| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ronald Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:36 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jacob Wilson | 26-21 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Jim Nordin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-21 |
| 18:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Holt | 29-21 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 18:31 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-21 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jim Nordin gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 17:21 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Jim Nordin is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Sullivan - foul #1 on Aubrey Sullivan, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson (C) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Howard - foul #3 on Thomas Howard, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Earl Leedy (PF) Aubrey Sullivan, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG) Harold Graves | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 16:43 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-22 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Teddy Sluss | 29-22 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | James Monroe can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Leedy - foul #1 on Earl Leedy, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Patterson (SF) Jacob Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Jim Nordin, James Terry | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:46 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Patterson | 31-24 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) SG - Ronald Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Earl Leedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig banks in the layup | 31-26 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Patterson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 14:13 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Earl Leedy - foul #2 on Earl Leedy, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye (PG), Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Jacob Wilson (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Kenneth Thorsen (C) Christopher Waldrup, Ronald Holt, Michael Patterson, Earl Leedy, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Jim Nordin (PF), James Terry (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe, Edward Delaney, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard clanks a runner from close range | 31-30 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 31-30 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Kenneth Thorsen takes the ball from Harold Graves | 31-30 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard hits a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Jim Nordin - foul #2 on Jim Nordin, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 12:09 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Howard | 36-30 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Harold Graves's floater is knocked away by Aubrey Sullivan | 36-30 |
| 11:43 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Aubrey Sullivan | 39-30 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | James Terry is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt (SG), Earl Leedy (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Aubrey Sullivan, Thomas Howard, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin | |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 39-30 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is hacked by Harry Patterson - foul #1 on Harry Patterson, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Patterson (SF) Jacob Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry | |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Harry Patterson is called for the reach on Bradley Yuhas - foul #2 on Harry Patterson, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF) Antoine Hartwig, Edward Delaney | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Earl Leedy is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #3 on Earl Leedy, team foul #7 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Aubrey Sullivan (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Kenneth Thorsen (C) Mark Daye, Michael Patterson, Earl Leedy, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 09:04 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | James Monroe comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | James Monroe tips it in | 41-34 |
| 08:13 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye (PG), Jacob Wilson (SF) Christopher Waldrup, Aubrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Ronald Holt is called for the reach on James Monroe - foul #1 on Ronald Holt, team foul #8 | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson (C) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Edward Delaney (PF) Harold Graves, Jim Nordin | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | James Monroe misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-35 |
| 07:33 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Ronald Holt | 43-35 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | James Terry misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harry Patterson - foul #3 on Harry Patterson, team foul #9 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SG), Earl Leedy (PF) Ronald Holt, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) James Monroe | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (C) Earl Leedy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF) Antoine Hartwig, Edward Delaney | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), James Monroe (SF) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison | |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson loses the dribble to Jim Nordin | 43-36 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | James Monroe drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 04:41 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan's floater is tipped away by James Terry | 43-38 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | James Monroe hits the finger roll | 43-40 |
| 04:15 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt (SG), Thomas Howard (PF) Aubrey Sullivan, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 03:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson hits a driving attempt from the right block | 45-40 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | James Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Daye (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:05 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-40 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thorsen | 45-40 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | James Monroe pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Monroe | 45-42 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen's pass is intercepted by Teddy Sluss | 45-42 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | James Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Jim Nordin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Thorsen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #10 | 48-42 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Graves - foul #2 on Harold Graves, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt is fouled on the floor by Harold Graves - foul #3 on Harold Graves, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan (SF) Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:31 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jim Nordin - foul #3 on Jim Nordin, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 00:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt is fouled on the floor by Jim Nordin - foul #4 on Jim Nordin, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 00:28 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt is fouled on the floor by Harold Graves - foul #4 on Harold Graves, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye is hacked by James Monroe - foul #3 on James Monroe, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Daye makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Harold Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Graves is called for the reach on Ronald Holt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Graves, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG) Harold Graves | |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Teddy Sluss | 52-47 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Terry | 52-50 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan is hacked by Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Howard (PF) Ronald Holt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | Aubrey Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-50 |