| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Brady - foul #2 on Gregory Brady, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes's layup is rejected by Thurman Scarbrough | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Robert Merritt connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kirkpatrick | 31-39 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is fouled on the floor by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #2 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #3 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Robert Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 33-39 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Cardella | 33-39 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai (C) John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #4 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (SF) John Slawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG), Adam Strait (C) Robert Merritt, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Brian Cai steals the ball from Robert Blass | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-39 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Robert Blass misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-39 |
| 16:13 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Lester Dolinsky and he's fouled by Robert Blass - foul #1 on Robert Blass, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue (SG), John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) Ronald Caraballo, David Marti, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Loren Huston (PF) Alfred Jackson, Robert Blass, Daniel Cardella | |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) SF - John Slawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) C - Adam Strait (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Slawson | 41-39 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Loren Huston tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kirkpatrick | 41-39 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Strait | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Hughes | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 13:46 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady tips it in | 46-41 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Slawson | 46-41 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:55 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue is fouled on the floor by Robert Merritt - foul #1 on Robert Merritt, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), David Marti (SF), Brian Cai (PF), Robert Bullard (C) Freddy Lanoue, John Slawson, Gregory Brady, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Edmond Roberts, Robert Merritt, Loren Huston, Adam Strait | |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo hits a 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Dolinsky - foul #1 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG) Lester Dolinsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Marti (fresh) PF - Brian Cai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bullard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Boyd | 51-43 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the jump hook in the lane | 51-43 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Caraballo | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ronald Caraballo | 53-43 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Blass takes the ball from Robert Bullard | 53-43 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's | Alfred Jackson steals the ball from David Marti | 53-43 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson hits the finger roll | 53-45 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo's pass is intercepted by Robert Blass | 53-45 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), John Slawson (SF), Gregory Brady (PF), John Hughes (C) William Boyd, Ronald Caraballo, David Marti, Brian Cai, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Adam Strait (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Alfred Jackson, Robert Blass, Robert Kirkpatrick, Daniel Cardella | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddy Lanoue (fresh) SF - John Slawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Strait (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Adam Strait comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 07:35 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Brady | 55-47 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Adam Strait misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Robert Merritt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes drills a turnaround from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Robert Merritt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Slawson | 59-50 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG) Freddy Lanoue | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Adam Strait, Loren Huston | |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Gregory Brady is called for the reach on Thurman Scarbrough - foul #3 on Gregory Brady, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Strait (C) Thurman Scarbrough | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Kirkpatrick and the foul's on Gregory Brady - foul #4 on Gregory Brady, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo is hacked by Robert Merritt - foul #2 on Robert Merritt, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 04:03 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Caraballo | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Robert Merritt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Strait (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | Adam Strait is called for the reach on John Hughes - foul #1 on Adam Strait, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough (C) Adam Strait | |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Caraballo | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Robert Merritt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Kirkpatrick | 63-59 |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Robert Kirkpatrick, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue (SG), Brian Cai (C) Ronald Caraballo, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Adam Strait (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Alfred Jackson, Robert Merritt, Robert Kirkpatrick, Daniel Cardella | |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), John Hughes (C) Freddy Lanoue, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Robert Blass, Adam Strait, Loren Huston | |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Robert Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 65-59 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alfred Jackson | 65-59 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady is denied on a layup by Daniel Cardella | 65-62 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | John Slawson is called for the reach on Alfred Jackson - foul #2 on John Slawson, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Merritt | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Jackson - foul #2 on Alfred Jackson, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Xavier | John Hughes steals the ball from Thurman Scarbrough | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is hacked by Robert Merritt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Merritt, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-65 |