| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Tyler Berner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) C - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Vance Hannah inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella hits a jumper from the free throw line | 38-22 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart hits the follow up shot | 40-22 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Merritt | 40-25 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-25 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-25 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Vance Hannah hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the runner near the basket | 42-27 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Roy Stewart steals the ball from John Harper | 42-27 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman blows the layup | 42-27 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Robert Merritt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Merritt, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG) Robert Merritt | |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-27 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi tips it but misses | 42-27 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-27 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is hacked by John Harper - foul #2 on John Harper, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), John Daves (PF) Tyler Berner, Daniel Crossman, William Simone | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Steven Mangano (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, John Harper | |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Glenn Biondi, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Loren Huston (PF) Daniel Cardella | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels loses the dribble to Loren Huston | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Loren Huston can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Blass is called for the reach on Michael Scott - foul #1 on Robert Blass, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SG), Roy Stewart (C) Michael Scott, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Kenneth Young, Robert Blass, Steven Mangano, Loren Huston | |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti blows the layup | 42-27 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Matthew Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | John Daves is called for the reach on Daniel Cardella - foul #2 on John Daves, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tyler Berner (PG), Glenn Biondi (SF), William Simone (PF) Robert Daniels, Clarence Patti, John Daves | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Harper (C) Matthew Pate | |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Robert Merritt scores on a 3 from straight away | 42-30 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | William Simone gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Edmond Roberts - foul #3 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Simone | 44-30 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman is fouled on the floor by Edmond Roberts - foul #4 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #6 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Steven Mangano (SF) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-30 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Biondi - foul #1 on Glenn Biondi, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Andrew Hampton (C) Daniel Crossman, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Loren Huston (PF) Daniel Cardella | |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Steven Mangano blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hampton | 46-32 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Tyler Berner grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Mangano - foul #2 on Steven Mangano, team foul #7 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), John Daves (PF) Tyler Berner, William Simone | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vance Hannah (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Steven Mangano, John Harper | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Loren Huston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Loren Huston steals it from Michael Scott | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Young steals it from Michael Scott | 48-32 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Matthew Pate blows the layup | 48-32 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Daniels | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:16 | Xavier | The jumper by Loren Huston is denied by Andrew Hampton | 50-32 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Kenneth Young grabs the offensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Loren Huston lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 50-34 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi slams it home set up by Michael Scott and the foul's on Vance Hannah - foul #2 on Vance Hannah, team foul #8 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tyler Berner (PG), Daniel Crossman (SG), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, John Daves, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF), John Harper (C) Kenneth Young, Robert Merritt, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston, Matthew Pate | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the free throw | 53-34 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Robert Blass buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gil Carberry | 53-37 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi knocks in the shot from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Simone - foul #1 on William Simone, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF) Glenn Biondi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits a shot from close range | 57-39 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Gil Carberry hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Berner | 57-41 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is hacked by John Harper - foul #3 on John Harper, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Vance Hannah (SF) Gil Carberry, Steven Mangano | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | William Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG) Robert Blass | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Tyler Berner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | John Harper is called for traveling | 58-41 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-41 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the tip | 58-41 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Cardella | 58-41 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti is whistled for traveling | 58-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), John Daves (PF) Tyler Berner, Daniel Crossman, Clarence Patti, William Simone | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Pate (C) John Harper | |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Robert Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | John Daves gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi misses the dunk attempt | 58-41 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Vance Hannah can't finish the layup | 58-41 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Glenn Biondi | 58-41 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Edmond Roberts - foul #5 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #10 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (C) Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Edmond Roberts, Robert Merritt, Vance Hannah, Daniel Cardella | |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is hacked by Andrew Hampton - foul #1 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF) Glenn Biondi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Daves picks off the pass by Steven Mangano | 60-41 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses the easy layup | 60-41 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti tips it back up and in | 62-41 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Robert Blass misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 62-41 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Kenneth Young tips it home | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the driving attempt from close range | 64-43 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Robert Blass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the board | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Pate - foul #1 on Matthew Pate, team foul #11 | 64-43 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Loren Huston pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Loren Huston's layup is rejected by John Daves | 65-43 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | John Daves pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Pate - foul #2 on Matthew Pate, team foul #12 | 65-43 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Matthew Pate buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Young | 67-45 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton double dribbles | 67-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG) Kenneth Young | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti hits a runner in the lane | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Kenneth Young drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Steven Mangano steals it from John Daves | 69-49 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses the dunk | 69-49 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Loren Huston picks off the pass by Michael Scott | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels runs out the clock | 69-50 |