| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Seagraves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McCabe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Kevin McCabe swats the short shot by Richard Henley | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:03 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis connects on the 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley blows the dunk | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's | David Seagraves misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a runner from the right block | 32-31 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | William Davis is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Bobby Allen, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld (SF), Peter Naples (C) David Seagraves, Kevin McCabe | |
| 17:13 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Clifford Baker | 33-33 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | William Davis is called for the reach on Bobby Allen - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Devaughn (C) Clifford Baker | |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 33-33 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Caruso | 33-33 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | James Caruso drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Davis | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Schoenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Naples (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples is called for 5 seconds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) James Caruso, William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht (PG), Ronald Chew (SG), David Seagraves (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Norbert Combs (C) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Steven Schoenfeld, Peter Naples, Charles Devaughn | |
| 15:07 | Xavier | John Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Norbert Combs | 36-33 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | David Seagraves picks off the pass by John Rice | 36-33 |
| 14:20 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG) Bradley Hecht, Ronald Chew | |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Norbert Combs blocks the short jumper by Neal Walker | 36-33 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:47 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Lynn Keen snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it home | 38-33 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Meis | 38-35 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the jump hook in the paint | 38-35 |
| 12:23 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Norbert Combs is denied by Richard Henley | 38-35 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Seagraves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Bobby Allen - foul #2 on Bobby Allen, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld (SF), Kevin McCabe (PF), Peter Naples (C) David Seagraves, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | John Rice tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 42-37 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Richard Henley drills a shot near the basket set up by James Caruso and he's hacked by Peter Naples - foul #3 on Peter Naples, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht (PG), Ronald Chew (SG) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:53 | St. Joseph's | William Davis steals it from Steven Schoenfeld | 45-37 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | John Rice misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 09:32 | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Naples | 45-40 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Richard Henley lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Davis | 47-40 |
| 08:40 | St. Joseph's | John Rice steps in front of the Peter Naples pass | 47-40 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-40 |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:01 | St. Joseph's | Peter Naples clanks a turnaround near the basket | 47-40 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Richard Henley is hacked by Ronald Chew - foul #2 on Ronald Chew, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), David Seagraves (SF), Clifford Baker (PF), Norbert Combs (C) Bradley Hecht, Ronald Chew, Steven Schoenfeld, Kevin McCabe, Peter Naples | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Seagraves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith blows the layup | 47-40 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | David Seagraves clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 49-40 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Seagraves | 49-40 |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Lynn Keen gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lynn Keen | 52-40 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Lynn Keen gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Bobby Allen takes the ball from Neal Walker | 52-40 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen hits the finger roll | 52-42 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Neal Walker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Davis | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | David Seagraves knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Bobby Allen | 55-44 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Bobby Allen - foul #3 on Bobby Allen, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith, Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld (SF), Kevin McCabe (PF), Peter Naples (C) David Seagraves, Clifford Baker, Norbert Combs | |
| 04:10 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 04:09 | St. Joseph's | Steven Schoenfeld pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Richard Henley's pass is intercepted by Kevin McCabe | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Meis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Schoenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin McCabe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Naples (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Tosh is called for the reach on Peter Naples - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht (PG), Ronald Chew (SG), Clifford Baker (PF) Bobby Allen, Larry Meis, Steven Schoenfeld | |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin McCabe hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | William Davis's pass is intercepted by Bradley Hecht | 55-46 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) William Davis, John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen (PG), Larry Meis (SG), David Seagraves (SF), Norbert Combs (C) Bradley Hecht, Ronald Chew, Kevin McCabe, Peter Naples | |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Allen | 55-49 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Seagraves | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 01:46 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs tips it in | 55-51 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 55-51 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the jump hook from close range | 55-51 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Norbert Combs - foul #4 on Norbert Combs, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Neal Walker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Allen is fouled in the backcourt by James Caruso - foul #2 on James Caruso, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | David Seagraves loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Henley is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Allen - foul #4 on Bobby Allen, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | William Davis is hacked by Larry Meis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Meis, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's | Neal Walker is called for the reach on Larry Meis - foul #1 on Neal Walker, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Neal Walker, John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Tosh takes the ball from Bobby Allen | 58-51 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | James Caruso is hacked by Bobby Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bobby Allen, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht (PG) Bobby Allen | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Clifford Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Bradley Hecht is hacked by James Caruso - foul #3 on James Caruso, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (PF) John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Hecht | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Larry Meis is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Meis, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Norbert Combs gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Larry Meis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Henley runs out the clock | 58-54 |