| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - George Vacca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Bean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Victor Lee inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | La Salle | Jack Berry double dribbles | 44-37 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), James Davis (SG), Gary Markovich (PF), John Clark (C) George Vacca, Jack Berry, Michael Jones, Timothy Bean | |
| 19:09 | La Salle | Thomas Young steals it from James Davis in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:53 | La Salle | John Clark grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 18:47 | La Salle | James Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 18:45 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Markovich | 44-37 |
| 18:28 | La Salle | Victor Lee hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Davis | 44-40 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Gochenour | 47-40 |
| 18:04 | La Salle | Victor Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), David Bailey (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), Jack Berry (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Richard Curtis (C) Jimmy Grayson, James Davis, Victor Lee, Gary Markovich, John Clark | |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Pearson | 50-40 |
| 17:24 | La Salle | Jack Berry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Jones | 50-43 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Booker - foul #2 on Michael Booker, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), Victor Lee (SF), Timothy Bean (C) Michael Booker, David Wilson, Richard Curtis | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Liang Hong | 53-43 |
| 16:46 | La Salle | George Vacca buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Richard Runion is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bean - foul #2 on Timothy Bean, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Steven Gochenour | |
| Subs | La Salle | Gary Markovich (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 16:16 | La Salle | Victor Lee pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 16:14 | La Salle | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Jack Berry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Brad Davis, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Wilson (SG) Jack Berry | |
| 16:07 | La Salle | Gary Markovich misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Daniel Lever snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is fouled in the backcourt by George Vacca - foul #3 on George Vacca, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (SF), David Bailey (C) Thomas Young, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), James Davis (SG) George Vacca, Victor Lee | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | James Davis steals the ball from Daniel Lever | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Runion (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Michael Booker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Markovich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Bean (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | La Salle | David Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by John Pearson - foul #1 on John Pearson, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), Michael Jones (PF), Richard Curtis (C) Michael Booker, David Wilson, Timothy Bean | |
| 15:21 | La Salle | James Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Hugh Moore (C) Daniel Lever, David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jack Berry (SG), Victor Lee (SF), Timothy Bean (C) James Davis, Gary Markovich, Richard Curtis | |
| 15:08 | La Salle | Victor Lee knocks in the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Eric Draves - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Thomas Young | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG) Jimmy Grayson | |
| 15:08 | La Salle | Victor Lee misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 14:41 | La Salle | Jack Berry makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Liang Hong | 55-51 |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Timothy Bean misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), James Davis (SG), Gary Markovich (SF), John Clark (PF) George Vacca, Jack Berry, Victor Lee, Michael Jones | |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Timothy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:20 | La Salle | Timothy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is fouled in the backcourt by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Victor Lee (SF) Timothy Bean | |
| 14:13 | Xavier | James Davis takes the ball from Eric Draves | 55-53 |
| 13:44 | La Salle | Gary Markovich misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), David Wilson (SG), Richard Curtis (PF) Michael Booker, James Davis, Victor Lee | |
| 13:44 | La Salle | Gary Markovich makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:44 | La Salle | Gary Markovich makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Thomas Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Jones (PF) John Clark | |
| 13:21 | La Salle | David Wilson loses the dribble to Steven Gochenour | 55-55 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Eric Draves is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled on the floor by Gary Markovich - foul #1 on Gary Markovich, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), Jack Berry (SG), Victor Lee (SF), John Clark (PF), Timothy Bean (C) Jimmy Grayson, David Wilson, Gary Markovich, Michael Jones, Richard Curtis | |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 12:42 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Timothy Bean | 55-55 |
| 12:38 | La Salle | Jack Berry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Liang Hong blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 12:20 | La Salle | Victor Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 12:15 | La Salle | Jack Berry misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 55-55 |
| 12:13 | La Salle | Timothy Bean grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 11:55 | La Salle | Victor Lee scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jack Berry | 55-57 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Clark takes the ball from Brad Davis | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - George Vacca (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jack Berry (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Lee (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Clark (tiring) 3 reb. C - Timothy Bean (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | La Salle | Liang Hong steps in front of the Timothy Bean pass | 55-57 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the lay-in | 55-57 |
| 11:15 | La Salle | Timothy Bean snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 11:15 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), James Davis (SG), David Wilson (SF), Richard Curtis (PF), Gary Markovich (C) George Vacca, Jack Berry, Victor Lee, John Clark, Timothy Bean | |
| 11:13 | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the jumper from the right side set up by John Pearson | 57-57 |
| 10:42 | La Salle | Steven Gochenour takes the ball from David Wilson | 57-57 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the floater from the right side | 57-57 |
| 10:33 | La Salle | James Davis gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:31 | La Salle | James Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Draves - foul #4 on Eric Draves, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, John Pearson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), Victor Lee (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jimmy Grayson, David Wilson, Richard Curtis | |
| 10:19 | La Salle | James Davis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Young | 57-57 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 59-57 |
| 09:57 | La Salle | Gary Markovich is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Thomas Young | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | David Bailey is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Runion | 61-57 |
| 09:46 | La Salle | Michael Jones can't connect on a runner in the lane | 61-57 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Liang Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Michael Jones steals it from Liang Hong | 61-57 |
| 09:28 | La Salle | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hugh Moore (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), Jack Berry (SG) Michael Booker, Victor Lee | |
| 09:28 | La Salle | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:28 | La Salle | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Runion | 61-58 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | James Davis steals it from Hugh Moore | 61-58 |
