| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) SF - Gary Carter (fresh) PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) C - Bradley Hosking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Bradley Hosking denies the turnaround by Eric Draves | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Bradley Hosking | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Young | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking jams it on a great pass from Richard Large | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Robert Parman (SF), Hans Novotny (PF) Richard Large, Bruce Hale, Gary Carter, Shane Donnelly | |
| 16:55 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hans Novotny - foul #1 on Hans Novotny, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF) Bradley Hosking | |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter is denied on a layup by Hugh Moore | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Eric Draves gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Curtis Freeman takes the ball from Steven Gochenour | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Gochenour - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG) Gary Carter | |
| 16:08 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman is fouled on the floor by Eric Draves - foul #1 on Eric Draves, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 15:48 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Williams | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Parman (fresh) C - Hans Novotny (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Thomas Young is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (SF) Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF), Bradley Hosking (C) Richard Large, Hans Novotny | |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:12 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) Daniel Lever | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Charles Williams, Robert Parman | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 14:52 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 14:37 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Moore | 6-9 |
| 14:02 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking's floater is tipped away by Hugh Moore | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:50 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Steven Gochenour, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Robert Parman (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Bruce Hale, Gary Carter, Shane Donnelly, Bradley Hosking | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is hacked by Curtis Freeman - foul #1 on Curtis Freeman, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Hans Novotny | |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is denied on a layup by Gary Carter | 6-9 |
| 13:20 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Carter | 6-11 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Richard Large steps in front of the Eric Draves pass | 6-11 |
| 12:35 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | The jumper by Eric Draves is denied by Gary Carter | 6-11 |
| 12:25 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 12:09 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Lever | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Robert Parman (fresh) C - Bradley Hosking (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman's pass is intercepted by Eric Draves in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the finger roll | 11-11 |
| 11:37 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large is hacked by Eric Draves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Gary Carter, Robert Parman, Bradley Hosking | |
| 11:32 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large is hacked by Brad Davis - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| 11:22 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brad Davis | 14-11 |
| 10:42 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Large | 14-13 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hale - foul #1 on Bruce Hale, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF), Bradley Hosking (C) Charles Williams, Hans Novotny | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:34 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:14 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 08:48 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Large | 14-16 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 08:36 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:15 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large is fouled on the floor by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG) Richard Large | |
| 08:08 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Bruce Hale is called for the reach on Brad Davis - foul #2 on Bruce Hale, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Charles Williams (SG) Curtis Freeman, Bruce Hale | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | David Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Donnelly | 14-18 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Pearson (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Large (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shane Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Hosking (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 16-20 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | David Bailey misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Richard Runion tips it home | 18-20 |
| 06:37 | Northern Arizona | David Bailey picks off the pass by Gary Carter | 18-20 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:09 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Donnelly | 21-23 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | David Bailey misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-23 |
| 05:48 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Large | 21-25 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | John Pearson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | John Pearson slams it home set up by Brad Davis | 23-25 |
| 05:19 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Lever picks off the pass by Charles Williams in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | John Pearson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Carter - foul #1 on Gary Carter, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Robert Parman (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Richard Large, Shane Donnelly, Bradley Hosking | |
| 04:59 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:39 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | John Pearson snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Curtis Freeman steps in front of the Thomas Young pass | 25-25 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Bradley Hosking (C) Charles Williams, Gary Carter | |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Curtis Freeman - foul #2 on Curtis Freeman, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hugh Moore (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (SG), Gary Carter (SF) Curtis Freeman, Hans Novotny | |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:51 | Northern Arizona | Richard Large's pass is intercepted by Glenn Wolfe in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Parman - foul #1 on Robert Parman, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (PG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Richard Large, Gary Carter | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Thomas Young is called for the reach on Curtis Freeman - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF) Robert Parman | |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Eric Draves | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Curtis Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Carter (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shane Donnelly (tiring) 4 pts. C - Bradley Hosking (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northern Arizona | Thomas Young is called for the reach on Curtis Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SF), Robert Parman (PF) Gary Carter, Shane Donnelly | |
| 03:16 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:16 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour scores on a shot from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Hale - foul #3 on Bruce Hale, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Large (PG), Gary Carter (SF), Shane Donnelly (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Bruce Hale, Charles Williams, Robert Parman, Bradley Hosking | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking (C) Hans Novotny | |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:04 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Shane Donnelly swats the layup by Eric Draves | 34-31 |
| 01:38 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:36 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Draves - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG) Curtis Freeman | |
| 01:36 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:36 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is fouled on the floor by Bradley Hosking - foul #1 on Bradley Hosking, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Hosking dunks the ball set up by Charles Williams | 35-35 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Brad Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Curtis Freeman (SG), Robert Parman (PF), Hans Novotny (C) Charles Williams, Shane Donnelly, Bradley Hosking | |
| 00:24 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Gochenour and he's fouled by Richard Large - foul #1 on Richard Large, team foul #11 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF), Bradley Hosking (C) Curtis Freeman, Robert Parman, Hans Novotny | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-37 |