| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Gregory (fresh) SG - Kent Jack (fresh) SF - Shawn Hann (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) C - Joe Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) PF - Robert George (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Gregory | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Miller | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Frank Emery gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | James Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Joe Miller - foul #1 on Joe Miller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | James Wetzel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Robert George hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Reese and the foul's on Jeffrey Myers - foul #1 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (PG) Matthew Gregory | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), James Robertson (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Robert George makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio (PF) Jeffrey Myers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Duda (PF) Robert George | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Kent Jack steals it from Adam Whitley | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Marvin Duda | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | James Robertson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Keith Walker (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Kent Jack, Shawn Hann, Joe Miller | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford, Marvin Duda, Adam Whitley | |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Robertson - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Robert George (PF) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | James Robertson connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Massenburg | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dambrosio | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Gregory (fresh) SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Walker (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) C - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert George (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Gregory | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | James Wetzel loses the dribble to Keith Walker | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker lays it in | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau lays it in on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers tips it in | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | James Robertson is fouled on the floor by Gary Dambrosio - foul #1 on Gary Dambrosio, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Jack (SG), Shawn Hann (SF), Billy Collins (PF), Joe Miller (C) Matthew Gregory, Frank Johnson, Jeffrey Myers, Gary Dambrosio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Robin Belliveau, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Shawn Hann steps in front of the James Wetzel pass | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Wetzel | 11-10 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Frank Emery travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Toby Evans (PG) Keith Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (SF), Robert George (PF) James Wetzel, Marvin Duda | |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kent Jack | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Miller - foul #2 on Joe Miller, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson (C) Joe Miller | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robert George | |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers (PF) Billy Collins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) James Robertson | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Robert George drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Frank Emery | 13-13 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack buries a fadeaway in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Robert George can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Walter Crews | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Toby Evans (fresh) SG - Kent Jack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hann (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Dotson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Robert George connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 15-15 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | James Wetzel grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the lay-in | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Frank Emery pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | James Wetzel drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 15-18 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Toby Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Keith Walker (SF), Billy Collins (PF), Gary Dambrosio (C) Toby Evans, Kent Jack, Shawn Hann, Jeffrey Myers, Marvin Dotson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SF), James Robertson (PF) James Wetzel, Robert George | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Reese | 15-20 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Paul Reese steals it from Billy Collins | 15-20 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Walker - foul #1 on Keith Walker, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (C) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Paul Reese | |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Walker - foul #2 on Keith Walker, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Jack (SG), Marvin Dotson (C) Keith Walker, Billy Collins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Robert George (PF), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, Adam Whitley | |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson is fouled on the floor by Walter Crews - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SF) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 08:30 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 15-24 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert George | 15-24 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Dambrosio | 15-24 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Robert George tips it home | 17-26 |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson is hacked by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Toby Evans (PG), Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Matthew Gregory, Frank Johnson, Marvin Dotson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Robert George | |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Toby Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-26 |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers tips it in | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Toby Evans (fresh) SG - Kent Jack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hann (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Dambrosio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is hacked by Toby Evans - foul #1 on Toby Evans, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) Adam Whitley | |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Myers | 22-28 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | James Robertson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack misses badly on a floater from the left side | 22-28 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack tips it home | 24-28 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Robert George buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack is hacked by Frank Emery during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Marvin Dotson (C) Toby Evans, Kent Jack, Gary Dambrosio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Marvin Duda (PF), Adam Whitley (C) James Wetzel, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Shawn Hann - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robin Belliveau | |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Marvin Duda snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Paul Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ante Zavatson (SF), Billy Collins (PF) Shawn Hann, Jeffrey Myers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SF), Robert George (PF) James Wetzel, Marvin Duda | |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson is hacked by Paul Reese - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Marvin Duda (PF), James Robertson (C) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Marvin Dotson steals the ball from James Robertson | 27-31 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Emery and he's hacked by Ante Zavatson - foul #1 on Ante Zavatson, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Kent Jack (SG), Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF), Joe Miller (C) Matthew Gregory, Frank Johnson, Ante Zavatson, Billy Collins, Marvin Dotson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Robert George (PF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Frank Emery, Marvin Duda, James Robertson | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Keith Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kent Jack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hann (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is called for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) James Wetzel | |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Paul Reese - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Paul Reese | |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Robert George can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Myers - foul #2 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers hits a turnaround from close range set up by Kent Jack and he's hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (PG) Keith Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Joseph Ford (SG) Robin Belliveau, Frank Emery | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Robert George scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Ford | 30-38 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Myers | 32-38 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Shawn Hann is called for the reach on Robert George - foul #1 on Shawn Hann, team foul #10 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Gary Dambrosio (PF), Marvin Dotson (C) Shawn Hann, Jeffrey Myers, Joe Miller | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG), James Robertson (SF) Donald Massenburg, Joseph Ford, James Wetzel | |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Robert George makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #11 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (SF) Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robert George | |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Gregory and he's fouled by James Wetzel - foul #2 on James Wetzel, team foul #12 | 35-40 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-40 |