| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Dyer (fresh) SF - Russell Nutter (fresh) PF - Peter Pollard (fresh) C - David Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - William Nassar (fresh) SG - Randall Salyer (fresh) SF - David Caulder (fresh) PF - Carlos Williams (fresh) C - Christopher Montero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Christopher Montero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Portland State | Christopher Montero misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Portland State | Randall Salyer tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Peter Pollard clanks a shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Portland State | William Nassar gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Portland State | Christopher Montero loses the dribble to Russell Nutter | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Nutter | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Portland State | William Nassar scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Peter Pollard is denied on a dunk by Carlos Williams | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Portland State | The rebound goes to David Caulder | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Portland State | William Nassar clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Peter Pollard gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Portland State | Christopher Montero pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Portland State | William Nassar drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Montero | 2-7 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Portland State | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:37 | Portland State | David Mann swats the layup by Randall Salyer | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Peter Pollard gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Christopher Montero is called for the reach on Peter Pollard - foul #1 on Christopher Montero, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG) Russell Nutter | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kim Danley (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Schwalbe (SF), Robert Madrid (PF), Chad France (C) William Nassar, Randall Salyer, David Caulder, Carlos Williams, Christopher Montero | |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Peter Pollard double dribbles | 2-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), Lynn Watts (C) Lawrence Dunlap, David Mann | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 16:29 | Portland State | Chad France is fouled on the floor by Lynn Watts - foul #1 on Lynn Watts, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Nassar (PG) Kim Danley | |
| 16:15 | Portland State | William Nassar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Portland State | Chad France tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | James Holder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Peter Pollard hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Holder (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Nutter (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Watts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - William Nassar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - William Schwalbe (fresh) PF - Robert Madrid (fresh) C - Chad France (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Portland State | William Nassar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:47 | Portland State | Ronald Smith tips it in | 4-11 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | James Holder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Lynn Watts tips it but misses | 4-11 |
| 15:39 | Portland State | Robert Madrid pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:22 | Portland State | Ronald Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Lynn Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | James Holder is hacked by William Schwalbe - foul #1 on William Schwalbe, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG), David Mann (C) Jeffrey Dyer, Lynn Watts | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kim Danley (PG), Randall Salyer (SG), David Caulder (SF), Carlos Williams (PF), Christopher Montero (C) William Nassar, Ronald Smith, William Schwalbe, Robert Madrid, Chad France | |
| 14:50 | Xavier | James Holder drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Portland State | Randall Salyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | David Mann pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap is hacked by Christopher Montero - foul #2 on Christopher Montero, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SG) James Holder | |
| Subs | Portland State | Robert Madrid (C) Christopher Montero | |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Nassar (PG) Kim Danley | |
| 13:51 | Portland State | William Nassar hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Randall Salyer | 7-14 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:35 | Portland State | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:30 | Portland State | David Caulder's floater is tipped away by Peter Pollard | 7-14 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | David Mann pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Randall Salyer - foul #1 on Randall Salyer, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Portland State | Chad France (C) Robert Madrid | |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:17 | Portland State | Carlos Williams grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:11 | Portland State | David Caulder clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:09 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad France | 7-14 |
| 12:56 | Portland State | Randall Salyer misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Dunlap | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Portland State | David Caulder is hacked by Russell Nutter - foul #1 on Russell Nutter, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Watts (C) Jeffrey Dyer | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kim Danley (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Schwalbe (SF) William Nassar, Randall Salyer, David Caulder | |
| 12:18 | Portland State | Chad France knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | James Holder's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith | 10-17 |
| 11:49 | Portland State | Kim Danley is fouled on the floor by James Holder - foul #1 on James Holder, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SG), David Mann (C) James Holder, Lynn Watts | |
| Subs | Portland State | Robert Madrid (PF) Carlos Williams | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Nutter (tiring) PF - Peter Pollard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Kim Danley (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Schwalbe (fresh) PF - Robert Madrid (fresh) C - Chad France (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Portland State | William Schwalbe is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Schwalbe, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Nassar (PG), David Caulder (SF) Kim Danley, William Schwalbe | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:16 | Portland State | David Caulder gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:08 | Portland State | Robert Madrid misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Mann - foul #1 on David Mann, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG) Russell Nutter | |
| Subs | Portland State | Randall Salyer (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 11:08 | Portland State | Robert Madrid misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:08 | Portland State | Robert Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Robert Madrid is called for the reach on David Mann - foul #1 on Robert Madrid, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ronald Smith (SF), Carlos Williams (PF) David Caulder, Chad France | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | James Holder grabs the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 10:24 | Portland State | Robert Madrid snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 10:12 | Portland State | Robert Madrid misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 10:10 | Portland State | Randall Salyer tips it home | 10-20 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | James Holder hits a 3 from straight away set up by Lawrence Dunlap | 13-20 |
