| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | James Robertson is called for the reach on Chadwick Bibb - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is fouled on the floor by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's | James Robertson is called for the reach on Roger Donohoe - foul #2 on James Robertson, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Walter Symons - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| 17:48 | St. Joseph's | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Robert Garay - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Lang - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Steven Boerger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Lang | 29-26 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Richard Lang takes the ball from Robert Garay in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Richard Lang lays it up and in | 31-26 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Steven Boerger is called for the reach on Thomas Draeger - foul #1 on Steven Boerger, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Steven Boerger | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Richard Lang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | James Urick pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe connects on the runner from the left block set up by Robert Garay | 31-29 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Adam Whitley loses the dribble to Robert Garay | 31-29 |
| 15:57 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Garay out of the doubleteam | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Urick (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:44 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Garay | 31-33 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Roger Donohoe is called for the reach on Richard Lang - foul #1 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SF), James Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Thomas Draeger, James Urick | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Paul Reese buries a shot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the floater in the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Reese | 36-35 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | John Davis picks off the pass by Robert Garay out of a doubleteam | 36-35 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons clanks a jump hook in the paint | 38-35 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Rodney Matthews - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the tip | 40-35 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Steven Boerger loses the dribble to Walter Symons | 40-35 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-35 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Steven Boerger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Richard Lang, James Robertson, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), James Urick (PF) Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-35 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #4 on Walter Symons, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) Steven Boerger | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Donald Lavender (SF) Robert Garay, Walter Symons | |
| 11:12 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ford | 42-35 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Joseph Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:19 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Vance Anker | 42-37 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Robert George misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe is whistled for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), John Davis (C) Joseph Ford, Frank Emery, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Rodney Matthews (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Vance Anker, Donald Lavender, James Urick | |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Steven Boerger drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Reese | 45-37 |
| 08:54 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) Robert George | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Vance Anker - foul #1 on Vance Anker, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SF) Vance Anker | |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 46-37 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Paul Reese pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Chadwick Bibb takes the ball from Paul Reese | 46-37 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Paul Reese steps in front of the Robert Garay pass in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | The short jumper by James Robertson is denied by Roger Donohoe | 46-37 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) SF - Donald Lavender (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-37 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Richard Lang comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-39 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 07:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Richard Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF) Steven Boerger, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF), James Urick (PF) Rodney Matthews, Donald Lavender, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Garay and he's fouled by Richard Lang - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Richard Lang, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Ford | 48-42 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert George - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Frank Emery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-44 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Wetzel | 48-44 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | James Wetzel drills a runner from the right block | 50-44 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert George swats the dunk try by Roger Donohoe | 50-44 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Joseph Ford gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), John Davis (C) Joseph Ford, Frank Emery, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) James Urick | |
| 04:03 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Draeger - foul #1 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is hacked by Robert George - foul #3 on Robert George, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 17 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tired) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Robert George knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steven Boerger | 53-46 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the floater from the right block | 53-46 |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Donohoe | 53-46 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay's floater is tipped away by James Wetzel | 53-46 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Robert George connects on the floater from the right block set up by Steven Boerger | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger's fadeaway is rejected by Robert George | 55-46 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the runner from the left block | 55-46 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Reese - foul #4 on Paul Reese, team foul #11 | 55-46 |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Walter Symons picks off the pass by John Davis | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe's fadeaway is rejected by Robert George | 55-48 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Paul Reese snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Thomas Draeger is called for the reach on Paul Reese in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Garay | 57-51 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Draeger - foul #3 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | John Davis is hacked by Robert Garay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Garay, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Thomas Draeger | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Paul Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Garay - foul #2 on Robert Garay, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 63-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), James Robertson (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Donald Lavender (SF), James Urick (PF), Michael Gardner (C) Robert Garay, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb, Roger Donohoe | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Lang runs out the clock | 63-53 |