| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald McConnell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nickolas Ambriz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | James Manning inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-31 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Eric Draves snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Runion | 42-31 |
| 19:18 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers's pass is intercepted by Steven Gochenour in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Nickolas Ambriz - foul #2 on Nickolas Ambriz, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Hugh Moore is called for the reach on James Manning in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:53 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers tips it home | 42-33 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Michigan | Eric Draves steals the ball from James Manning | 42-33 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour banks in the layup set up by Eric Draves | 44-33 |
| 17:36 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:46 | Michigan | Donald McConnell misses the 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | James Manning can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:01 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-35 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers tips it home | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Runion (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald McConnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Manning (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Nickolas Ambriz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Eric Draves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:38 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 15:32 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald McConnell | 44-39 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Eric Draves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Donald McConnell gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Steven Gochenour steals the ball from Donald McConnell in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | David Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (SG), Stephen Nolan (C) Donald McConnell, Nickolas Ambriz | |
| 14:41 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 44-39 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the finger roll | 46-39 |
| 13:59 | Michigan | James Manning buries a runner from the left block set up by Nicholas Rogers | 46-41 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | John Pearson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 13:14 | Michigan | Hugh Moore blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Rogers | 49-41 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | John Pearson is hacked by Stephen Nolan - foul #1 on Stephen Nolan, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald McConnell (SG), Nickolas Ambriz (C) Oleg Zeiner, Stephen Nolan | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 12:47 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Nickolas Ambriz | 49-41 |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Manning | 49-43 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it in | 51-43 |
| 11:48 | Michigan | Donald McConnell misses short on an open shot in the paint | 51-43 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Liang Hong gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald McConnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Manning (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rogers (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Nickolas Ambriz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Draves | 53-43 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | James Manning's floater is tipped away by Hugh Moore | 53-43 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Liang Hong - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (PG), Stephen Nolan (C) Ronald Smith, James Manning | |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Thomas Young can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:39 | Michigan | Daniel Lever takes the ball from Donald McConnell in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Nickolas Ambriz | 55-43 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Runion | 55-43 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Donald McConnell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | Donald McConnell pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:10 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Moore - foul #4 on Hugh Moore, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), James Manning (SF) Oleg Zeiner, Stephen Nolan | |
| 08:54 | Michigan | Brad Davis takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 55-46 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | John Pearson tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Liang Hong tips it in | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:25 | Michigan | James Manning is fouled in the backcourt by John Pearson - foul #2 on John Pearson, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (SG) Donald McConnell | |
| 08:07 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-48 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Nolan (C) Nickolas Ambriz | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Manning (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rogers (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers's pass is intercepted by David Bailey | 57-48 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Eric Draves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #5 on Hugh Moore, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz (SF) James Manning | |
| 06:55 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 57-48 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Oleg Zeiner | 57-48 |
| 06:11 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers is hacked by Glenn Wolfe - foul #2 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald McConnell (SG), James Manning (SF) Oleg Zeiner, Stephen Nolan | |
| 05:56 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is whistled for a carry | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Nolan (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Donald McConnell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald McConnell, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Brad Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 05:20 | Michigan | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | James Manning's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lever in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | Michigan | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:08 | Michigan | Richard Runion swats the layup by Donald McConnell | 57-48 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-48 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Richard Runion can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Smith is blocked by David Bailey | 57-48 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Richard Runion scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Pearson | 59-48 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | Ronald Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Lever | 59-48 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Donald McConnell takes the ball from Brad Davis in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Ronald Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Pearson - foul #3 on John Pearson, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner (SG), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Donald McConnell, Nickolas Ambriz | |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Thomas Young scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Steven Gochenour | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Ronald Smith (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Oleg Zeiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Manning (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Rogers (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan | Ronald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald McConnell (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Eric Draves's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz (SF) James Manning | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Liang Hong - foul #1 on Liang Hong, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Oleg Zeiner pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:52 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz connects on the open jump hook from close range | 62-52 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 3 from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 01:10 | Michigan | Nickolas Ambriz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 01:09 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | David Bailey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Daniel Lever takes the ball from Donald McConnell in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | David Bailey's layup is rejected by Nickolas Ambriz | 65-54 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Donald McConnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Stephen Nolan tips it back up and in | 65-56 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (PG), James Manning (SF) Oleg Zeiner, Stephen Nolan | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Eric Draves runs out the clock | 65-56 |