| 09:38 | Portland State | Randall Salyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | James Holder pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | James Holder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 09:31 | Portland State | Carlos Williams gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:27 | Portland State | William Nassar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 09:26 | Portland State | Carlos Williams snags the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:16 | Portland State | William Nassar loses the dribble to Lawrence Dunlap | 13-20 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap blows the layup | 13-20 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | David Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | James Holder clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | David Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | James Holder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dunlap | 16-20 |
| 08:44 | Portland State | Ronald Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Dyer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dyer, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), Lynn Watts (C) Lawrence Dunlap, David Mann | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kim Danley (PG), David Caulder (SF), Chad France (C) William Nassar, Randall Salyer, Robert Madrid | |
| 08:44 | Portland State | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:44 | Portland State | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-22 |
| 08:22 | Portland State | David Caulder grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 08:16 | Portland State | Russell Nutter picks off the pass by Carlos Williams | 16-22 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | James Holder misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Lynn Watts snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | James Holder hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Nutter | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jeffrey Dyer (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Russell Nutter (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Peter Pollard (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Watts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Kim Danley (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Caulder (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carlos Williams (tiring) 5 reb. C - Chad France (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Portland State | David Caulder is fouled on the floor by Peter Pollard - foul #1 on Peter Pollard, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG) Jeffrey Dyer | |
| Subs | Portland State | Justin Jefferson (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 07:03 | Portland State | Carlos Williams misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Dunlap - foul #1 on Lawrence Dunlap, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| 07:03 | Portland State | Carlos Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:03 | Portland State | Carlos Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | David Caulder steals it from Lawrence Dunlap | 19-24 |
| 06:42 | Portland State | David Caulder misses the dunk | 19-24 |
| 06:41 | Portland State | Justin Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:30 | Portland State | James Holder is called for the reach on Justin Jefferson - foul #2 on James Holder, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SG), Raymond Hinton (PF) James Holder, Lynn Watts | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Nassar (PG), Robert Madrid (PF) Kim Danley, Carlos Williams | |
| 06:30 | Portland State | Justin Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:30 | Portland State | Justin Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:30 | Portland State | Justin Jefferson gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:19 | Portland State | William Nassar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dunlap | 19-25 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Peter Pollard scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Chad France - foul #1 on Chad France, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mann (C) Raymond Hinton | |
| Subs | Portland State | Randall Salyer (SG), Carlos Williams (PF) Justin Jefferson, Chad France | |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Peter Pollard misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:02 | Portland State | Robert Madrid gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:55 | Portland State | Jeffrey Dyer steals it from William Nassar | 21-25 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits the finger roll | 23-25 |
| 05:32 | Portland State | Jeffrey Dyer steals the ball from Randall Salyer | 23-25 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer misses the lay-in | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Randall Salyer | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | Portland State | Carlos Williams loses the dribble to Peter Pollard | 23-25 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Peter Pollard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | David Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Peter Pollard is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Pollard, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Watts (C) David Mann | |
| Subs | Portland State | Chad France (C) Carlos Williams | |
| 04:25 | Portland State | Randall Salyer hits a floater from the left side set up by William Nassar | 23-27 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Peter Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:01 | Portland State | Chad France pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | Portland State | Robert Madrid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG), David Mann (C) Jeffrey Dyer, Lynn Watts | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Schwalbe (SF), Christopher Montero (C) David Caulder, Chad France | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Christopher Montero swats the layup by David Mann | 23-27 |
| 03:28 | Portland State | Robert Madrid snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Russell Nutter (tired) 2 stl. PF - Peter Pollard (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mann (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - William Nassar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Salyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Schwalbe (fresh) PF - Robert Madrid (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Montero (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Portland State | William Schwalbe knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Nassar | 23-30 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Robert Madrid swats the shot by James Holder | 23-30 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Holder | 23-30 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | James Holder loses the dribble to William Nassar | 23-30 |
| 02:37 | Portland State | Christopher Montero makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Salyer and the foul's on David Mann - foul #2 on David Mann, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SF) Russell Nutter | |
| Subs | Portland State | Chad France (PF) Robert Madrid | |
| 02:37 | Portland State | Christopher Montero misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | David Mann gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | James Holder hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Mann | 26-32 |
| 01:58 | Portland State | Randall Salyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-35 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | David Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), Lynn Watts (C) Lawrence Dunlap, David Mann | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kim Danley (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), David Caulder (SF), Carlos Williams (PF) William Nassar, Randall Salyer, William Schwalbe, Christopher Montero | |
| 01:22 | Portland State | Chad France misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Russell Nutter snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | James Holder can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carlos Williams - foul #1 on Carlos Williams, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG) Lynn Watts | |
| Subs | Portland State | Robert Madrid (PF) Carlos Williams | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | James Holder makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | James Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:34 | Portland State | Chad France makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Madrid | 28-37 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Peter Pollard is called for 3 seconds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mann (C) Lawrence Dunlap | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Nassar (PG), Christopher Montero (C) Kim Danley, Chad France | |
| 00:03 | Portland State | David Caulder misses short on a floater in the lane | 28-37 |
| 00:01 | Portland State | Christopher Montero snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Portland State | The clock runs out | 28-37 |