| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert George (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Robert George picks off the pass by Walter Bettis | 37-37 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | James Robertson buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Lang | 39-37 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Robert George is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | James Robertson denies the turnaround by Walter Bettis | 39-39 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert George | 39-39 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the wide open jump hook in the lane set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 42-41 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Richard Lang is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 44-41 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 44-41 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Frank Emery - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski and he's fouled by James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Robert George is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Walter Bettis steals the ball from Robert George | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert George (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Davis (PF), Walter Crews (C) Frank Emery, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | John Davis is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Crews blocks the short jumper by Dean Canterbury | 45-47 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Walter Bettis knocks away the 3 by Richard Lang | 45-47 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Adam Whitley is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Adam Whitley, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it home | 45-49 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Dean Canterbury denies the turnaround by Paul Reese | 45-49 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 45-49 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Paul Daly picks off the pass by James Robertson | 45-49 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, James Robertson, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-51 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is intercepted by Frank Emery | 45-51 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Frank Emery is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert George (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Robert George throws it down | 47-51 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 47-53 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Robert George hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Crews | 49-53 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 49-55 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Dean Canterbury takes the ball from Walter Crews | 49-55 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback banks in the layup set up by Bojan Wolinski | 49-57 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Robert George banks in the layup | 51-57 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Zentz and the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Joseph Ford (SF), James Robertson (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Maurice Lokken picks off the pass by Robert George | 51-59 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah lays it in set up by Maurice Lokken | 51-61 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on Joseph Ford - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Paul Reese comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Daly | 51-64 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on Paul Reese - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), James Wetzel (SF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by James Wetzel - foul #3 on James Wetzel, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Paul Dunneback denies the turnaround by John Davis | 54-66 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Bettis | 54-69 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | James Robertson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | James Robertson hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Richard Lang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Joseph Ford tips it home | 58-69 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | John Davis is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #5 on John Davis, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Robertson (PF), Walter Crews (C) Richard Lang, James Wetzel, John Davis, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Paul Daly | |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Paul Reese drills a fadeaway from the left side | 60-69 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-69 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Paul Reese pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | James Robertson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-69 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Frank Emery snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Richard Lang can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-69 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | James Robertson hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 63-69 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Richard Lang clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is whistled for a carry | 63-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Frank Emery, Joseph Ford, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the shot from just outside the lane | 63-69 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | James Wetzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-69 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Robertson - foul #4 on James Robertson, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Frank Emery (SG) Paul Reese, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-71 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 63-74 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Adam Whitley blows the layup | 63-74 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Robert George snags the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Robert George misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Joseph Ford (SF) Richard Lang, James Wetzel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is called for traveling | 64-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) Robert George | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the dunk | 64-74 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Reese - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Frank Emery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Maurice Lokken and he's hacked by James Robertson - foul #5 on James Robertson, team foul #12 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) James Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #9 | 64-78 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 65-78 |