| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) SF - David Beck (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Eric Draves | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | David Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Woodward | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Young | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Central Florida | William Givens misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Thomas Young pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | William Givens is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Draves - foul #1 on Eric Draves, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward dunks the ball and he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daniel Woodward - foul #1 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF) David Beck | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | David Bailey swats the layup by Guy Northrup | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't finish the layup | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward's fadeaway is rejected by Hugh Moore | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Lever | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton hits a driving attempt near the basket | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailey (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guy Northrup (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trey Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) John Duke, Daniel Lever, David Bailey, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), David Beck (SF), Carl Wellborn (PF), Brian Davis (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Trey Hill, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| 15:16 | Central Florida | Terry Batey is hacked by Steven Gochenour - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Eric Draves takes the ball from Brian Davis | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Thomas Young banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Draves | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | David Beck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | David Beck misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | David Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Runion | 14-10 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Terry Batey, Brian Davis | |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Aaron Burke steals it from Brad Davis | 14-10 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on Alton Hargreaves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), John Duke (SG) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Daniel Woodward (C) Alton Hargreaves, Carl Wellborn | |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | David Bailey steals it from Aaron Burke | 14-10 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Guy Northrup | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Aaron Burke - foul #1 on Aaron Burke, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Daniel Lever (SF) John Duke, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Alton Hargreaves (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Carl Wellborn (PF), Brian Davis (C) Aaron Burke, Guy Northrup, David Beck, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 3rd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | David Bailey swats the dunk try by Trey Hill | 17-12 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Glenn Wolfe (C) Eric Draves, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is fouled on the floor by Brian Davis - foul #1 on Brian Davis, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - Daniel Lever (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Runion (tiring) 3 reb. C - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SF - Trey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) C - Brian Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Lever and he's hacked by Carl Wellborn - foul #1 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Brad Davis picks off the pass by Brian Davis in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Brad Davis is fouled on the floor by Alton Hargreaves - foul #1 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Brian Davis - foul #2 on Brian Davis, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), David Bailey (C) John Duke, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, Carl Wellborn, Brian Davis | |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 11:17 | Central Florida | David Bailey steps in front of the Lawrence Stapleton pass in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis travels with the ball | 21-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG), David Beck (SF) Alton Hargreaves, Trey Hill | |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | Terry Batey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-17 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Brad Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Draves | 23-17 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | David Beck misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Alton Hargreaves (SG), Carl Wellborn (PF) Aaron Burke, Terry Batey, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | David Beck makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | David Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Daniel Woodward is called for the reach on David Bailey - foul #2 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, David Beck, Daniel Woodward | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:49 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Guy Northrup - foul #1 on Guy Northrup, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Trey Hill can't finish the layup | 27-19 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Trey Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Givens - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG) Guy Northrup | |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Daniel Lever steps in front of the William Givens pass | 29-22 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Daniel Lever clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Trey Hill banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by William Givens | 29-24 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | William Givens snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Thomas Young (SF), David Bailey (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Terry Batey (SF) William Givens, Trey Hill | |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Batey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Wellborn (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Brad Davis is fouled on the floor by Alton Hargreaves - foul #2 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG) Alton Hargreaves | |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 30-27 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it home | 32-27 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Richard Runion (PF) John Duke, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 32-31 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it in | 34-31 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 34-31 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Brad Davis drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 37-31 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | The jump hook by David Bailey is blocked by Lawrence Stapleton | 37-31 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Aaron Burke - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Eric Draves, Thomas Young, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), David Beck (SF), Trey Hill (PF) Guy Northrup, Terry Batey, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Givens - foul #2 on William Givens, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG) William Givens | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #13 | 39-33 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Trey Hill | 39-34 |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Trey Hill lays it in and he's hacked by Richard Runion - foul #2 on Richard Runion, team foul #14 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour loses the dribble to Aaron Burke | 39-37 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Brad Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Bailey (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Aaron Burke (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Guy Northrup (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trey Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Wellborn (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Trey Hill - foul #1 on Trey Hill, team foul #12 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Alton Hargreaves (SG), Brian Davis (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Aaron Burke, Guy Northrup, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | David Beck misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore's pass is intercepted by Alton Hargreaves | 41-39 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | William Givens is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 41-41 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by William Givens - foul #3 on William Givens, team foul #13 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG) William Givens | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Brian Davis's dunk attempt is rejected by Hugh Moore | 42-41 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Alton Hargreaves is called for the reach on Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #14 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG), Trey Hill (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, David Beck, Brian Davis | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 01:41 | Central Florida | Trey Hill connects on the runner from the left block | 44-43 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Stapleton picks off the pass by Eric Draves | 44-43 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | Trey Hill is hacked by Daniel Lever - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #15 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SG), Carl Wellborn (PF) Guy Northrup, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the shot from close range | 44-45 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Davis | 44-45 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore lays it in | 46-45 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Trey Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) John Duke | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Beck (SF) Trey Hill | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Brad Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | David Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | David Beck misses long on a halfcourt shot | 46-45 |