| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Andrew Costello steals it from Stjepan Politowski | 36-33 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Jerome Somalski takes the ball from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 36-33 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses short on a shot from the right block | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | David Woodard knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | James Dewar knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Stjepan Politowski | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Zikomo Orji - foul #3 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SG), Javier Torres (C) Craig Bachand, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 38-36 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Ed Petersen is called for the reach on James Dewar - foul #3 on Ed Petersen, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Craig Bachand (SG), Lucien Costa (SF) David Woodard, Ed Petersen, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres is hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | David Nock misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Javier Torres is blocked by Dikembe Ali | 38-36 |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Bryant | 38-38 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali tips it home | 38-40 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-40 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | David Nock gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | David Nock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Javier Torres | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Andrew Costello steals it from Samuel Wolak | 40-40 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Samuel Wolak steals the ball from Javier Torres | 40-40 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Andrew Costello - foul #1 on Andrew Costello, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Ed Petersen (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Craig Bachand, Lucien Costa, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Ed Petersen (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | James Dewar clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Costello - foul #2 on Andrew Costello, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | David Woodard double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | James Dewar hits a turnaround from the left block | 46-47 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Robert Taylor is hacked by Ed Petersen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ed Petersen, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 46-47 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Craig Bachand takes the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Javier Torres (PF) Craig Bachand, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the 3rd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Zikomo Orji is called for the reach on James Dewar - foul #4 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), David Nock (C) David Hawker, Jerome Somalski | |
| 09:16 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is hacked by David Hawker - foul #2 on David Hawker, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by David Nock - foul #3 on David Nock, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) David Hawker | |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Bachand - foul #2 on Craig Bachand, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Ed Petersen (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Javier Torres, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ed Petersen | 53-53 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Zikomo Orji is called for the reach on Stjepan Politowski - foul #5 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a driving attempt near the basket | 55-55 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Robert Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Dewar | 55-55 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 55-55 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Jerome Somalski steals the ball from David Woodard | 55-55 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | The jump hook by Jerome Somalski is blocked by Lucien Costa | 55-55 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 55-55 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | David Woodard buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 57-55 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello tips it in | 59-55 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Craig Bachand (SG), Javier Torres (C) David Woodard, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 03:42 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Javier Torres is denied by Dikembe Ali | 59-55 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres tips it but misses | 59-55 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Javier Torres (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Nock (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Xavier | The short jumper by James Dewar is denied by Andrew Costello | 59-55 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, James Dewar, David Nock | |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #4 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (C) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF) Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Taylor and he's fouled by Javier Torres - foul #1 on Javier Torres, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Javier Torres | 64-57 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Lucien Costa steals the ball from Stjepan Politowski | 64-57 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Woodard | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the easy layup | 66-57 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ed Petersen (SG), Lucien Costa (SF) David Woodard, Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres's floater is knocked away by David Nock | 68-57 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez runs out the clock | 68-58 |