| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) PF - Robert George (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fresh) SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Tillman (fresh) PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) C - Johnny Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio lays it up and in set up by Joseph Smith and he's fouled by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Dan Giglio is called for the reach on James Wetzel - foul #1 on Dan Giglio, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | John Davis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Thomas Tillman | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Reese steals the ball from Johnny Webster | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Wetzel | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Steven Boerger - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Boerger | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Davis | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Johnny Webster takes the ball from John Davis | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | John Davis swats the short shot by Johnny Webster | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Tibor Zenz | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), Bill Franks (SF), Lawrence Bostic (PF) Dan Giglio, Thomas Tillman, Justin Hopkins | |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | John Davis connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Steven Boerger | 4-2 |
| 16:05 | St. Bonaventure | John Davis is called for the reach on Brad Hamel - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Graham (SG), Leo Stewart (PF) Tibor Zenz, Johnny Webster | |
| 15:50 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Graham | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - John Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Franks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Stewart (fresh) C - Lawrence Bostic (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | James Wetzel connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Reese | 6-5 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses long on a floater from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | James Wetzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Robert George (SF) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, James Wetzel | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Tibor Zenz (SG), Thomas Tillman (SF), Justin Hopkins (PF) Brad Hamel, John Graham, Bill Franks, Leo Stewart | |
| 14:37 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | James Robertson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Hopkins - foul #1 on Justin Hopkins, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks (C) Lawrence Bostic | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Ford is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| 13:43 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it in | 9-7 |
| 13:20 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), James Wetzel (SF) Richard Lang, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (SG), Leo Stewart (PF), Johnny Webster (C) Tibor Zenz, Thomas Tillman, Justin Hopkins | |
| 12:51 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a runner from close range | 9-7 |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Johnny Webster | 9-7 |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Leo Stewart - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Graham (SG), Lawrence Bostic (PF) Dan Giglio, Bill Franks | |
| 12:19 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Bostic | 9-9 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Steven Boerger hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Wetzel | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Steven Boerger | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman (SF), Justin Hopkins (PF) Leo Stewart, Lawrence Bostic | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - John Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) C - Johnny Webster (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | James Wetzel scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-9 |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham misses the wide open jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Ford - foul #2 on Joseph Ford, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG) Brad Hamel | |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Richard Lang buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Wetzel | 17-11 |
| 10:43 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster misses the easy layup | 17-11 |
| 10:41 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Dan Giglio | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | James Wetzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG), Lawrence Bostic (C) John Graham, Johnny Webster | |
| 09:48 | St. Bonaventure | Adam Whitley denies the turnaround by Thomas Tillman | 17-14 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Richard Lang snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Steven Boerger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (PG), James Robertson (C) Richard Lang, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), Bill Franks (SF), Leo Stewart (PF) Dan Giglio, Thomas Tillman, Justin Hopkins | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Robert George misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it in | 19-14 |
| 08:51 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:49 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 08:35 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel is hacked by Frank Emery - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Justin Hopkins (PF), Johnny Webster (C) Tibor Zenz, Leo Stewart, Lawrence Bostic | |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Steven Boerger tips it back up and in | 21-18 |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Steven Boerger, Robert George | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman (SF) Bill Franks | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) C - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Webster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Richard Lang is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| 07:17 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dan Giglio | 21-20 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | James Robertson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Emery | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Giglio | 23-22 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Brad Hamel is called for the reach on Richard Lang - foul #1 on Brad Hamel, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), Robert George (PF) Richard Lang, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG), Lawrence Bostic (PF) Brad Hamel, Justin Hopkins | |
| 06:22 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dan Giglio - foul #2 on Dan Giglio, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (C) Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Adams (PG) Dan Giglio | |
| 06:22 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:22 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks (SF) Thomas Tillman | |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Robert George misses the driving attempt from the left block | 24-24 |
| 05:41 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Tibor Zenz | 24-24 |
| 05:27 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 05:25 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Robert George makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Bill Franks - foul #1 on Bill Franks, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Adam Whitley (C) Frank Emery, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), John Graham (SG), Justin Hopkins (PF) Leroy Adams, Tibor Zenz, Johnny Webster | |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Robert George misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:04 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert George | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Brad Hamel is called for the reach on Adam Whitley - foul #2 on Brad Hamel, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Adams (PG), Thomas Tillman (SF) Brad Hamel, Lawrence Bostic | |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Justin Hopkins | 26-26 |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | John Graham knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Adams | 26-28 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Steven Boerger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lang | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leroy Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Franks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Adams misses badly on a runner from the left block | 29-28 |
| 03:28 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | James Wetzel drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Boerger | 32-30 |
| 02:59 | St. Bonaventure | Adam Whitley is called for the reach on Bill Franks - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) Steven Boerger, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Lawrence Bostic (PF), Johnny Webster (C) Leroy Adams, John Graham, Thomas Tillman, Justin Hopkins | |
| 02:59 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Davis comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Bostic - foul #1 on Lawrence Bostic, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Richard Lang | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SF) Bill Franks | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | John Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 02:34 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:18 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Ford takes the ball from Lawrence Bostic | 32-30 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Paul Reese is hacked by Lawrence Bostic - foul #2 on Lawrence Bostic, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SF) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman (SF) Tibor Zenz | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:46 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joseph Smith | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 01:35 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bostic | 33-32 |
| 01:21 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 00:57 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Boerger is called for the reach on Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Steven Boerger, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (PF) Joseph Ford, Steven Boerger, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins (PF), Bill Franks (C) Lawrence Bostic, Johnny Webster | |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Adam Whitley pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Paul Reese is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Thomas Tillman steps in front of the Frank Emery pass | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Tillman | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-35 |