 21-30 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Michael Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Troy Foster steals the ball from Derrick Pruitt in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 06:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz dunks the ball on a nice dish by Troy Foster | 21-32 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Mario Blue hits a jumper in the lane | 23-32 |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Garner - foul #1 on Michael Garner, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG), John Sprankle (C) Michael Garner, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe (PG), Milton Lawson (SG), Ryan Hanson (C) Lawrence Hershnowitz, Troy Foster, Kenny Williams | |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Nipp makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Elmer Westfall - foul #2 on Elmer Westfall, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton (SF), Ronald Bergstrom (PF) Vernon Nipp, Elmer Westfall | |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:41 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Monroe | 24-36 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt buries a floater from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson lays it in set up by Milton Lawson | 26-38 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Milton Lawson - foul #2 on Milton Lawson, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hunt (PF) Lawrence Schiff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Merrifield (SG), Kenny Williams (C) Milton Lawson, Ryan Hanson | |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Derrick Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:28 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jacob Merrifield | 28-40 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk connects on the open 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG), Ricky Jackson (SG), William Wilson (SF) Nathan Hawk, Derrick Pruitt, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson (SG), Vernon Nipp (SF) Jacob Merrifield, John Bolton | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Michael Garner double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenny Williams misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #12 | 31-40 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenny Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenny Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wilson (fresh) PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sprankle (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Sammy Monroe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Nipp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Bergstrom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenny Williams (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Xavier | John Sprankle double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG) Sammy Monroe | |
| 03:25 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Hershnowitz and he's fouled by Thomas Hunt - foul #3 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #13 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ryan Hanson (C) Kenny Williams | |
| 03:25 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 03:05 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 02:48 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Hershnowitz | 31-45 |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson is hacked by Lawrence Schiff - foul #1 on Lawrence Schiff, team foul #14 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG), Mario Blue (PF) Michael Garner, Lawrence Schiff | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe (PG), Kenny Williams (C) Lawrence Hershnowitz, Ryan Hanson | |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | Milton Lawson snags the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom's dunk attempt is rejected by William Wilson | 31-46 |
| 02:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | William Wilson swats the layup by Ronald Bergstrom | 31-46 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 01:44 | St. Bonaventure | Kenny Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sammy Monroe | 31-48 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | John Sprankle loses the dribble to Sammy Monroe | 31-48 |
| 01:19 | St. Bonaventure | Sammy Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Garner (PG), Paul Ponder (SF), Lawrence Schiff (PF) Nathan Hawk, William Wilson, Mario Blue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz (PG), Jacob Merrifield (SG), John Bolton (SF), Elmer Westfall (PF), Ryan Hanson (C) Sammy Monroe, Milton Lawson, Vernon Nipp, Ronald Bergstrom, Kenny Williams | |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Paul Ponder's pass is intercepted by Jacob Merrifield in the backcourt | 31-48 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Hershnowitz lays it up and in on a great pass from Jacob Merrifield | 31-50 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Paul Ponder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Schiff | 33-50 |
| 00:51 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Schiff - foul #2 on Lawrence Schiff, team foul #15 | 33-50 |
| 00:51 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:51 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Paul Ponder snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff is hacked by Elmer Westfall - foul #3 on Elmer Westfall, team foul #10 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom (PF) Elmer Westfall | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 00:19 | St. Bonaventure | John Bolton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-51 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Hanson | 34-51 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Bergstrom banks in the layup | 34-53 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Michael Garner misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-53 |