| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Theodore Twiggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) PF - Salvatore Bernal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Colgate | James Wetzel steps in front of the Salvatore Bernal pass | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | James Wetzel is hacked by Salvatore Bernal - foul #1 on Salvatore Bernal, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Paul Reese is hacked by Theodore Twiggs - foul #1 on Theodore Twiggs, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Steven Boerger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Reese | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 18:53 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Salvatore Bernal | 42-35 |
| 18:37 | Colgate | John Carnahan is hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 18:14 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Theodore Twiggs | 42-37 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't finish the layup | 42-37 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Jeffrey Wilson denies the turnaround by Robert George | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Colgate | George Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:25 | Colgate | Salvatore Bernal drills a floater near the basket | 42-39 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | John Carnahan swats the short shot by James Robertson | 42-39 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Steven Boerger grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wilson | 42-39 |
| 16:23 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 42-39 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Salvatore Bernal swats the short shot by James Wetzel | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wilson | 42-39 |
| 15:52 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Adam Whitley (PF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Henry Watkins (PG), Gregory Letellier (SG), Ken Smith (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Theodore Twiggs, George Walters, Salvatore Bernal, John Carnahan | |
| 15:52 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:52 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Henry Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Letellier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Henry Watkins steals it from Adam Whitley | 42-41 |
| 15:16 | Colgate | Henry Watkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Richard Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Watkins - foul #1 on Henry Watkins, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Peter Sprague (SF) Jeffrey Wilson | |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Richard Lang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:07 | Colgate | Ken Smith gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Colgate | Henry Watkins's floater is tipped away by James Wetzel | 42-44 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Richard Lang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Jonathan Warren grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:36 | Colgate | Henry Watkins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Gregory Letellier steps in front of the Richard Lang pass | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Colgate | Richard Lang steals the ball from Henry Watkins | 42-44 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Joseph Ford misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 13:57 | Colgate | Henry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | Colgate | Ken Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Adam Whitley - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SF), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Colgate | Mark Reed (PG), George Walters (SG), Salvatore Bernal (PF) Henry Watkins, Gregory Letellier, Jonathan Warren | |
| 13:42 | Colgate | Ken Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:42 | Colgate | Ken Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Lang and he's hacked by Salvatore Bernal - foul #2 on Salvatore Bernal, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG) Richard Lang | |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs (PG), John Carnahan (C) Mark Reed, Ken Smith | |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:03 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Walters and the foul's on John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 13:03 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | James Wetzel gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | James Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Peter Sprague - foul #2 on Peter Sprague, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | Colgate | Gregory Letellier (SF) Peter Sprague | |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | James Robertson hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 11:58 | Colgate | John Carnahan makes the jumper from close range | 47-51 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Reese | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Theodore Twiggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Letellier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Bernal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Colgate | Salvatore Bernal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Henry Watkins (PG), Jeffrey Wilson (SF), Ken Smith (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Theodore Twiggs, George Walters, Salvatore Bernal, John Carnahan | |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Richard Lang knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Wetzel | 53-51 |
| 10:54 | Colgate | James Wetzel takes the ball from Jeffrey Wilson | 53-51 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Joseph Ford lays it in on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 55-51 |
| 10:34 | Colgate | Joseph Ford steps in front of the Jonathan Warren pass | 55-51 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Richard Lang lays it up and in set up by Joseph Ford | 57-51 |
| 10:07 | Colgate | James Wetzel steals it from Henry Watkins | 57-51 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Joseph Ford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:47 | Colgate | Ken Smith snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 09:25 | Colgate | Jonathan Warren is hacked by Adam Whitley - foul #2 on Adam Whitley, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), James Robertson (C) Richard Lang, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs (PG), George Walters (SG), Peter Sprague (SF), Salvatore Bernal (PF), John Carnahan (C) Henry Watkins, Gregory Letellier, Jeffrey Wilson, Ken Smith, Jonathan Warren | |
| 09:15 | Colgate | Peter Sprague hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Walters | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | James Robertson misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Carnahan - foul #1 on John Carnahan, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Colgate | George Walters gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:50 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Theodore Twiggs picks off the pass by Robert George | 57-53 |
| 08:37 | Colgate | Peter Sprague hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Theodore Twiggs | 57-55 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Robert George slams it home on a nice dish by James Wetzel and he's hacked by George Walters - foul #2 on George Walters, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Robert George makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:04 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by George Walters and he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson (SF), Jonathan Warren (C) Salvatore Bernal, John Carnahan | |
| 08:04 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Robert George clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 07:52 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Boerger (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert George (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Theodore Twiggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Sprague (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | Colgate | George Walters buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Twiggs | 60-61 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Peter Sprague steals it from Robert George | 60-61 |
| 07:13 | Colgate | Jonathan Warren can't finish the layup | 60-61 |
| 07:11 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Colgate | George Walters misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Steven Boerger connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Reese | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (PF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Richard Lang, Steven Boerger, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Gregory Letellier (SG), Henry Watkins (SF), Ken Smith (PF), John Carnahan (C) George Walters, Jeffrey Wilson, Peter Sprague, Jonathan Warren | |
| 06:36 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | John Davis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 63-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson (SF) Theodore Twiggs | |
| 05:56 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Watkins | 63-64 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Gregory Letellier picks off the pass by Adam Whitley | 63-64 |
| 05:41 | Colgate | Gregory Letellier misses the lay-in | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Adam Whitley | 63-64 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | John Davis drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Adam Whitley | 65-64 |
| 04:57 | Colgate | Ken Smith banks in the layup | 65-66 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | John Davis can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Letellier - foul #2 on Gregory Letellier, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Richard Lang (SG), Steven Boerger (SF), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Twiggs (PG), George Walters (SG), Peter Sprague (SF), Salvatore Bernal (PF), Jonathan Warren (C) Henry Watkins, Gregory Letellier, Jeffrey Wilson, Ken Smith, John Carnahan | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | John Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 04:11 | Colgate | George Walters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 04:10 | Colgate | Salvatore Bernal grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 03:58 | Colgate | Jonathan Warren misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:37 | Colgate | Peter Sprague snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Boerger (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Theodore Twiggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Sprague (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Bernal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Warren (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Colgate | Steven Boerger picks off the pass by Salvatore Bernal | 67-66 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Boerger | 69-66 |
| 03:00 | Colgate | Salvatore Bernal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 02:59 | Colgate | George Walters tips it back up and in | 69-68 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | John Davis misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 69-68 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | James Robertson hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 02:31 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson (SF), John Carnahan (C) Peter Sprague, Jonathan Warren | |
| 02:24 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 02:23 | Colgate | George Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:15 | Colgate | George Walters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 02:14 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Wilson | 71-68 |
| 01:59 | Colgate | John Carnahan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Reese - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, James Robertson, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 01:59 | Colgate | John Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:59 | Colgate | John Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| 01:39 | Colgate | John Carnahan gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:28 | Colgate | George Walters misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-70 |
| 01:27 | Colgate | George Walters can't tip it in | 71-70 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is hacked by Salvatore Bernal - foul #3 on Salvatore Bernal, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:04 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 01:03 | Colgate | Salvatore Bernal snags the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:58 | Colgate | George Walters hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-73 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 00:43 | Colgate | Jeffrey Wilson snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Colgate | Robert George picks off the pass by George Walters | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Robert George buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Reese | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Colgate | Colgate calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Colgate | George Walters misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-73 |