| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Outlaw (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Dry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Jerry Steward steals it from Robert Taylor | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Robert Taylor travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| 18:32 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Brandon Outlaw | 30-30 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward is denied on a layup by Timothy Gibbs | 30-30 |
| 18:07 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:50 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Booth, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Randy Dry is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Randy Dry, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Watson (SF), Phillip Stump (C) Robert Andrus, Jerry Steward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | James Dewar buries a turnaround from the right block | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw makes the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Booth | 32-32 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Robert Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Booth - foul #3 on Thomas Booth, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Ronald Venegas (SF) Thomas Booth, Randy Dry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:46 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Watson | 32-32 |
| 16:26 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas misses the driving attempt from the right block | 32-32 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | David Nock snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Outlaw - foul #1 on Brandon Outlaw, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus (SF), Jerry Steward (C) Brandon Outlaw, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:52 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Ugarte | 35-34 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Nock | 35-36 |
| 15:33 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 35-36 |
| 15:32 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Samuel Wolak | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Jerry Steward swats the short shot by Juan Sanchez | 35-36 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits a shot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 14:28 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Brandon Outlaw (SG), Randy Dry (PF) Thomas Ugarte, Ronald Venegas, Robert Andrus | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| 14:28 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 37-38 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gibbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus (SF), Phillip Stump (C) James Watson, Jerry Steward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:43 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Stump | 40-38 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-38 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | The jump hook by James Dewar is blocked by Randy Dry | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Thomas Booth - foul #4 on Thomas Booth, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), James Watson (SF) Thomas Booth, Robert Andrus | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:52 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Phillip Stump | 42-42 |
| 12:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 12:15 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 12:13 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Outlaw | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Dry | 45-42 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dewar | 45-44 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Outlaw (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Dry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Stump (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 11:18 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | James Dewar drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jerome Somalski | 48-46 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Somalski swats the shot by James Watson | 48-46 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:14 | St. Bonaventure | James Dewar steals the ball from Brandon Outlaw | 48-46 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is hacked by Randy Dry - foul #2 on Randy Dry, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael King (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Jerry Steward (C) Thomas Ugarte, Brandon Outlaw, James Watson, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Juan Sanchez, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:46 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:27 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry's pass is intercepted by Clifford Bryant | 48-47 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-47 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG) Michael King | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:44 | St. Bonaventure | David Nock picks off the pass by Ronald Venegas | 48-47 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Wolak | 48-49 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Dry (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Taylor steals the ball from Thomas Booth in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 48-51 |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw (SG), James Watson (PF) Ronald Venegas, Randy Dry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Samuel Wolak, Clifford Bryant | |
| 06:44 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus hits a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Booth and the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 06:44 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas (SF), Rickey Washington (C) Robert Andrus, Jerry Steward | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, David Nock | |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Gibbs | 51-51 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Robert Andrus (SF), Phillip Stump (C) Thomas Booth, Ronald Venegas, Rickey Washington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Andrus | 53-51 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:44 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Phillip Stump | 53-51 |
| 04:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump is hacked by James Dewar - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Jerry Steward (C) Thomas Ugarte, James Watson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 04:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:21 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Nock | 55-54 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Phillip Stump is blocked by David Nock | 55-54 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Robert Andrus is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Andrus, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (SG), Ronald Venegas (SF), James Watson (PF) Brandon Outlaw, Robert Andrus, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas grabs the board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 03:08 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:58 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 55-54 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Robert Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 55-57 |
| 02:39 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Randy Dry (PF) Thomas Ugarte, Ronald Venegas, James Watson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:15 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Andrus | 58-57 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| 01:40 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw clanks a jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Jerry Steward | 58-57 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | James Dewar pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 58-59 |
| 00:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Thomas Booth is called for the reach on Timothy Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Booth, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG) Thomas Booth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 58-60 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is fouled on the floor by Randy Dry - foul #3 on Randy Dry, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Randy Dry | 58-61 |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ugarte - foul #1 on Thomas Ugarte, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), Dikembe Ali (SF) Robert Taylor, James Dewar | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), James Dewar (SF) Samuel Wolak, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski runs out the clock | 58-63 |