| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) SF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) PF - Earnest Balaski (fresh) C - Richard Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Richard Wade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Baylor | Gene Doughty clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Baylor | Gene Doughty makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Baylor | Gene Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour's floater is tipped away by Richard Wade | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Richard Wade | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Baylor | Gene Doughty buries a floater from the right wing set up by Lewis Henderson | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | The short jumper by Hugh Moore is denied by Aaron Hodges | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour loses the dribble to Richard Wade | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Baylor | Richard Wade tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | Baylor | Gene Doughty is hacked by Steven Gochenour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Arnold (PG), Jimmy English (SG), Thomas McDaniel (SF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges, Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:00 | Baylor | Eric Draves steals the ball from Glenn Sharpless | 6-2 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Eric Draves banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | Baylor | Jimmy English is hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gene Doughty (SG), Aaron Hodges (SF) Robert Arnold, Earnest Balaski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| 16:15 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Lever | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jimmy English (fresh) SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Hodges (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas McDaniel (fresh) C - Glenn Sharpless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Baylor | Eric Draves steals the ball from Jimmy English in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Eric Draves lays it up and in | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel hits a shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | John Pearson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Richard Wade (C) Gene Doughty, Glenn Sharpless | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson | |
| 15:11 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:52 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:35 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges is wide open and slams it home set up by Jimmy English | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hodges - foul #1 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gene Doughty (SG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Jimmy English, Aaron Hodges | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| 14:01 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Wade - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Baylor | Gene Doughty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | David Bailey can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:12 | Baylor | Gene Doughty grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | Baylor | Gene Doughty knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Richard Runion knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 14-13 |
| 12:25 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski is hacked by Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Aaron Hodges (SF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Lewis Henderson, Thomas McDaniel, Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| 12:09 | Baylor | Gene Doughty clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:45 | Baylor | Gene Doughty scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jimmy English (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Aaron Hodges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earnest Balaski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Sharpless (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | John Pearson scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brad Davis | 16-15 |
| 11:04 | Baylor | Gene Doughty is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy English | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | David Bailey connects on the shot from close range | 19-17 |
| 10:25 | Baylor | Gene Doughty knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | David Bailey is denied on a layup by Glenn Sharpless | 22-17 |
| 10:04 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Thomas McDaniel (PF), Richard Wade (C) Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges, Earnest Balaski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| 09:52 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless is fouled on the floor by Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:52 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | David Bailey loses the dribble to Jimmy English | 24-17 |
| 09:26 | Baylor | Jimmy English banks in the layup | 26-17 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Draves | 26-19 |
| 09:02 | Baylor | Jimmy English is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Gochenour - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gene Doughty (SG), Aaron Hodges (SF) Lewis Henderson, Glenn Sharpless | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| 09:02 | Baylor | Jimmy English misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Thomas Young grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 08:33 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas McDaniel | 26-19 |
| 08:31 | Baylor | David Bailey takes the ball from Jimmy English in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Jimmy English, Aaron Hodges | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:19 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel's pass is intercepted by Brad Davis in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Brad Davis lays it up and in | 26-21 |
| 07:57 | Baylor | Richard Wade drills a runner in the paint | 28-21 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled on the floor by Richard Wade - foul #2 on Richard Wade, team foul #3 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Hodges (SF), Glenn Sharpless (C) Thomas McDaniel, Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Doughty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Aaron Hodges (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Balaski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Sharpless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - John Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bailey (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled on the floor by Lewis Henderson - foul #1 on Lewis Henderson, team foul #4 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Liang Hong | |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Eric Draves connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:18 | Baylor | Gene Doughty can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Pearson | 28-24 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:51 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges is fouled on the floor by David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (SG), Thomas McDaniel (PF) Gene Doughty, Glenn Sharpless | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is hacked by Aaron Hodges - foul #2 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless (C) Aaron Hodges | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Glenn Sharpless blocks the jumper by Steven Gochenour | 30-24 |
| 05:15 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Jimmy English | 30-24 |
| 04:56 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless hits a jump hook from the left block | 32-24 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 04:30 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | David Bailey clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 04:08 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 04:04 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Henderson, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Arnold (PG), Gene Doughty (SG) Lewis Henderson, Jimmy English | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 03:50 | Xavier | David Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 34-29 |
| 03:31 | Baylor | Richard Runion swats the short shot by Glenn Sharpless | 34-29 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Eric Draves pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Robert Arnold (fresh) SG - Gene Doughty (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Thomas McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earnest Balaski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sharpless (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bailey (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Robert Arnold is called for the reach on Eric Draves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Aaron Hodges (SF), Richard Wade (C) Robert Arnold, Earnest Balaski, Glenn Sharpless | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:10 | Baylor | Gene Doughty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Hodges | 37-31 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | John Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Gene Doughty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Hugh Moore scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Eric Draves | 37-33 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Lever - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), Earnest Balaski (PF) Lewis Henderson, Thomas McDaniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) John Pearson | |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-33 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Richard Runion tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 02:06 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eric Draves | 37-37 |
| 01:31 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Runion | 37-37 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Aaron Hodges - foul #3 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (PG), Thomas McDaniel (SF) Jimmy English, Aaron Hodges | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:12 | Baylor | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Lewis Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #11 | 37-38 |
| 01:12 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:12 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| 00:43 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 00:42 | Baylor | Richard Wade can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 38-38 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is denied on a layup by Earnest Balaski | 38-38 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 00:04 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Hugh Moore comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-38 |