| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) SG - Larry Meis (fresh) SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) C - Norbert Combs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. Joseph's | Dustin Highsmith blocks the short jumper by Norbert Combs | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Allen | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | James Caruso is hacked by Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Bobby Allen, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing lays it in | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Larry Meis picks off the pass by Jacob Ewing | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis lays it up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Norbert Combs - foul #1 on Norbert Combs, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Sean Amundson (SG), Edward Bracero (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Kevin McCabe (C) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | William Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Caruso and he's hacked by Kevin McCabe - foul #1 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, William Davis, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Derrick Tosh | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) SG - Oscar Bryant (fairly fresh) SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - John Rice (fresh) C - Richard Henley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Amundson (fresh) SF - Edward Bracero (fresh) PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin McCabe (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Lynn Keen | 10-11 |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | John Rice picks off the pass by Richard Murphy | 10-11 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | John Rice hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Henley and he's fouled by Kevin McCabe - foul #2 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG) Lynn Keen, Oscar Bryant | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Norbert Combs (C) William Williams, Sean Amundson, Edward Bracero, Richard Murphy, Kevin McCabe | |
| 14:59 | Xavier | John Rice makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bobby Allen | 13-14 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Richard Henley comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Norbert Combs - foul #2 on Norbert Combs, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Derrick Tosh, John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples (C) Norbert Combs | |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Davis | 17-14 |
| 13:04 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden misses the floater near the basket | 17-17 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen is hacked by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Oscar Bryant (SG), Jacob Ewing (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (SF), Richard Murphy (PF) Kristopher Hodges, Clifford Baker | |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Meis | 17-20 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the lay-in | 17-20 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Amundson (fresh) PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Peter Naples (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Kristopher Hodges (SF), Clifford Baker (PF) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Peter Naples | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 10:42 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges misses the tip | 19-21 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jacob Ewing | 19-21 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is fouled on the floor by Sean Amundson - foul #1 on Sean Amundson, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Peter Naples (C) William Williams, Sean Amundson, Richard Murphy | |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Larry Meis is called for the reach on Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Larry Meis, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (PF) John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Caruso - foul #2 on James Caruso, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) James Caruso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Kristopher Hodges | |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses the free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden tips it in | 23-23 |
| 08:54 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Clifford Baker, Peter Naples | |
| 08:34 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson banks in the layup set up by Bobby Allen and he's hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF) Edward Bracero | |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | John Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Peter Naples (C) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | William Davis steps in front of the William Williams pass | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Ewing (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Amundson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Naples (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-26 |
| 06:57 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | William Williams misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Simon Dashner (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, John Rice, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis (SG), Clifford Baker (PF) Sean Amundson, Richard Murphy | |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Richard Henley is called for a backcourt violation | 25-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Dwayne Boden, Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG) William Williams | |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clifford Baker - foul #1 on Clifford Baker, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Kristopher Hodges | |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Meis | 27-32 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | James Caruso misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | James Caruso hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 04:53 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero's pass is intercepted by James Caruso | 30-32 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Larry Meis takes the ball from James Caruso | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Naples and he's fouled by Derrick Tosh - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF), Sean Amundson (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Larry Meis, Clifford Baker, Peter Naples | |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | John Rice gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | William Davis scores on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 33-34 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | John Rice snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) James Caruso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Williams (PG), Norbert Combs (C) Bobby Allen, Edward Bracero | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 33-34 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's | Dwayne Boden blocks the short jumper by Richard Murphy | 33-34 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Kristopher Hodges | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sean Amundson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kristopher Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Murphy banks in the layup on a great pass from Kristopher Hodges | 33-36 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Kristopher Hodges picks off the pass by John Rice | 33-36 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Sean Amundson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sean Amundson, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Dwayne Boden, John Rice, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), Clifford Baker (PF) William Williams, Kristopher Hodges, Richard Murphy | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is hacked by Clifford Baker - foul #2 on Clifford Baker, team foul #11 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Bracero (SF) Sean Amundson | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:45 | St. Joseph's | Lynn Keen picks off the pass by Edward Bracero | 35-36 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | William Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs is fouled on the floor by Lynn Keen - foul #3 on Lynn Keen, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges (SF) Edward Bracero | |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | James Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe (C) Norbert Combs | |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Kristopher Hodges tips it home | 38-38 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is fouled on the floor by Kevin McCabe - foul #3 on Kevin McCabe, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples (C) Kevin McCabe | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |