| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Brower (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kurt Nieves (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Brower hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kurt Nieves | 38-23 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Ronald Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Smith | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | Saint Louis | William Moore makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kurt Nieves | 40-25 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Stephen Stern banks in the layup | 40-27 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 42-29 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | William Moore blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't throw it down but he's fouled by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | William Moore steals it from Stephen Stern | 44-30 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jackson Varnell | 44-30 |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Terry | 47-30 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | William Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 47-33 |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Richard Brower buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Nieves | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Brower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Nieves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Richard Brower steals the ball from Stephen Stern | 50-33 |
| 15:13 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | William Moore steals the ball from Richard Smith | 50-33 |
| 14:38 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Terry | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jackson Varnell - foul #2 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (PG), Jeffery Norton (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Vule Sankowski (PF), William Ryan (C) Timothy Terry, Richard Brower, Kurt Nieves, William Moore, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:03 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tracy Williams | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 13:40 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski tips it in | 54-37 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the tip | 54-37 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 12:42 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ilia Marcheski | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 57-37 |
| 12:21 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Penton | 59-37 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Ruck | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ralph Penton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Norton (fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vule Sankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Amoroso denies the turnaround by Vule Sankowski | 59-39 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Ralph Penton - foul #1 on Ralph Penton, team foul #3 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry (PG), Richard Brower (SG), Kurt Nieves (SF), William Moore (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Ralph Penton, Jeffery Norton, Ilia Marcheski, Vule Sankowski, William Ryan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 59-39 |
| 10:59 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Moore | 62-39 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Stephen Stern drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Moffett | 62-41 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Richard Brower hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kurt Nieves and he's fouled by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #2 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Richard Brower makes the free throw | 65-41 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the dunk | 65-41 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | William Moore travels with the ball | 65-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Ryan (C) Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Timothy Terry steals it from Tracy Williams | 65-41 |
| 09:02 | Saint Louis | Richard Brower jams it set up by Timothy Terry | 67-41 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-41 |
| 08:55 | Saint Louis | William Ryan snags the defensive board | 67-41 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry is hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #3 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Tracy Williams, Stephen Stern | |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | William Moore connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Terry | 69-41 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-41 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | William Smith tips it back up and in | 69-43 |
| 07:37 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Richard Brower is denied by William Smith | 69-43 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Richard Brower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Nieves (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso hits the finger roll | 69-45 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Kurt Nieves scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Brower | 72-45 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kurt Nieves - foul #1 on Kurt Nieves, team foul #4 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (PG), Jeffery Norton (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Vule Sankowski (PF) Timothy Terry, Richard Brower, Kurt Nieves, William Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Dikembe Amoroso, William Smith | |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Richard Smith steals the ball from Ralph Penton | 72-46 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by William Ryan - foul #1 on William Ryan, team foul #5 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 72-46 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-46 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-46 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso gets the rebound | 72-46 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 72-46 |
| 05:20 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Ilia Marcheski | 72-46 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #4 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-46 |
| 04:43 | Saint Louis | William Ryan grabs the board | 74-46 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 74-46 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | William Smith loses the dribble to Ilia Marcheski | 74-46 |
| 03:43 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski connects on the floater in the paint | 76-46 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-46 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | William Smith tips it but misses | 76-46 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski gets the rebound | 76-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ralph Penton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Norton (fairly fresh) SF - Ilia Marcheski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vule Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski loses the ball out of bounds | 76-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 76-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 02:45 | Saint Louis | Ronald Brown steals the ball from William Ryan | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-46 |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Ilia Marcheski | 76-46 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #3 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #5 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, William Smith | |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-46 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Jeffery Norton is called for the reach on Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Jeffery Norton, team foul #6 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Stephen Stern (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Vule Sankowski - foul #2 on Vule Sankowski, team foul #7 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Warren Ruck | |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Norton is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 78-48 |
| 01:16 | Saint Louis | Ronald Brown steps in front of the Jeffery Norton pass | 78-48 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | William Smith is hacked by Jeffery Norton - foul #2 on Jeffery Norton, team foul #8 | 78-48 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to William Ryan | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton makes the jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Norton | 80-48 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | William Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 80-48 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Norton grabs the board | 80-48 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton runs out the clock | 80-48 |