| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ensminger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hendley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Grant McKeague (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Moffett - foul #3 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:44 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:44 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Bobby Hendley swats the shot by Lawrence Moffett | 25-29 |
| 19:23 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:13 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jean Fitzsimmons | 25-32 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Stephen Stern's layup is rejected by Grant McKeague | 25-32 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 18:29 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Stephen Stern buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmie Lyon | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley misses badly on a floater from close range | 29-32 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Jean Fitzsimmons is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jean Fitzsimmons, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Jean Fitzsimmons takes the ball from William Smith | 29-32 |
| 17:20 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jean Fitzsimmons | 29-34 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Brown and he's hacked by Bobby Hendley - foul #1 on Bobby Hendley, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin (C) Grant McKeague | |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:54 | Norfolk State | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Richard Ensminger - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (SG), Stanley Phillips (C) Richard Ensminger, James Freeman | |
| 16:44 | Norfolk State | William Smith picks off the pass by Bobby Hendley | 32-34 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-34 |
| 16:29 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:08 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Hendley | 32-37 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hendley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hayes and the foul's on Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger (SG), James Freeman (PF), Grant McKeague (C) Kevin Hayes, Bobby Hendley, Stanley Phillips | |
| 15:24 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Stephen Stern hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 32-39 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is denied on a layup by James Freeman | 32-39 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett tips it in | 34-39 |
| 14:46 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | William Smith misses the floater from the right side | 34-39 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | William Smith tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 14:13 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (PG) Jean Fitzsimmons | |
| 14:13 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is hacked by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley (SF) Eddie Hamlin | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 13:32 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:03 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 13:02 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley tips it home | 36-44 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Stephen Stern scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-44 |
| 12:27 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips (PF), Michael Aponte (C) James Freeman, Grant McKeague | |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Ronald Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:05 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:51 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons (PG), Eddie Hamlin (PF) Richard Ensminger, Michael Aponte | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 11:31 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hendley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Norfolk State | Dikembe Amoroso steals the ball from Jean Fitzsimmons | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Bobby Hendley steps in front of the Ronald Brown pass | 38-44 |
| 10:37 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jean Fitzsimmons | 38-47 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Bobby Hendley is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Bobby Hendley, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Ronald Brown, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger (SG), Heriberto Gallo (SF), James Freeman (PF), Grant McKeague (C) Kevin Hayes, Bobby Hendley, Eddie Hamlin, Stanley Phillips | |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett buries a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 40-47 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | William Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Stern and he's fouled by Heriberto Gallo - foul #3 on Heriberto Gallo, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 09:18 | Xavier | William Smith misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:18 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Norfolk State | James Freeman's layup is rejected by Stephen Stern | 42-47 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Stephen Stern's layup is rejected by Grant McKeague | 42-47 |
| 08:53 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:37 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | William Smith buries a driving attempt in the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:50 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (PG), Bobby Hendley (SF) Jean Fitzsimmons, Heriberto Gallo | |
| 07:37 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Moffett - foul #4 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin (PG) Richard Ensminger | |
| 07:37 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:37 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Grant McKeague - foul #2 on Grant McKeague, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Marc Newman (SG) Grant McKeague | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:30 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Newman (fresh) SF - Bobby Hendley (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eddie Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Norfolk State | James Freeman jams it on a great pass from Eddie Hamlin and he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 07:12 | Norfolk State | James Freeman misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by Marc Newman - foul #1 on Marc Newman, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips (C) James Freeman | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:00 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:49 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 44-50 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 44-50 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-50 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 06:01 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:57 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley scores on a shot near the basket set up by Kevin Hayes | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Phillips - foul #1 on Stanley Phillips, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons (PG), Richard Ensminger (SG), James Freeman (PF), Grant McKeague (C) Kevin Hayes, Marc Newman, Eddie Hamlin, Stanley Phillips | |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:48 | Norfolk State | James Freeman grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 05:32 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Freeman | 44-54 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | James Freeman steps in front of the Dikembe Amoroso pass | 44-54 |
| 05:03 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Stern - foul #2 on Stephen Stern, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 05:03 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:03 | Norfolk State | Bobby Hendley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Stephen Stern buries a fadeaway from the left block | 46-56 |
| 04:34 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Hendley | 46-58 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Jean Fitzsimmons takes the ball from Stephen Stern | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:59 | Norfolk State | Lawrence Moffett steals it from Grant McKeague | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett's floater is tipped away by James Freeman | 46-58 |
| 03:48 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Grant McKeague | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Norfolk State | James Freeman misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 03:27 | Norfolk State | Jean Fitzsimmons tips it but misses | 46-58 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (tired) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jean Fitzsimmons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Ensminger (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bobby Hendley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Grant McKeague (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | James Freeman denies the turnaround by Jimmie Lyon | 46-58 |
| 03:15 | Norfolk State | Grant McKeague snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 02:46 | Norfolk State | Richard Ensminger misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-58 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Stephen Stern blows the layup but he's hacked by James Freeman - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes (PG), Heriberto Gallo (SG), Eddie Hamlin (SF), Stanley Phillips (PF), Michael Aponte (C) Jean Fitzsimmons, Richard Ensminger, Bobby Hendley, James Freeman, Grant McKeague | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:32 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 02:03 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 01:34 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo clanks a fadeaway from close range | 47-61 |
| 01:32 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte can't tip it in | 47-61 |
| 01:31 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:14 | Norfolk State | Eddie Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 01:12 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Eddie Hamlin is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Eddie Hamlin, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Norfolk State | Michael Aponte grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Norfolk State | Stanley Phillips misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-63 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Stephen Stern gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Michael Aponte blocks the short jumper by William Smith | 47-63 |
| 00:27 | Norfolk State | Heriberto Gallo gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Kevin Hayes runs out the clock | 47-63 |