| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) C - Thomas Church (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Church - foul #1 on Thomas Church, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Thomas Church hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Thomas Church tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Barry | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher slams it home | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Cody Belcher - foul #1 on Cody Belcher, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Thomas Church is called for the reach on Michael Barry - foul #2 on Thomas Church, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander (C) Thomas Church | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 1-6 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Capetillo | 4-6 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lazaro Marino - foul #1 on Lazaro Marino, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) Justin Smiley | |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen McAlexander | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Capetillo - foul #1 on Donald Capetillo, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) John Lane, Cody Belcher | |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | The short jumper by Stephen McAlexander is denied by Wekesa Suleiman | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey's pass is intercepted by Michael Barry | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry lays it up and in | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Capetillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) SF - Michael Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SG), Stephen Stern (SF) Lazaro Marino, Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Gilbert McIver, Michael Barry, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley lays it in | 7-11 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the easy layup | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Stephen McAlexander swats the layup by Justin Smiley | 7-11 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (C) Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Russell Kinsey, Stephen McAlexander | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, Tony Davis, Justin Smiley | |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Stern - foul #1 on Stephen Stern, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG) Benjamin Homan | |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | John Lane buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | William Smith is hacked by Wekesa Suleiman - foul #1 on Wekesa Suleiman, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander (PF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Ronald Brown steals the ball from Cody Belcher | 7-14 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is whistled for traveling | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (SF), Russell Kinsey (PF) Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) SF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander banks in the layup set up by Lazaro Marino and the foul's on John Lane - foul #1 on John Lane, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley loses the ball out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Beasley | 10-14 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-14 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Moffett | 12-14 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Stephen Stern snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Paul Lawrence steps in front of the Russell Kinsey pass | 12-14 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan can't finish the layup | 12-14 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Russell Kinsey | 12-14 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (C) Lazaro Marino, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Stephen McAlexander | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Benjamin Homan, Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, Justin Smiley | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Amoroso steals the ball from Gilbert McIver | 12-14 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | William Smith blocks the short jumper by John Lane | 12-14 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Russell Kinsey | 12-14 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Barry | 12-14 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PG), Stephen McAlexander (PF), Stephen Stern (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Russell Kinsey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (C) Tony Davis | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Stern | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Capetillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Stern (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Stephen McAlexander denies the turnaround by John Lane | 15-16 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Stern | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Stephen Stern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SG), William Smith (C) Lawrence Moffett, Donald Capetillo, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), John Robbins (PF) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Cody Belcher | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Amoroso is called for the reach on Harold Beasley - foul #1 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Michael Barry, Justin Smiley | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lazaro Marino | 17-18 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence blows the dunk but he's hacked by Stephen McAlexander - foul #1 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (SF) Dikembe Amoroso, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (PF) John Robbins | |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Benjamin Homan takes the ball from Lawrence Moffett | 17-23 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey loses the dribble to Benjamin Homan | 19-25 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Moffett is called for the reach on Tony Davis - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Thomas Church (C) Lazaro Marino, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Stephen McAlexander | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG), Michael Barry (SF), Justin Smiley (C) Benjamin Homan, Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Thomas Church grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Davis (fresh) C - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher (PF) Tony Davis | |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo buries a shot from close range set up by Ronald Brown | 21-25 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | John Lane is whistled for a carry | 21-25 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 21-25 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 21-25 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Kinsey | 21-25 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Church | 21-25 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher can't finish the layup | 24-25 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the follow up shot | 24-27 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF), William Smith (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown, Russell Kinsey, Thomas Church | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), Tony Davis (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Michael Barry, Cody Belcher, Justin Smiley | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Harold Beasley - foul #1 on Harold Beasley, team foul #5 | 26-27 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 3rd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #3 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Capetillo (SG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | The clock runs out | 28-28 |