| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) PF - David Christmas (fresh) C - John Shively (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fresh) SG - Jason Deanda (fresh) SF - Eldon Cornett (fresh) PF - Mark Wilkinson (fresh) C - Joshua Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Shively wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda is hacked by Mauricio Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | David Christmas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | John Shively scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Johnson and the foul's on Ante Niedbalski - foul #1 on Ante Niedbalski, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | John Shively makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | John Shively gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Johnson | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ante Niedbalski | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | David Christmas slams it home on a nice dish by Rodney Cummins and he's fouled by Mark Wilkinson - foul #1 on Mark Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), John Lor (SG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Mauricio Russo, Rodney Cummins, John Shively | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Yanez (PG), Glen Byrd (SG), Sung Xiang (SF), Ronald Rogers (C) Ante Niedbalski, Jason Deanda, Eldon Cornett, Joshua Rogers | |
| 16:55 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | David Christmas steals the ball from Glen Byrd in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Wilfredo Yanez is called for the reach on Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Wilfredo Yanez, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (PF) David Christmas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is hacked by Mark Wilkinson - foul #2 on Mark Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers (C) Mark Wilkinson | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lor (fresh) SF - Joseph Felton (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Wilfredo Yanez (fresh) SG - Glen Byrd (fresh) SF - Sung Xiang (fresh) PF - Ronald Rogers (fresh) C - Joshua Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd's layup is rejected by Dennis Prue | 12-4 |
| 15:45 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Yanez | 12-4 |
| 15:33 | St. Bonaventure | Dennis Prue blocks the short jumper by Glen Byrd | 12-4 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Joseph Felton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-4 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | John Lor grabs the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Joseph Felton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Lor | 15-4 |
| 14:19 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfredo Yanez misses the easy layup | 15-4 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Dennis Prue loses the ball out of bounds | 15-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, John Lor, Joseph Felton, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski (PG), Jason Deanda (SG), Eldon Cornett (SF) Glen Byrd, Sung Xiang, Ronald Rogers | |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Wilfredo Yanez steps in front of the John Shively pass | 15-4 |
| 13:18 | St. Bonaventure | David Christmas takes the ball from Joshua Rogers | 15-4 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Charles Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-4 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | David Christmas pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | John Shively misses short on a runner in the lane | 15-4 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 15-4 |
| 12:02 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-7 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | David Christmas can't throw it down but he's fouled by Wilfredo Yanez - foul #2 on Wilfredo Yanez, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins, John Shively | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang (SG), Glen Byrd (PF), Ronald Rogers (C) Jason Deanda, Wilfredo Yanez, Joshua Rogers | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Felton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Christmas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sung Xiang (fresh) SF - Eldon Cornett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Byrd (fresh) C - Ronald Rogers (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Sung Xiang | 17-9 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Joseph Felton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 19-9 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses long on an open floater from the left block but he's hacked by Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #2 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), John Lor (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Clayton Mason, Mauricio Russo, Joseph Felton, David Christmas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Dennis Prue scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Johnson and he's hacked by Ante Niedbalski - foul #2 on Ante Niedbalski, team foul #6 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda (SG) Ante Niedbalski | |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:52 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 09:51 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett tips it home | 22-12 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Rogers - foul #1 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Joseph Felton (SF) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers (C) Sung Xiang | |
| 09:42 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:38 | St. Bonaventure | Clayton Mason takes the ball from Glen Byrd in the backcourt | 23-12 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-12 |
| 09:14 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:49 | St. Bonaventure | Dennis Prue swats the short shot by Ronald Rogers | 23-12 |
| 08:48 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:36 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clayton Mason - foul #2 on Clayton Mason, team foul #3 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, John Lor, Joseph Felton, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang (PG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 08:36 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:36 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | John Shively misses long on a jumper from close range | 23-14 |
| 08:06 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | David Christmas steals it from Joshua Rogers | 23-14 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Charles Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Cummins | 26-14 |
| 07:42 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 26-14 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Shively | 26-14 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Christmas drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 28-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Cummins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Sung Xiang (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Deanda (fairly fresh) SF - Eldon Cornett (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:00 | St. Bonaventure | Mauricio Russo steps in front of the Eldon Cornett pass | 28-14 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo lays it in | 30-14 |
| 06:37 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd is fouled on the floor by Rodney Cummins - foul #1 on Rodney Cummins, team foul #4 | 30-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins, John Shively | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers (PF) Sung Xiang | |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd slams it home on a nice dish by Jason Deanda and he's fouled by John Lor - foul #1 on John Lor, team foul #5 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd makes the free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Charles Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 05:52 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:47 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Deanda can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-17 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | David Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Glen Byrd - foul #1 on Glen Byrd, team foul #8 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Dominick Cook (PF) John Lor, David Christmas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Charles Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-17 |
| 05:01 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 04:45 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:32 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Dennis Prue clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-17 |
| 04:01 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Byrd gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:41 | St. Bonaventure | Eldon Cornett misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rogers tips it in | 30-19 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Deanda - foul #1 on Jason Deanda, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), John Lor (SF), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) Charles Johnson, Joseph Felton, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ante Niedbalski (PG), Sung Xiang (SG), Wilfredo Yanez (SF), Mark Wilkinson (PF) Glen Byrd, Jason Deanda, Eldon Cornett, Ronald Rogers | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - John Shively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ante Niedbalski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sung Xiang (fresh) SF - Wilfredo Yanez (fresh) PF - Mark Wilkinson (fresh) C - Joshua Rogers (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Mauricio Russo steals it from Sung Xiang in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | David Christmas travels with the ball | 31-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Cummins (SF) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 02:33 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| 02:33 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:33 | St. Bonaventure | Sung Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:33 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Sung Xiang | 31-20 |
| 02:15 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers buries a jumper near the basket | 31-22 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | John Shively lays it in on a nice dish by John Lor | 33-22 |
| 01:47 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | David Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Shively | 35-22 |
| 01:28 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson's layup is rejected by John Shively | 35-22 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | David Christmas pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Joshua Rogers steals the ball from Rodney Cummins | 35-22 |
| 01:02 | St. Bonaventure | John Lor picks off the pass by Sung Xiang in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Clayton Mason throws it down on a nice dish by John Lor | 37-22 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Lor picks off the pass by Sung Xiang in the backcourt | 37-22 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | John Lor lays it in | 39-22 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | John Lor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | John Lor scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 41-22 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Wilkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-22 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | The clock runs out | 41-22 |