| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fresh) SG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) PF - Byron Ferro (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Runion denies the turnaround by Roy Blakeman | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Byron Ferro is denied by Hugh Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | The jumper by Eric Draves is denied by Byron Ferro | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Williams Cortes | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Young | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Gochenour | 7-6 |
| 17:35 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Young steals it from Michael Johnson | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Williams Cortes - foul #1 on Williams Cortes, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Roy Blakeman, Benjamin Renzi, Michael Johnson | |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:54 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Eric Draves | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Draves | 11-6 |
| 16:16 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't throw it down | 11-6 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it home | 13-6 |
| 15:39 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke is fouled on the floor by Steven Gochenour - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #1 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman (SG), Benjamin Renzi (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Williams Cortes, Eldon Pollock, Byron Ferro | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (fresh) SG - Roy Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fresh) PF - Homer Eiland (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman scores on a jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-8 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 15:13 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Micheal Clarke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Draves, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG), Byron Ferro (PF) Micheal Clarke, Homer Eiland | |
| 14:51 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Byron Ferro picks off the pass by Daniel Lever | 13-8 |
| 14:28 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Roy Blakeman is called for the reach on Eric Draves - foul #1 on Roy Blakeman, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Daniel Lever can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:08 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) John Pearson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock (SF), Homer Eiland (PF) Benjamin Renzi, Byron Ferro | |
| 13:50 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Williams Cortes, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (PG) Williams Cortes | |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Thomas Young is fouled on the floor by Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) Brad Davis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Eldon Pollock steps in front of the Eric Draves pass | 13-8 |
| 13:21 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Gochenour steps in front of the Roy Blakeman pass in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the easy layup | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke is hacked by Eric Draves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| 12:47 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro misses short on a floater in the lane | 13-8 |
| 12:45 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Blakeman | 13-8 |
| 12:23 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Runion | 13-8 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 12:10 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:06 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman loses the dribble to Steven Gochenour in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 12:00 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:36 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eldon Pollock | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Blakeman (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fairly fresh) PF - Byron Ferro (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Bailey | 13-10 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 11:02 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Byron Ferro | 13-10 |
| 10:33 | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland can't finish the layup | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Brad Davis grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Thomas Young can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:57 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Brad Davis - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Eldon Pollock, Homer Eiland | |
| 09:57 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | John Pearson grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Pearson | 15-12 |
| 09:36 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Davis steps in front of the Micheal Clarke pass in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Davis | 17-12 |
| 09:00 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:38 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) John Pearson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland (PF) Byron Ferro | |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Brad Davis's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Renzi | 17-12 |
| 08:02 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:02 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:02 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Hugh Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:44 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 07:22 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Roy Blakeman (tired) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Renzi (fairly fresh) PF - Homer Eiland (tiring) C - Michael Johnson (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Liang Hong tips it back up and in | 20-17 |
| 06:42 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Runion | 20-17 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Liang Hong | 23-17 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Liang Hong | 23-17 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Liang Hong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-17 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:42 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 23-17 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Eric Draves gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Liang Hong | 25-17 |
| 05:20 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock (SF), Byron Ferro (PF) Benjamin Renzi, Homer Eiland | |
| 04:56 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-17 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Daniel Lever pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Homer Eiland (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 04:14 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-17 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Lever | 28-17 |
| 03:27 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Hugh Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn Wolfe | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Micheal Clarke (tired) 5 pts. SG - Roy Blakeman (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fairly fresh) PF - Byron Ferro (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Eiland (tiring) | |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Eldon Pollock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Micheal Clarke, Homer Eiland | |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:45 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro banks in the layup | 30-23 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | David Bailey scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brad Davis and he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Liang Hong | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi (SF) Eldon Pollock | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:22 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-23 |
| 01:52 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Pearson | 32-23 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Richard Runion tips it home | 34-23 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi is hacked by John Pearson - foul #1 on John Pearson, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Roy Blakeman, Michael Johnson | |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Benjamin Renzi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Young | 34-24 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Williams Cortes steals it from Thomas Young | 34-24 |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Williams Cortes takes the ball from Hugh Moore | 34-24 |
| 00:59 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke hits the finger roll set up by Williams Cortes | 34-26 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is hacked by Byron Ferro - foul #1 on Byron Ferro, team foul #7 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:48 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 00:32 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Ferro gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Brad Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Lever | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-26 |