| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) SG - Robert George (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) PF - James Robertson (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Steve Baker (fresh) SG - Ronald Matheney (fresh) SF - Matthew Wood (fresh) PF - Ryan Baird (fresh) C - Martin Hays (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Wetzel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | The jump hook by James Wetzel is blocked by Matthew Wood | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | George Washington | Matthew Wood gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Wood | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Richard Lang buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | George Washington | Steve Baker's pass is intercepted by Richard Lang | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Robert George blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Ronald Matheney - foul #1 on Ronald Matheney, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | George Washington | Ryan Baird misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | George Washington | Steve Baker gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | George Washington | Steve Baker is hacked by Richard Lang - foul #1 on Richard Lang, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | George Washington | Richard Lang steps in front of the Ronald Matheney pass | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | George Washington | Martin Hays snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | George Washington | Steve Baker makes the jumper near the basket set up by Ronald Matheney and he's fouled by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), John Davis (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, James Wetzel, James Robertson, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | Allen Row (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Ryan Baird, Martin Hays | |
| 17:45 | George Washington | Steve Baker makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Donald Johnson steals it from Frank Emery | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Steve Baker and the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Walter Crews (C) Frank Emery, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (PG), Arthur Lee (SF) Steve Baker, Matthew Wood | |
| 17:03 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Walter Crews lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Reese | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:32 | George Washington | Arthur Lee grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:12 | George Washington | Allen Row clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | John Davis misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Walter Crews tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) C - Walter Crews (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - David Reed (fresh) SG - Ronald Matheney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Lee (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Row (fairly fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:33 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 9-9 |
| 15:14 | George Washington | Allen Row misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Matheney - foul #2 on Ronald Matheney, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), James Robertson (PF) Paul Reese, Robert George, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steve Baker (PG), Patrick Demers (SG), Matthew Wood (SF), Ryan Baird (PF), Martin Hays (C) David Reed, Ronald Matheney, Arthur Lee, Allen Row, Donald Johnson | |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Richard Lang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | George Washington | Martin Hays gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:33 | George Washington | Matthew Wood connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Baker | 9-11 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Richard Lang scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Robertson and the foul's on Matthew Wood - foul #1 on Matthew Wood, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG) Frank Emery, Joseph Ford | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:03 | George Washington | Martin Hays can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | John Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Robertson | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Paul Reese is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (SG) Patrick Demers | |
| 13:37 | George Washington | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Steve Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 13:25 | George Washington | Richard Lang steals the ball from Ryan Baird | 12-11 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Richard Lang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), John Davis (C) Robin Belliveau, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 13:06 | George Washington | Martin Hays is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Swafford (SG), Allen Row (PF) Steve Baker, Ryan Baird | |
| 12:56 | George Washington | Walter Crews is called for the reach on Matthew Wood - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 12:56 | George Washington | Matthew Wood misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Walter Crews snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | James Robertson is hacked by Jerry Swafford - foul #1 on Jerry Swafford, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Arthur Lee (SF) Matthew Wood | |
| 12:27 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:26 | George Washington | Martin Hays grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:11 | George Washington | David Reed misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Lang - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | Patrick Demers (SG), Ryan Baird (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Jerry Swafford, Allen Row, Martin Hays | |
| 12:11 | George Washington | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | George Washington | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steve Baker (PG) David Reed | |
| 11:43 | George Washington | Ryan Baird misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau grabs the board | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) C - John Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Steve Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Demers (fresh) SF - Arthur Lee (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Baird (fairly fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Steve Baker is called for the reach on James Wetzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Baker, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Robert George (SF), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Matthew Wood (SF) Arthur Lee | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Robert George can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Walter Crews pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Donald Johnson steals the ball from John Davis | 12-13 |
| 10:49 | George Washington | Patrick Demers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Baker | 12-16 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a floater from the right block | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Robert George tips it home | 14-16 |
| 10:13 | George Washington | Matthew Wood is denied on a dunk by Walter Crews | 14-16 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Frank Emery, Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (PG), Jerry Swafford (SG), Allen Row (PF), Martin Hays (C) Steve Baker, Patrick Demers, Ryan Baird, Donald Johnson | |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Allen Row | 15-16 |