| 09:06 | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Wilson (SF), Richard Curtis (C) James Davis, Gary Markovich | |
| 08:48 | Xavier | John Pearson is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Victor Lee (SF), Timothy Bean (C) Jack Berry, Michael Jones | |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Hugh Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Bean | 61-58 |
| 08:33 | La Salle | Timothy Bean grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 08:27 | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson is whistled for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), Michael Jones (PF) Jimmy Grayson, Richard Curtis | |
| 08:23 | Xavier | David Wilson is called for the reach on Steven Gochenour in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jack Berry (SG) David Wilson | |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:02 | La Salle | Timothy Bean makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-61 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | George Vacca steps in front of the Thomas Young pass in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 07:45 | La Salle | Brad Davis steps in front of the George Vacca pass | 63-61 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Victor Lee is called for the reach on Steven Gochenour - foul #3 on Victor Lee, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), James Davis (SG), John Clark (PF), Gary Markovich (C) George Vacca, Jack Berry, Michael Jones, Timothy Bean | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Gochenour (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Runion (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Michael Booker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Lee (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Markovich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | La Salle | Victor Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Draves | 67-61 |
| 06:54 | La Salle | John Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (PF) Steven Gochenour, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), David Wilson (SG) Michael Booker, Victor Lee | |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Eric Draves is hacked by Jimmy Grayson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Grayson, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:40 | La Salle | David Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Liang Hong | 69-61 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Liang Hong gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Eric Draves is hacked by Jimmy Grayson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Grayson, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Liang Hong, David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Jones (PF) James Davis | |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:33 | La Salle | David Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Lever - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| 06:33 | La Salle | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 06:33 | La Salle | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 06:33 | La Salle | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 06:14 | La Salle | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-62 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Eric Draves is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pearson | 74-62 |
| 05:41 | La Salle | Michael Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-62 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Eric Draves grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Pearson | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:30 | La Salle | David Wilson is hacked by Daniel Lever in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Lever, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, John Pearson, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Booker (PG), Jack Berry (SG), Richard Curtis (PF), Timothy Bean (C) Jimmy Grayson, Gary Markovich, Michael Jones, John Clark | |
| 05:30 | La Salle | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 05:30 | La Salle | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Richard Curtis steals the ball from Eric Draves | 76-63 |
| 05:17 | La Salle | Michael Booker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Victor Lee (SF) David Wilson | |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Eric Draves drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-63 |
| 04:55 | La Salle | Victor Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-63 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 79-63 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Runion | 81-63 |
| 04:20 | La Salle | Steven Gochenour picks off the pass by Jack Berry in the backcourt | 81-63 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-63 |
| 03:54 | La Salle | Victor Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 03:54 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | La Salle | George Vacca (PG), James Davis (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Gary Markovich (C) Michael Booker, Jack Berry, Richard Curtis, Timothy Bean | |
| 03:50 | La Salle | Thomas Young picks off the pass by Gary Markovich in the backcourt | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #4 on James Davis, team foul #11 | 81-63 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 37 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Davis (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - George Vacca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Victor Lee (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jones (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Markovich (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | La Salle | Hugh Moore swats the layup by Michael Jones | 83-63 |
| 03:15 | La Salle | Michael Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 02:55 | La Salle | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Draves - foul #5 on Eric Draves, team foul #10 | 83-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Thomas Young, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jimmy Grayson (PG), David Wilson (SF), John Clark (PF) George Vacca, Victor Lee, Michael Jones | |
| 02:55 | La Salle | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 02:55 | La Salle | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | John Pearson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-65 |
| 02:25 | La Salle | James Davis grabs the board | 83-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:21 | La Salle | John Clark loses the dribble to Brad Davis in the backcourt | 83-65 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Brad Davis lays it up and in | 85-65 |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Glenn Wolfe steals it from Jimmy Grayson in the backcourt | 85-65 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | John Pearson misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 85-65 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it back up and in | 87-65 |
| 02:00 | La Salle | John Clark is hacked by John Pearson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pearson, team foul #11 | 87-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Curtis (C) David Wilson | |
| 02:00 | La Salle | John Clark makes the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 02:00 | La Salle | John Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 87-66 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 87-66 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Brad Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Wolfe | 90-66 |
| 01:24 | La Salle | David Bailey is called for the reach on Richard Curtis - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #12 | 90-66 |
| 01:24 | La Salle | Richard Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 90-67 |
| 01:24 | La Salle | Richard Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 90-67 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the defensive board | 90-67 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses short on an open turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Davis - foul #5 on James Davis, team foul #12 | 90-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Wilson (SG) James Davis | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the 1st free throw | 90-67 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 2nd free throw | 91-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | La Salle | Richard Curtis misses short on a floater from the left side | 91-67 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Daniel Lever grabs the defensive rebound | 91-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 91-67 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Daniel Lever grabs the offensive rebound | 91-67 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis runs out the clock | 91-67 |