| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Barry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Richard Henley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Davis | 27-26 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Louis Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | William Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Barry Marsala is hacked by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Louis Fox scores on a floater from the left block set up by Paul Metcalf and he's hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the jumper from close range set up by Oscar Bryant | 29-29 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Norman Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Richard Henley gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Robert Lavalle steps in front of the Richard Henley pass | 29-29 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Barry Marsala lays it in set up by Robert Lavalle | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 16:22 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Hunter | 31-33 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the floater from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Metcalf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Paul Metcalf swats the short shot by Dustin Highsmith | 31-33 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf connects on the shot in the paint | 31-35 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | James Caruso misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Metcalf | 31-35 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-35 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Barry Marsala buries a floater from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Louis Fox drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Norman Hunter | 33-40 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith loses the dribble to Norman Hunter | 33-40 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | Louis Fox buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lavalle | 33-42 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Henley - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dwayne Boden (PF), John Rice (C) James Caruso, Oscar Bryant, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Rafael Martinez (C) Norman Hunter, Robert Lavalle, Barry Marsala, Paul Metcalf | |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | William Davis travels with the ball | 36-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SF) Louis Fox | |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | John Rice can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Martinez - foul #1 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | John Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | Marco Russo buries a shot from the right block | 37-46 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits a runner from close range set up by Derrick Tosh | 39-46 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez makes the runner from the right block and the foul's on Richard Henley - foul #2 on Richard Henley, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Dwayne Boden, John Rice | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (SF) Steven Brown | |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Robert Osborne steals it from Richard Henley | 39-49 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Luis Diener's pass is intercepted by Oscar Bryant | 39-49 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 07:17 | Alabama | Robert Osborne buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henley (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rafael Martinez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Marco Russo buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-54 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez is whistled for a carry | 39-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Dwayne Boden (PF), John Rice (C) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Barry Marsala (PF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Rafael Martinez | |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Louis Fox is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Paul Metcalf steps in front of the Dwayne Boden pass | 39-54 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Hunter | 39-56 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Metcalf - foul #2 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Oscar Bryant | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Marco Russo (PF) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, Paul Metcalf | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Donald Heath misses the lay-in | 41-56 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Robert Osborne tips it in | 41-58 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Donald Heath pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Robert Osborne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Richard Henley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-58 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Henley - foul #3 on Richard Henley, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (C) Robert Osborne | |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Henley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Xavier | John Rice is hacked by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #4 | 41-60 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden snags the offensive board | 41-60 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | John Rice knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Boden | 43-60 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez misses the easy layup | 43-60 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Marco Russo tips it but misses | 43-60 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 43-60 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is called for traveling | 43-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG) Donald Heath | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden is denied on a layup by Rafael Martinez | 43-60 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it back up and in | 45-60 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Robert Osborne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is hacked by Robert Osborne - foul #3 on Robert Osborne, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | John Rice hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | John Rice misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Marco Russo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Barry Marsala | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is whistled for a carry | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez is fouled on the floor by Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Osborne runs out the clock | 46-62 |