| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Larry Bray (fresh) SG - Dennis Gunn (fresh) SF - Timothy Collins (fresh) PF - Charles Peery (fresh) C - Christopher Sauter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) SG - Robert George (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) PF - James Robertson (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Richmond | Charles Peery scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dennis Gunn and the foul's on Richard Lang - foul #1 on Richard Lang, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Richmond | Charles Peery makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Richmond | Timothy Collins's layup is rejected by James Robertson | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn's floater is tipped away by Walter Crews | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | James Robertson drills a floater from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Richmond | Charles Peery is denied on a layup by Walter Crews | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Richmond | Charles Peery hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Richmond | Timothy Collins is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Dennis Gunn - foul #1 on Dennis Gunn, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Joe Moore (SF) Timothy Collins | |
| 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 | |
| 17:42 | Xavier | John Davis scores on a shot from the right side set up by Frank Emery | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Richmond | Larry Bray loses the dribble to John Davis | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Richmond | Charles Peery grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Moore | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | John Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Joseph Ford tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Larry Bray (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) PF - Charles Peery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sauter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Peery | 9-8 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | John Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Bray - foul #1 on Larry Bray, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Nobles (PG), Timothy Strain (SG), Timothy Collins (SF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Larry Bray, Dennis Gunn, Charles Peery, Christopher Sauter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:37 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Alvey (C) Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) John Davis | |
| 15:28 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:28 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Richard Lang is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Richard Lang | |
| 14:59 | Richmond | James Alvey travels with the ball | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Richmond | Timothy Collins gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:35 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Paul Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | Charles Peery (PF), Joe Moore (C) Kevin Calhoun, James Alvey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:11 | Richmond | The short jumper by Joe Moore is denied by James Robertson | 10-9 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Wetzel gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Robert George loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | Richmond | Timothy Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Richmond | Charles Peery misses the tip | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Richmond | Charles Peery pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:04 | Richmond | James Robertson blocks the short jumper by Charles Peery | 10-9 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Wetzel | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Paul Reese comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Timothy Strain | 10-9 |
| 12:15 | Richmond | Charles Peery drills a shot in the lane | 12-9 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Robert George lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Richmond | Joe Moore is hacked by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Richmond | Larry Bray (PG), Dennis Gunn (SG), Kevin Calhoun (SF), Danny Rawlins (PF), Christopher Sauter (C) Philip Nobles, Timothy Strain, Timothy Collins, Charles Peery, Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Walter Crews | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Larry Bray (fresh) SG - Dennis Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Danny Rawlins (fresh) C - Christopher Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Richmond | Robert George steals the ball from Christopher Sauter | 12-11 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Belliveau | 12-13 |
| 11:03 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, James Robertson | |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Paul Reese comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:48 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:31 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Richmond | Charles Peery (PF) Danny Rawlins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) Robert George | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Paul Reese buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Walter Crews and he's hacked by Larry Bray - foul #2 on Larry Bray, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Nobles (PG) Larry Bray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), James Robertson (PF) Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:03 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| 10:03 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:03 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | John Davis's pass is intercepted by Dennis Gunn | 14-16 |
| 09:28 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn is hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Joe Moore (SF) Kevin Calhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Robertson (PF) Paul Reese, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| 09:07 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Gunn | 16-16 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | James Robertson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robin Belliveau | 16-18 |
| 08:37 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter travels with the ball | 16-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | Timothy Strain (PG), Brian Pullman (SG), Timothy Collins (SF) Philip Nobles, Dennis Gunn, Christopher Sauter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Robert George drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Reese | 16-20 |
| 08:06 | Richmond | Charles Peery comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun (C) Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, John Davis | |
