| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) SG - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) C - Robert Romo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Brandon Ray is called for the reach on James Caruso - foul #1 on Brandon Ray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | James Caruso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Saint Louis | James Caruso steps in front of the Robert Romo pass | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Andrew Szopinski steals it from William Davis | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | James Caruso steals the ball from Robert Romo | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin clanks a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo loses the dribble to Jacob Ewing | 0-0 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vincent Kellam - foul #1 on Vincent Kellam, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 16:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Caruso | 3-0 |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the shot near the basket | 3-2 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Ewing | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) SG - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) C - Robert Romo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Romo - foul #1 on Robert Romo, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Ray and he's hacked by Jacob Ewing - foul #1 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), Richard Henley (C) William Davis, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | John Rice misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 14:51 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 5-4 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lynn Keen | 7-6 |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Henley | 7-6 |
| 13:51 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:46 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin loses the dribble to Lynn Keen | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Szopinski - foul #1 on Andrew Szopinski, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), William Stroman (SG), Christopher Macdonald (SF), Mario Mellon (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) Vincent Kellam, Andrew Szopinski, Brandon Ray, Charles Calvin, Robert Romo | |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald connects on the jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 12:08 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 11:56 | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon is fouled on the floor by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Oscar Bryant | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray (SF) Mario Mellon | |
| 11:49 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Fuhrman (fresh) SG - William Stroman (fresh) SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Nygaard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | William Stroman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Caruso | 10-8 |
| 10:34 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from James Caruso and he's fouled by William Stroman - foul #1 on William Stroman, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Andrew Szopinski (SG), Charles Calvin (PF), Robert Romo (C) John Fuhrman, William Stroman, Christopher Macdonald, Richard Nygaard | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Ray - foul #2 on Brandon Ray, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon (SF) Brandon Ray | |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Henley | 13-11 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 13-11 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 09:03 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin connects on the shot near the basket set up by Mario Mellon and the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald (SF) Mario Mellon | |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Richard Henley lays it up and in | 15-14 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the shot in the lane | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) SG - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) SF - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Romo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Saint Louis | Lynn Keen picks off the pass by Christopher Macdonald | 17-16 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 07:17 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the dunk but the foul's on Vincent Kellam - foul #2 on Vincent Kellam, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Lynn Keen, John Rice | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), William Stroman (SG), Mario Mellon (SF), Michael Paramore (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) Vincent Kellam, Andrew Szopinski, Christopher Macdonald, Charles Calvin, Robert Romo | |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-18 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Caruso | 19-18 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Richard Henley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:49 | Saint Louis | Michael Paramore misses long on a floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled on the floor by William Stroman - foul #2 on William Stroman, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Hayes (PG) William Stroman | |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald (SF) Michael Paramore | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden drills a shot from the right block set up by Derrick Tosh | 21-18 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald misses the easy layup | 21-18 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard blows the dunk | 21-18 |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman can't tip it in | 21-18 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 21-18 |
| 04:00 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 21-18 |
| 03:19 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - John Fuhrman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Mellon (fairly fresh) C - Richard Nygaard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Derrick Tosh - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), Oscar Bryant (SF), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dwayne Boden, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Andrew Szopinski (SG), Brandon Ray (SF), Charles Calvin (PF), Robert Romo (C) James Hayes, John Fuhrman, Christopher Macdonald, Mario Mellon, Richard Nygaard | |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray is hacked by John Rice - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo misses long on a floater from the left side | 21-18 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Richard Henley gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rice | 24-18 |
| 01:53 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-18 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it back up and in | 26-20 |
| 01:17 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski travels with the ball | 26-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | James Caruso misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it in | 28-20 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam travels with the ball | 28-20 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Robert Romo is denied by Jacob Ewing | 28-20 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-20 |