| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Steven Silver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Donald Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Steven Silver steals the ball from Edward Delaney | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Michael Addison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Harold Graves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Harold Graves pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Donald Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Dixon steals the ball from Wayne Wright | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sherwood Rogan | 6-0 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Michael Addison is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Harold Graves | 6-2 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #1 on Donald Dixon, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Paul Armstrong, Donald Dixon | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | The jump hook by Harold Graves is blocked by William Phan | 8-2 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Edward Delaney tips it home | 8-4 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Harold Graves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Addison | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Spangler | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Harold Graves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Carl Spangler steals it from Michael Addison | 10-7 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the dunk attempt | 10-7 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-7 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Patrick Rowley is called for the reach on Harold Graves - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Steven Silver (C) Edward Simmons, Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Vernon Clark (PF), Donald Dixon (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney, Edwin Hayles | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Vernon Clark's layup is rejected by Timothy Thompson | 10-7 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses the tip | 10-7 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Stephen Evans steals the ball from Timothy Thompson in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | George Flynn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Vernon Clark picks off the pass by Sherwood Rogan | 10-7 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Donald Dixon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Stephen Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Sherwood Rogan picks off the pass by Donald Dixon | 10-7 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Wright | 12-7 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Sherwood Rogan - foul #1 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 3rd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright blows the layup | 12-10 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Donald Dixon snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) C - Donald Dixon (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), William Phan (C) Richard Smith, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong, Donald Dixon | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Vernon Clark pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles knocks in the floater from close range | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 15-12 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 15-14 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 15-14 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Harold Graves is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Phan | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the follow up shot | 20-14 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles connects on the jumper from close range set up by Michael Addison | 20-16 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Edwin Hayles - foul #1 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Timothy Thompson, Sherwood Rogan, William Phan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Donald Dixon (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles, Vernon Clark | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Carl Spangler steps in front of the George Flynn pass | 21-16 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Carl Spangler | 23-16 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Edward Delaney lays it up and in | 23-18 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Armstrong is called for the reach on Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Carl Spangler, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - Steven Silver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a runner from the right block | 23-18 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Donald Dixon lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Evans | 23-20 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 23-20 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Donald Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong, Donald Dixon | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Edwin Hayles | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), William Phan (C) Richard Smith, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sherwood Rogan - foul #2 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #3 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Sherwood Rogan, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 24-20 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan is hacked by Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Edward Delaney | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Vernon Clark is fouled on the floor by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Harold Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Harold Graves steals it from Wayne Wright | 26-20 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Vernon Clark loses the dribble to Robert Jordan | 26-20 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vernon Clark - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (C) Carl Spangler, Edward Simmons, Robert Jordan, William Phan | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF), Donald Dixon (C) Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Vernon Clark | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Silver (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Michael Addison comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Clarence Nichols | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Michael Addison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Timothy Thompson | 31-21 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Edward Delaney buries a jumper from the right block | 31-23 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Addison, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Michael Addison, George Flynn, Edwin Hayles | |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Silver | 32-23 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith drills a shot from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Edward Delaney, Donald Dixon | |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Harold Graves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Paul Armstrong - foul #2 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #10 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Sherwood Rogan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Stephen Evans clanks a runner near the basket | 37-25 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Hayles | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 37-25 |