| 08:06 | Richmond | Charles Peery makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:06 | Richmond | Charles Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Brian Pullman is called for the reach on Robert George - foul #1 on Brian Pullman, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Alvey (C) Charles Peery | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Davis (C) Walter Crews | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Robert George is hacked by Kevin Calhoun - foul #1 on Kevin Calhoun, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Nobles (PG) Brian Pullman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Walter Crews (C) John Davis | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Philip Nobles (fresh) SG - Timothy Strain (fresh) SF - Timothy Collins (fresh) PF - Kevin Calhoun (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Alvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | James Alvey denies the turnaround by Walter Crews | 18-20 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Robert George misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Strain - foul #1 on Timothy Strain, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dennis Gunn (SG), Christopher Sauter (C) Timothy Strain, James Alvey | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Davis (PF) James Robertson | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:11 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun blows the layup but the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) Walter Crews | |
| 07:11 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:11 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | John Davis makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert George | 19-24 |
| 06:45 | Richmond | Dennis Gunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Robert George's floater is tipped away by Christopher Sauter | 19-24 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | James Robertson buries a turnaround from the left block | 19-26 |
| 06:03 | Richmond | Timothy Collins misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert George - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Timothy Strain (PG), Charles Peery (PF), Joe Moore (C) Philip Nobles, Kevin Calhoun, Christopher Sauter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF) Paul Reese, Robert George, James Wetzel | |
| 06:03 | Richmond | Timothy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:03 | Richmond | Timothy Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | James Robertson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Gunn | 20-26 |
| 05:27 | Richmond | Timothy Strain clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 20-26 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Joseph Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Strain - foul #2 on Timothy Strain, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Nobles (PG), Brian Pullman (SG), James Alvey (C) Timothy Strain, Dennis Gunn, Timothy Collins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Robin Belliveau, Frank Emery, Joseph Ford | |
| 05:17 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:17 | Richmond | James Alvey pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:56 | Richmond | Joe Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:55 | Richmond | Brian Pullman tips it in | 22-26 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | James Robertson's pass is intercepted by James Alvey | 22-26 |
| 04:17 | Richmond | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Philip Nobles - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Christopher Sauter (C) James Alvey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Joseph Ford (SG) Paul Reese, Adam Whitley | |
| 04:17 | Richmond | Philip Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:17 | Richmond | Philip Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | James Robertson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-26 |
| 03:57 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:52 | Richmond | Brian Pullman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 03:43 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Philip Nobles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Pullman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Peery (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Robertson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Davis (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Richmond | Charles Peery's floater is tipped away by James Robertson | 23-26 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Philip Nobles - foul #1 on Philip Nobles, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Larry Bray (PG), Dennis Gunn (SG), Kevin Calhoun (SF) Philip Nobles, Brian Pullman, Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:23 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Larry Bray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) James Wetzel | |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Richard Lang drills a fadeaway from the left side | 23-29 |
| 02:51 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun misses short on a floater from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Walter Crews can't connect on a floater near the basket | 23-29 |
| 02:37 | Richmond | Charles Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:28 | Richmond | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Larry Bray - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Richmond | Timothy Collins (SF) Charles Peery | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG) Paul Reese | |
| 02:28 | Richmond | Larry Bray misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:28 | Richmond | Larry Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Lang is hacked by Timothy Collins - foul #1 on Timothy Collins, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Richmond | Joe Moore (PF) Kevin Calhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robin Belliveau | |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:54 | Richmond | Christopher Sauter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:25 | Richmond | Timothy Collins clanks a shot from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Timothy Collins steps in front of the Robert George pass | 24-30 |
| 01:09 | Richmond | Timothy Collins misses the lay-in | 24-30 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Robert George misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Sauter - foul #1 on Christopher Sauter, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Nobles (PG), Timothy Strain (SG), Charles Peery (PF), Kevin Calhoun (C) Larry Bray, Dennis Gunn, Timothy Collins, Christopher Sauter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), James Robertson (PF) James Wetzel, John Davis | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:22 | Richmond | Philip Nobles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 00:20 | Richmond | Joe Moore grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 00:04 | Richmond | Kevin Calhoun hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Strain | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 26-32 |