| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Bryan Collier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hugh Tracey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Craig (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 19:49 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Baylor | Bryan Collier hits a floater from the right wing set up by Brian Dillon | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:22 | Baylor | Robert Craig gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey is hacked by Stephen Stern - foul #1 on Stephen Stern, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Collier | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Brian Dillon takes the ball from Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | Baylor | Steve Pearson blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Robert Lester (PF), Mark Wagner (C) Bryan Collier, Brian Dillon, Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Ronald Brown, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 18:17 | Baylor | Steve Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:17 | Baylor | Steve Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 17:41 | Baylor | Mark Wagner gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:23 | Baylor | Mark Wagner loses the dribble to Warren Ruck | 38-31 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-33 |
| 16:46 | Baylor | Steve Pearson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Bratt | 40-33 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | Baylor | Robert Lester connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Bratt | 42-36 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-36 |
| 15:48 | Baylor | William Bratt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Tracey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Pearson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Baylor | Robert Lester clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Chance Deal (PG), Bryan Collier (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Robert Craig (C) William Bratt, Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson, Mark Wagner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 15:41 | Baylor | Robert Lester makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:41 | Baylor | Robert Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Lester - foul #1 on Robert Lester, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brian Dillon (PF) Robert Lester | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:22 | Baylor | Brian Dillon pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:07 | Baylor | Stephen Stern is called for the reach on Chance Deal - foul #2 on Stephen Stern, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 14:52 | Baylor | Robert Craig buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| 14:52 | Baylor | Robert Craig makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Stephen Stern travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| 14:26 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey hits the finger roll and the foul's on Warren Ruck - foul #3 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| 14:26 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Stephen Stern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tracy Williams | 49-39 |
| 13:50 | Baylor | Chance Deal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Craig | 52-39 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Stephen Stern loses the dribble to Brian Dillon | 52-39 |
| 13:10 | Baylor | Stephen Stern steals it from Brian Dillon | 52-39 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is hacked by Bryan Collier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Collier, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Steve Pearson (SF) Bryan Collier, Aaron Ritchey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Trent (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso is fouled on the floor by Brian Dillon - foul #2 on Brian Dillon, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Robert Lester (PF) Chance Deal, Brian Dillon | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Campbell (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 12:25 | Baylor | Robert Craig pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:23 | Baylor | William Bratt is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| 12:23 | Baylor | William Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:23 | Baylor | William Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | William Trent scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 11:46 | Baylor | Steve Pearson misses the lay-in | 54-42 |
| 11:44 | Baylor | Robert Craig tips it but misses | 54-42 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Tracey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Pearson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Craig (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Trent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Trent | 54-45 |
| 11:18 | Baylor | William Bratt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Chance Deal (PG), Bryan Collier (SG), Brian Dillon (PF), Mark Wagner (C) William Bratt, Hugh Tracey, Robert Lester, Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Jimmie Lyon, William Trent, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | William Smith blows the dunk but he's fouled by Chance Deal - foul #4 on Chance Deal, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF) Chance Deal, Steve Pearson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:47 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:27 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Brian Dillon | 56-47 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Bryan Collier takes the ball from Ronald Brown in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 10:11 | Baylor | Brian Dillon drills a floater from the right side set up by Bryan Collier | 58-47 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Bryan Collier steps in front of the Tracy Williams pass in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 09:54 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 58-47 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Tracey | 58-47 |
| 09:38 | Baylor | Brian Dillon is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | Steve Pearson (SF), Robert Lester (C) Aaron Ritchey, Mark Wagner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Trent (SG) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown | |
| 09:38 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:38 | Baylor | Brian Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Bryan Collier is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Bryan Collier, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Robert Craig (C) Bryan Collier, Brian Dillon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is fouled on the floor by Hugh Tracey - foul #1 on Hugh Tracey, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Campbell (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 09:09 | Xavier | William Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Lester - foul #2 on Robert Lester, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Stephen Stern | |
| 09:09 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:47 | Baylor | Steve Pearson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | William Trent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bryan Collier (SG) Hugh Tracey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:25 | Baylor | The jump hook by William Bratt is blocked by William Smith | 60-49 |
| 08:24 | Baylor | Bryan Collier grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:11 | Baylor | William Bratt banks in the layup set up by Robert Craig | 62-49 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Brian Dillon (PF) William Bratt, Steve Pearson, Robert Lester | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Jimmie Lyon, William Trent, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 07:56 | Baylor | Bryan Collier is hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Chance Deal (PG) Hugh Tracey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:56 | Baylor | Bryan Collier makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:56 | Baylor | Bryan Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Ronald Brown buries a shot from the left wing set up by Tracy Williams | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Chance Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Collier (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Ritchey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Dillon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Robert Craig (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Baylor | Bryan Collier drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chance Deal | 67-51 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG), Mark Wagner (C) Bryan Collier, Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, William Smith | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chance Deal | 70-51 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 70-51 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Moffett | 70-53 |
| 05:43 | Baylor | Hugh Tracey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Chance Deal - foul #5 on Chance Deal, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Bryan Collier (SG), Steve Pearson (SF), Robert Lester (PF), Robert Craig (C) Chance Deal, Hugh Tracey, Aaron Ritchey, Brian Dillon, Mark Wagner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:09 | Baylor | Robert Craig can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:08 | Baylor | Robert Craig grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 04:47 | Baylor | Robert Craig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Lester | 72-54 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-54 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | William Smith tips it home | 72-56 |
| 04:15 | Baylor | William Bratt travels with the ball | 72-56 |
| Subs | Baylor | Hugh Tracey (SG) Bryan Collier | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Trent (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Baylor | Robert Lester banks in the layup set up by Hugh Tracey | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Tracey (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Pearson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Lester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Craig (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Trent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Steve Pearson steals the ball from William Trent in the backcourt | 74-59 |
| 03:27 | Baylor | Steve Pearson lays it up and in | 76-59 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso double dribbles | 76-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bryan Collier (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Mark Wagner (C) Hugh Tracey, Steve Pearson, Robert Craig | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell, William Smith | |
| 02:42 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey's floater is tipped away by Stephen Stern | 76-59 |
| 02:40 | Baylor | Robert Lester tips it back up and in | 78-59 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Aaron Ritchey - foul #3 on Aaron Ritchey, team foul #9 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG) William Trent | |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:21 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Robert Lester | 78-59 |
| 02:01 | Baylor | Mark Wagner can't finish the layup | 78-59 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Stephen Stern blows the layup | 78-59 |
| 01:45 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Mark Wagner | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Baylor | Bryan Collier loses the dribble to Warren Ruck | 78-59 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Ritchey - foul #4 on Aaron Ritchey, team foul #10 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:20 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey hits a driving attempt from the right block | 80-60 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | William Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-62 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Bryan Collier can't finish the layup | 80-62 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Wagner - foul #1 on Mark Wagner, team foul #11 | 80-62 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Mark Wagner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Lester | 82-63 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 82-63 |
| 00:09 | Baylor | Bryan Collier pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | William Bratt runs out the clock | 82-63 |