| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Harold Stevens | 30-22 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Hugh Moore | 33-22 |
| 19:06 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon is hacked by Steven Gochenour - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Harold Stevens | 33-25 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-25 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Runion is called for the reach on Stanley Moore - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks (PF), Pierre Bryant (C) Jason Eversole, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 17:58 | St. Joseph's | Eric Draves steals the ball from Wesley Parks | 33-25 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 16:54 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Eric Draves double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Jason Eversole (PF) Louis Blackmon, Harold Stevens, Stanley Moore, Pierre Bryant | |
| 16:30 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor's pass is intercepted by David Bailey | 33-25 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Thomas Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) David Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Wesley Parks | |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Young takes the ball from Wilbur Simmons in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour loses the dribble to Wilbur Simmons | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Glen Tignor - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore (SF), Wesley Parks (PF) Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole | |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Stewart | 33-27 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Glen Tignor steps in front of the Thomas Young pass | 33-27 |
| 14:37 | St. Joseph's | Richard Runion denies the turnaround by Stanley Moore | 33-27 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Thomas Young can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the tip | 33-29 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Harold Stevens (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Jason Eversole (PF) Thomas Stewart, Glen Tignor, Stanley Moore, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 13:51 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the easy open layup | 33-29 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Daniel Lever tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Brad Davis snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | David Bailey drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brad Davis and the foul's on Jason Eversole - foul #2 on Jason Eversole, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hugh Moore (C) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:11 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 12:55 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Blackmon | 36-32 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Brad Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 12:10 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Rieke | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits a runner near the basket | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 11:25 | St. Joseph's | John Duke picks off the pass by Wesley Parks | 40-34 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Brad Davis is hacked by Harold Stevens - foul #1 on Harold Stevens, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Brad Davis, John Duke, Daniel Lever, David Bailey, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Louis Blackmon, Harold Stevens, Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole, Wesley Parks | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-34 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's | Steven Gochenour steps in front of the Glen Tignor pass | 40-34 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Richard Runion throws it down and the foul's on Pierre Bryant - foul #3 on Pierre Bryant, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hugh Moore (C) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:30 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Moore | 43-37 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-37 |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the lay-in | 45-37 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 47-37 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons is open and buries a runner from the left block | 47-39 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hugh Moore and the foul's on Thomas Stewart - foul #2 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Harold Stevens (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wesley Parks (C) Thomas Stewart, Glen Tignor, Stanley Moore, Pierre Bryant, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Lever (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:16 | St. Joseph's | Brad Davis picks off the pass by Jason Eversole | 50-39 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Daniel Lever lays it up and in set up by Brad Davis | 52-39 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks lays it in | 52-41 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Brad Davis loses the dribble to Louis Blackmon | 52-41 |
| 06:21 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the shot from the left block set up by Louis Blackmon | 52-43 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Wesley Parks | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), William Murakami (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, David Bailey, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (SG), Stanley Moore (SF) Harold Stevens, Robert Rieke | |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | William Murakami gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Thomas Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jason Eversole - foul #3 on Jason Eversole, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Wesley Parks | |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louis Blackmon | 53-47 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 04:48 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore is fouled on the floor by Steven Gochenour - foul #3 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SG), Wesley Parks (C) Louis Blackmon, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Murakami - foul #1 on William Murakami, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Pierre Bryant (C) Harold Stevens, Stanley Moore, Jason Eversole | |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Daniel Lever pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Lever (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Pierre Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Pierre Bryant blocks the short jumper by Hugh Moore | 53-47 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks drills a jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, David Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Harold Stevens (SG), Stanley Moore (SF) Thomas Stewart, Glen Tignor, Robert Rieke | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Moore | 56-49 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Pierre Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Wilbur Simmons - foul #3 on Wilbur Simmons, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Moore is called for the reach on Stanley Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | David Bailey banks in the layup set up by Brad Davis | 61-50 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Wilbur Simmons steps in front of the Brad Davis pass | 61-50 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks hits a floater in the lane | 61-52 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, John Duke, Daniel Lever, David Bailey, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Wesley Parks | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Wilbur Simmons blocks the short jumper by Hugh Moore | 61-52 |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore's pass is intercepted by Thomas Young | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Thomas Young banks in the layup | 63-52 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Steven Gochenour steals it from Louis Blackmon in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Wilbur Simmons swats the layup by Eric Draves | 63-52 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons misses the easy layup | 63-52 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Eric Draves runs out the clock | 63-54 |