| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Vance Hannah inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | John Harper misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephan Crowe - foul #1 on Stephan Crowe, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | John Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Vance Hannah gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | John Hoffman takes the ball from Daniel Cardella | 27-23 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | John Hoffman banks in the layup | 27-25 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Harper | 30-25 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | John Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by John Harper - foul #3 on John Harper, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Pate (C) John Harper | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Matthew Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 17:22 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Robert Merritt snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Robert Merritt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Young | 33-28 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Pate - foul #1 on Matthew Pate, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Steven Mangano (SF) Kenneth Young, Vance Hannah | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Jerry Smith (C) John Hoffman, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella clanks a jumper in the paint | 33-29 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Steven Mangano pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Gil Carberry drills a jumpshot from the right side | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur is fouled on the floor by Robert Merritt - foul #2 on Robert Merritt, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Gil Carberry, Robert Merritt, Steven Mangano, Daniel Cardella, Matthew Pate | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Joseph Paul (SF), Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez, Stephan Crowe | |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | John Harper slams it home on a great pass from Robert Blass | 37-32 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Jerry Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG) Andrew Pehrson | |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Loren Huston is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bumgarner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater (C) Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Loren Huston drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Vance Hannah | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Blass | 39-32 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Abdur picks off the pass by Kenneth Young in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 14:01 | Belmont | John Hoffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdur | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Young is hacked by Dikembe Abdur - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Kenneth Young, Robert Blass, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Thomas Narvaez (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Joseph Paul, Jerry Smith | |
| 13:14 | Xavier | John Harper is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Rainwater - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rainwater, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Bumgarner (C) Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Robert Merritt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | John Hoffman gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | John Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Cardella | 39-34 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | John Harper misses long on a shot in the lane | 39-34 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Harper | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Bumgarner (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Jeffrey Bumgarner is called for the reach on Robert Merritt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgarner, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Vance Hannah (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Steven Mangano, John Harper | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur (SG), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) John Hoffman, Jeffrey Bumgarner | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Robert Merritt makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Young | 42-34 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Kenneth Young banks in the layup and the foul's on Roy Beckett - foul #2 on Roy Beckett, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Smith (PF) Stephan Crowe | |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-34 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-34 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater tips it home | 45-36 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Matthew Pate hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Robert Merritt, Daniel Cardella, Matthew Pate | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Joseph Paul (SF), Stephan Crowe (PF) Roy Beckett, Thomas Narvaez, Jeffrey Rainwater | |
| 08:57 | Xavier | John Harper can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Hoffman - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | John Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Jerry Smith scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Stephan Crowe and he's fouled by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdur - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdur, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Robert Blass, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez (SF) Joseph Paul | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Jerry Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Robert Merritt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Cardella | 52-39 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Young - foul #2 on Kenneth Young, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG) Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roy Beckett (PG), Jeffrey Rainwater (C) John Hoffman, Jerry Smith | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | John Harper pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Thomas Narvaez is called for the reach on Steven Mangano - foul #1 on Thomas Narvaez, team foul #10 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson (SG), Joseph Paul (PF) Dikembe Abdur, Stephan Crowe | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Harper scores on a runner from the left block | 55-42 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Joseph Paul misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | John Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Andrew Pehrson picks off the pass by Steven Mangano | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Narvaez | 55-45 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Andrew Pehrson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Vance Hannah (SF) Gil Carberry, Steven Mangano | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Hoffman (SG), Stephan Crowe (PF) Andrew Pehrson, Joseph Paul | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez is hacked by John Harper - foul #4 on John Harper, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Roy Beckett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Rainwater | 55-48 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | John Harper misses the shot in the lane | 55-48 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | John Hoffman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Beckett | 55-51 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 03:42 | Belmont | John Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Roy Beckett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Narvaez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephan Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rainwater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Roy Beckett makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hoffman | 55-53 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Roy Beckett steals the ball from Kenneth Young | 55-53 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Beckett | 55-55 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | John Harper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rainwater | 55-55 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Jeffrey Rainwater hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 55-55 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | John Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Thomas Narvaez drills a fadeaway near the basket | 55-57 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Robert Merritt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 58-57 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | The short jumper by Thomas Narvaez is denied by John Harper | 58-57 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Vance Hannah pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | John Harper misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 58-57 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 58-57 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella is hacked by Roy Beckett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Beckett, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Stephan Crowe grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | The jump hook by John Hoffman is blocked by Daniel Cardella | 59-57 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Young is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Beckett - foul #4 on Roy Beckett, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Hoffman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 61-57 |