| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-32 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | James Wetzel steals the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 37-32 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert George and he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | John Davis snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert George | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | John Davis steals it from Dean Canterbury | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Paul Reese - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Paul Dunneback swats the layup by John Davis | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Robert George steals it from Dikembe Abdullah out of a doubleteam | 37-36 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Robert George drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Reese | 37-38 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang and the foul's on Steven Boerger - foul #2 on Steven Boerger, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Paul Reese's pass is intercepted by Paul Dunneback | 40-38 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah out of a doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Dikembe Abdullah steals the ball from Steven Boerger | 42-38 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), James Robertson (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, Robert George, John Davis | |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Adam Whitley snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Whitley - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Joseph Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | James Robertson loses the dribble to Robert Zentz | 45-38 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Richard Lang grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Bojan Wolinski is called for the reach on Joseph Ford - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Joseph Ford | |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Richard Lang buries a jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), Robert George (SF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Robert George tips it in | 45-42 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Xiaoping Huang - foul #4 on Paul Reese, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Adam Whitley (PF) Paul Reese, James Robertson | |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Adam Whitley is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Adam Whitley, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 48-42 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Richard Lang tips it in | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Robert George is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Robert George, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Adam Whitley | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), James Robertson (C) Steven Boerger, John Davis | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Joseph Ford hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Lang | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Lang - foul #1 on Richard Lang, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) Robert George | |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 52-47 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 54-48 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Lang and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Adam Whitley | |
| 09:36 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Xiaoping Huang | 57-51 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Robertson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Boerger - foul #3 on Steven Boerger, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SF) James Wetzel | |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Joseph Ford is whistled for traveling | 59-51 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | James Vernon scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Maurice Lokken | 62-51 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Joseph Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | James Robertson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Joseph Ford | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Steven Boerger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Steven Boerger, James Robertson, John Davis | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lang | 64-59 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the dunk | 64-59 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | James Vernon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Adam Whitley swats the short shot by Dean Canterbury | 64-59 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Adam Whitley double dribbles | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), James Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Zentz | 66-59 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | James Wetzel's pass is intercepted by Xiaoping Huang | 66-59 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by James Robertson - foul #2 on James Robertson, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | John Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:00 | Xavier | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the jump hook near the basket | 67-60 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Steven Boerger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Paul Reese | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah and the foul's on James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SF) James Wetzel | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) James Vernon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Richard Lang | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Xiaoping Huang - foul #2 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a floater from the right side | 70-61 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Steven Boerger gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) James Robertson | |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #5 on Paul Reese, team foul #13 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Paul Reese | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Steven Boerger snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Dean Canterbury denies the turnaround by John Davis | 70-63 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Huang | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Lang steals the ball from Xiaoping Huang | 70-63 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Steven Boerger banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Lang | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-65 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Steven Boerger is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #4 on Steven Boerger, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 72-68 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) James Vernon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Steven Boerger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Boerger, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Steven Boerger | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Richard Lang can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Lang is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #16 | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Lang is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #17 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Richard Lang's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 75-68 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |