| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Walter Crews snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Richard Lang shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Wetzel | 35-36 |
| 18:58 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), John Davis (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Frank Emery, James Robertson, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Wetzel | 38-39 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SF), James Robertson (PF) James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:34 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Walter Symons is blocked by James Robertson | 38-39 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | John Davis hits a shot from the left block set up by Richard Lang | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is hacked by Richard Lang - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SG), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:26 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb misses the dunk | 40-39 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | John Davis gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:57 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wetzel (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Paul Reese takes the ball from Walter Symons after a doubleteam | 40-39 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | John Davis misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Walter Crews can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), James Robertson (PF) Richard Lang, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Michael Gardner (PF) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Lawrence Timpson - foul #1 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin (C) Lawrence Timpson | |
| 15:04 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 3rd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:39 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Walter Symons picks off the pass by James Wetzel | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 14:25 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons tips it home | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | John Davis makes the shot from the right block set up by James Wetzel | 44-41 |
| 13:41 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SF), Walter Crews (C) James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (C) Frank Chaffin | |
| 13:30 | Xavier | John Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gardner | 44-41 |
| 13:28 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 44-41 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Walter Crews snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | John Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Robert George tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Walter Crews | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Robert George is whistled for a carry | 46-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Richard Lang, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 12:03 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | James Robertson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | John Davis tips it home | 48-41 |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Lawrence Timpson (C) Vance Anker, Dennis Rasnick, Frank Chaffin | |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Richard Lang is fouled on the floor by Dennis Corvin - foul #2 on Dennis Corvin, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons (SF) Rodney Matthews | |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 48-41 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 48-41 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Thomas Draeger takes the ball from Walter Crews | 48-41 |
| 09:24 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), John Davis (PF) James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Michael Gardner (PF) Dennis Corvin, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Richard Lang tips it in | 50-41 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner's pass is intercepted by Robert George | 50-41 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Robert George misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the lay-in | 50-41 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert George - foul #4 on Robert George, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Paul Reese, Robert George, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Rodney Matthews (SF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Walter Symons, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Robertson | 50-41 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Corvin - foul #3 on Dennis Corvin, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), John Davis (C) Joseph Ford, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick (SF) Thomas Draeger | |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert George (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 16 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick is fouled on the floor by Richard Lang - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) Richard Lang, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the lay-in | 51-41 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Gardner | 51-41 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-41 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-41 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses long on a floater from the left block | 53-41 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | James Robertson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 53-41 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SF), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF) Rodney Matthews, Dennis Rasnick | |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 53-41 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Robert George is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Richard Lang out of the doubleteam | 55-41 |
| 04:36 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger scores on a jumper near the basket | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Frank Chaffin - foul #2 on Frank Chaffin, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 04:09 | Xavier | John Davis drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lang | 57-43 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vance Anker | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert George (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 16 pts. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Timpson swats the short shot by Robert George | 57-46 |
| 03:19 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vance Anker | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:01 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Robertson (PF) Richard Lang, John Davis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert George | 60-48 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Symons | 60-48 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Corvin and he's hacked by James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), John Davis (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Robert George, James Wetzel, James Robertson, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Walter Symons, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Adam Whitley's pass is intercepted by Vance Anker | 60-51 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Joseph Ford, John Davis, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Walter Symons (SF), Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Robertson - foul #4 on James Robertson, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Thomas Draeger is called for the reach on Robert George - foul #1 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) James Wetzel | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:55 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Dennis Corvin | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Richard Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Corvin - foul #4 on Dennis Corvin, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Paul Reese takes the ball from Michael Gardner | 61-55 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is hacked by Paul Reese during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Walter Crews is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Draeger - foul #2 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner is hacked by Robert George - foul #5 on Robert George, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) Robert George | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Dennis Corvin is called for the reach on Richard Lang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Corvin, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Davis (PF) James Robertson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Dennis Corvin | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Frank Emery is fouled in the backcourt by Vance Anker - foul #2 on Vance Anker, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Frank Emery makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Frank Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Walter Crews pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Walter Crews is fouled in the backcourt by Vance Anker - foul #3 on Vance Anker, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 66-59 |