| 10:01 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford hits the finger roll and the foul's on Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), John Davis (C) Joseph Ford, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 10:01 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:47 | George Washington | Matthew Wood gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | George Washington | Allen Row comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:18 | George Washington | Martin Hays pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:59 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford loses the dribble to James Wetzel | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the finger roll | 17-19 |
| 08:36 | George Washington | Martin Hays makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Swafford | 17-22 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Martin Hays is called for the reach on James Wetzel - foul #1 on Martin Hays, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steve Baker (PG), Patrick Demers (SG), Arthur Lee (SF), Ryan Baird (PF) Jerry Swafford, David Reed, Matthew Wood, Allen Row | |
| 08:19 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:05 | George Washington | Martin Hays misses the jumper in the paint | 19-22 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Martin Hays swats the shot by Robin Belliveau | 19-22 |
| 07:47 | George Washington | Steve Baker pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:24 | George Washington | Robin Belliveau steals it from Patrick Demers | 19-22 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the finger roll | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Robertson (tiring) C - Walter Crews (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Steve Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Demers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Lee (fresh) PF - Ryan Baird (tiring) C - Martin Hays (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | George Washington | Steve Baker buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Hays | 21-24 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | James Wetzel loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (PG), Robert George (SG), John Davis (PF) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (SG), Matthew Wood (SF), Allen Row (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Patrick Demers, Arthur Lee, Ryan Baird, Martin Hays | |
| 06:31 | George Washington | David Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | John Davis is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| 06:16 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Matthew Wood | 21-24 |
| 06:01 | George Washington | David Reed hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 06:00 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 21-24 |
| 05:34 | George Washington | David Reed buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Allen Row | 21-26 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | James Wetzel gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Robert George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), James Robertson (PF) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Swafford (PG), Patrick Demers (SG), Arthur Lee (SF), Ryan Baird (PF) Steve Baker, David Reed, Matthew Wood, Donald Johnson | |
| 04:46 | George Washington | The short jumper by Allen Row is denied by James Robertson | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (PG) Jerry Swafford | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robin Belliveau | 24-26 |
| 04:20 | George Washington | Ryan Baird hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 24-26 |
| 04:19 | George Washington | Allen Row hits the follow up shot | 24-28 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Allen Row denies the turnaround by James Robertson | 24-28 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 03:37 | George Washington | Allen Row hits a shot from the baseline set up by Patrick Demers and he's hacked by Robin Belliveau - foul #1 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Richard Lang (SF), John Davis (C) Robin Belliveau, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steve Baker (PG), Ronald Matheney (SG), Matthew Wood (SF), Donald Johnson (C) David Reed, Patrick Demers, Arthur Lee, Ryan Baird | |
| 03:37 | George Washington | Allen Row misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | John Davis is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Lang and he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Martin Hays (C) Allen Row | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | John Davis makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert George (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Robertson (tiring) C - John Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Steve Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Matheney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | George Washington | Ronald Matheney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Steve Baker picks off the pass by Richard Lang in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | George Washington | Martin Hays hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Wood | 29-32 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | John Davis buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Reese and he's fouled by Steve Baker - foul #2 on Steve Baker, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Arthur Lee (PF) Donald Johnson | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | John Davis misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:20 | George Washington | Arthur Lee gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:12 | George Washington | Arthur Lee misses short on an open floater near the basket | 31-32 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Richard Lang gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Paul Reese connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 33-32 |
| 01:52 | George Washington | Arthur Lee is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | George Washington | David Reed (SG) Ronald Matheney | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Matthew Wood takes the ball from Richard Lang | 33-32 |
| 01:41 | George Washington | Steve Baker can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 01:40 | George Washington | Steve Baker tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Paul Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Swafford (SG), Ryan Baird (PF) Steve Baker, Arthur Lee | |
| 01:16 | George Washington | David Reed misses short on a floater in the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Matthew Wood is called for the reach on Robert George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Wood, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Patrick Demers (SG), Allen Row (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Matthew Wood, Ryan Baird, Martin Hays | |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:54 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford is hacked by Paul Reese - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #11 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), James Wetzel (SF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 00:54 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:54 | George Washington | Jerry Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | James Wetzel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) James Robertson | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 00:32 | George Washington | David Reed scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Allen Row | 35-38 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 00:18 | George Washington | David Reed grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 00:12 | George Washington | Allen Row hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-38 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | George Washington | Allen Row snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Allen Row can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-38 |