| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Kitterman (fresh) SG - Thomas Price (fresh) SF - Walter David (fresh) PF - Greg Smith (fresh) C - Benjamin Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Walter David wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Taylor | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Smith | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski banks in the layup on a great pass from Stjepan Politowski | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Walter David misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Walter David makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Walter David misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Walter David - foul #1 on Walter David, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Walter David drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Price | 8-5 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | James Dewar lays it in on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 8-7 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Walter David drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Kitterman | 11-7 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 11-7 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it home | 11-9 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Walter David loses the dribble to James Dewar | 11-9 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | James Dewar lays it in | 11-11 |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-11 |
| 16:18 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price lays it in | 13-11 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Stjepan Politowski and he's hacked by Greg Smith - foul #1 on Greg Smith, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker (PG), Matthew Stephens (SG), David Correll (SF), Harlan Favreau (PF), Alfred Ashley (C) Douglas Kitterman, Thomas Price, Walter David, Greg Smith, Benjamin Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:51 | Saint Louis | Harlan Favreau pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Nick Tacker (fresh) SG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) SF - David Correll (fresh) PF - Harlan Favreau (fresh) C - Alfred Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is hacked by Harlan Favreau - foul #1 on Harlan Favreau, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) Timothy Gibbs | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Clifford Bryant | |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens is hacked by Samuel Wolak - foul #1 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman (PG) David Correll | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, David Nock | |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nick Tacker | 16-13 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Matthew Stephens - foul #1 on Matthew Stephens, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Kitterman | 18-13 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dewar and he's fouled by Harlan Favreau - foul #2 on Harlan Favreau, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Price (SG), Walter David (SF), Greg Smith (PF) Matthew Stephens, Harlan Favreau, Alfred Ashley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:22 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Walter David buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nick Tacker | 20-15 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | James Dewar can't finish the layup | 20-15 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't tip it in | 20-15 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 12:20 | Saint Louis | Stjepan Politowski steps in front of the Douglas Kitterman pass | 20-15 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Walter David - foul #2 on Walter David, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens (PG), David Correll (SF), Benjamin Jackson (C) Douglas Kitterman, Walter David, Nick Tacker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 11:56 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Ali | 20-17 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Correll (fresh) PF - Greg Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Ali and the foul's on David Correll - foul #1 on David Correll, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) James Dewar | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:09 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price knocks in the runner from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Benjamin Jackson is called for the reach on Samuel Wolak - foul #1 on Benjamin Jackson, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman (PG), Alfred Ashley (PF) Thomas Price, Greg Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Alfred Ashley | 22-20 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Samuel Wolak | |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:36 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 10:13 | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | David Nock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 09:42 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to David Correll | 23-20 |
| 09:27 | Saint Louis | Timothy Gibbs steps in front of the David Correll pass | 23-20 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's layup is rejected by Benjamin Jackson | 23-20 |
| 08:57 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Matthew Stephens | 23-20 |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-20 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | David Correll tips it but misses | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 23-20 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | David Nock pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 23-24 |
| 07:37 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Kitterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Correll (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Ashley (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nock (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-26 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Greg Smith (PF) Douglas Kitterman, David Correll, Alfred Ashley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Clifford Bryant (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Price - foul #1 on Thomas Price, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:37 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Bryant - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| 05:37 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Saint Louis | Greg Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-27 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Benjamin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Timothy Gibbs picks off the pass by Thomas Price | 26-27 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski drills a 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:42 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Greg Smith is called for the reach on Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Greg Smith, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Kitterman (PG), Alfred Ashley (PF) Greg Smith, Benjamin Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Samuel Wolak | |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:11 | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Kitterman | 28-32 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Robert Taylor can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Kitterman - foul #1 on Douglas Kitterman, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bonner (SG), Walter David (SF), Harlan Favreau (PF) Thomas Price, Matthew Stephens, Nick Tacker | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:33 | Saint Louis | Walter David is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Smith (PF) Alfred Ashley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Clifford Bryant (C) David Hawker, James Dewar | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Kitterman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bonner (fresh) SF - Walter David (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Greg Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harlan Favreau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the easy layup | 28-33 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | Walter David snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Robert Bonner - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, Clifford Bryant | |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Robert Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Robert Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harlan Favreau | 30-33 |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | Harlan Favreau scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Kitterman | 32-33 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Robert Bonner steals it from Juan Sanchez in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Harlan Favreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Thomas Price (SG) Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| 01:47 | Xavier | James Dewar connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Jerome Somalski | 32-35 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley (C) Greg Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | James Dewar pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Robert Taylor scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stjepan Politowski | 32-37 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Nick Tacker (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF), David Correll (PF) Douglas Kitterman, Walter David, Harlan Favreau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Alfred Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-37 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Thomas Price snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Matthew Stephens misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | David Nock snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Nock misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-37 |