| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fresh) SG - Neal Dugan (fresh) SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) C - Donald Anspach (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Hugh Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Draves | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan is called for 10 seconds | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Devin Youngblood | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood's floater is tipped away by Richard Runion | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Tom Simons steals the ball from Hugh Moore | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan hits the finger roll set up by Tom Simons | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Reginald Plenskofski | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Neal Dugan | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Devin Youngblood - foul #1 on Devin Youngblood, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Thomas Young is hacked by Devin Youngblood - foul #2 on Devin Youngblood, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (PG), Garrett French (SG), Ronnie Sellars (SF), Earl Fant (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Tom Simons, Neal Dugan, Devin Youngblood, Reginald Plenskofski, Donald Anspach | |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Earl Fant is called for the reach on David Bailey - foul #1 on Earl Fant, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Gochenour | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Thomas Young is called for the reach on Roy Kuzma in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | Eric Draves steps in front of the Garrett French pass | 6-6 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Draves | 8-6 |
| 16:48 | Saint Louis | Garrett French is fouled on the floor by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Daniel Lever (SF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Garrett French | 8-8 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | David Bailey is hacked by Roy Kuzma - foul #1 on Roy Kuzma, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Wolfe | 10-8 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | Glenn Wolfe swats the short shot by Garrett French | 10-8 |
| 15:57 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - Daniel Lever (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Roy Kuzma (fresh) SG - Garrett French (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Sellars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Fant (fairly fresh) C - Richard Rodgers (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the tip | 10-10 |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:22 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers loses the dribble to John Duke in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Brad Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Duke | 12-10 |
| 14:58 | Saint Louis | Garrett French knocks in the floater from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:40 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Kuzma | 12-14 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Brad Davis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Lever | 15-14 |
| 14:08 | Saint Louis | Garrett French misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), William Murakami (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, John Duke, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Neal Dugan (SG), Reginald Plenskofski (PF), Donald Anspach (C) Roy Kuzma, Ronnie Sellars, Earl Fant, Richard Rodgers | |
| 14:08 | Saint Louis | Garrett French misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:08 | Saint Louis | Garrett French makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Bailey | 18-15 |
| 13:27 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Thomas Young snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Young | 21-15 |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan hits a jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled on the floor by Tom Simons - foul #1 on Tom Simons, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) William Murakami, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Garrett French, Reginald Plenskofski | |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is fouled on the floor by Donald Anspach - foul #1 on Donald Anspach, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (PG) Tom Simons | |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Young and he's hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski (PF) Donald Anspach | |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Aaron Mims (fresh) SG - Neal Dugan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Kuzma (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reginald Plenskofski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-17 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Matthew Smith blocks the short jumper by Thomas Young | 25-17 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Hugh Moore snags the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Mims - foul #1 on Aaron Mims, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), David Bailey (PF) Steven Gochenour, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 11:04 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 26-17 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Thomas Young pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | David Bailey hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Young | 28-17 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Brad Davis takes the ball from Neal Dugan in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the dunk | 28-17 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Mims | 28-19 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Brad Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 10:27 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Reginald Plenskofski | 28-19 |
| 10:22 | Saint Louis | Eric Draves steals it from Aaron Mims | 28-19 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Eric Draves blows the layup | 28-19 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't tip it in | 28-19 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 10:13 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith loses the dribble to Brad Davis in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | David Bailey buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brad Davis | 30-19 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-19 |
| 09:41 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Plenskofski | 30-19 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Neal Dugan | 30-22 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Brad Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eric Draves and he's fouled by Aaron Mims - foul #2 on Aaron Mims, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Eric Draves, Thomas Young, David Bailey, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tom Simons (PG), Ronnie Sellars (SF), Earl Fant (PF), Donald Anspach (C) Aaron Mims, Roy Kuzma, Reginald Plenskofski, Matthew Smith | |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 09:21 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan is hacked by Steven Gochenour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #4 | 34-22 |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-22 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-22 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Richard Runion tips it home | 36-22 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars is hacked by Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #5 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Murakami (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (SF) Neal Dugan | |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Fant | 36-24 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Brad Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:43 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 07:42 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Anspach | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murakami (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Sellars (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Kuzma (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Fant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Anspach (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Saint Louis | Tom Simons buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Fant | 36-26 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Richard Runion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), John Duke (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan (SG), Richard Rodgers (PF) Ronnie Sellars, Earl Fant | |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 36-26 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Roy Kuzma - foul #2 on Roy Kuzma, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SF), David Bailey (PF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Garrett French (SF), Reginald Plenskofski (PF) Roy Kuzma, Donald Anspach | |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 3rd free throw | 39-26 |
| 06:16 | Saint Louis | Garrett French can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | David Bailey is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG) Eric Draves, John Duke | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith (C) Reginald Plenskofski | |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 42-26 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Daniel Lever grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Garrett French - foul #1 on Garrett French, team foul #11 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Thomas Young (SF), William Murakami (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, David Bailey, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars (SF), Earl Fant (PF) Garrett French, Richard Rodgers | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 05:11 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 04:57 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Neal Dugan | 43-28 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | William Murakami tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Ronnie Sellars is hacked by Hugh Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #6 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach (C) Matthew Smith | |
| 04:28 | Saint Louis | Brad Davis takes the ball from Tom Simons | 45-28 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Eric Draves blows the layup | 45-28 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | William Murakami tips it in | 47-28 |
| 03:57 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-28 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Tom Simons steps in front of the Eric Draves pass | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Young (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tom Simons (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Dugan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Sellars (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Fant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Anspach (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant loses the ball out of bounds | 47-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, William Murakami, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (PG), Garrett French (SG), Devin Youngblood (SF), Reginald Plenskofski (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Tom Simons, Neal Dugan, Ronnie Sellars, Earl Fant, Donald Anspach | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Runion is fouled on the floor by Richard Rodgers - foul #1 on Richard Rodgers, team foul #12 | 47-28 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Runion makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 02:41 | Saint Louis | Garrett French misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood gets the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #7 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (C) Daniel Lever, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 50-28 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Steven Gochenour steals the ball from Roy Kuzma in the backcourt | 50-28 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the finger roll | 52-28 |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Garrett French hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-28 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | Richard Rodgers grabs the offensive board | 52-28 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Roy Kuzma | 52-30 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Garrett French misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Draves | 55-30 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #8 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), John Duke (SG), Daniel Lever (SF), William Murakami (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims (PG), Ronnie Sellars (SG), Donald Anspach (C) Roy Kuzma, Garrett French, Richard Rodgers | |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Reginald Plenskofski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | John Duke drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Murakami | 57-32 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Aaron Mims comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-32 |