| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) SG - Rodney Hidalgo (fresh) SF - Owen Jones (fresh) PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fresh) C - Lawrence Nestor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Lawrence Nestor steals the ball from Ronald Brown | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Stephen Stern knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Charles Erickson steps in front of the Stephen Stern pass | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Jimmie Lyon is called for the reach on Charles Erickson - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Erickson | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Hidalgo | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Christopher Grenier (SG), Michael Meyer (PF), Andrew Wilcox (C) Charles Erickson, Rodney Hidalgo, Malcolm Blankenship, Lawrence Nestor | |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Stephen Stern blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Grenier - foul #1 on Christopher Grenier, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead (SF) Owen Jones | |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer tips it in | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - David Grinstead (fresh) PF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Stephen Stern loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Rodney Hidalgo (SG), Owen Jones (SF), Malcolm Blankenship (PF) Wallace Nunley, Christopher Grenier, David Grinstead, Michael Meyer | |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Erickson | 4-11 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith double dribbles | 4-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Smith (C) Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Tracy Williams gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon is fouled on the floor by Rodney Hidalgo - foul #1 on Rodney Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor (C) Andrew Wilcox | |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Brown | 6-11 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG), David Grinstead (SF), Michael Meyer (PF) Charles Erickson, Owen Jones, Malcolm Blankenship | |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Rodney Hidalgo steps in front of the Jimmie Lyon pass in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Hidalgo | 6-13 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jimmie Lyon | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Meyer | 8-15 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett loses the ball out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Andrew Wilcox (PF) Rodney Hidalgo, David Grinstead | |
| 12:42 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Owen Jones (SF), Malcolm Blankenship (PF) Christopher Grenier, Michael Meyer, Andrew Wilcox | |
| 12:42 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-18 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 12:07 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 12:06 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor tips it back up and in | 8-20 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SF - Owen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Nestor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Owen Jones | 8-23 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 10-23 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-23 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo (PG), Christopher Grenier (SG), David Grinstead (SF), Michael Meyer (PF), Andrew Wilcox (C) Charles Erickson, Wallace Nunley, Owen Jones, Malcolm Blankenship, Lawrence Nestor | |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Hidalgo | 10-25 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-25 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Grinstead | 10-25 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead is hacked by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #1 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #6 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo is whistled for traveling | 10-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG), Owen Jones (SF) Christopher Grenier, David Grinstead | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits a jumper from the right side | 12-25 |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Meyer | 12-27 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Owen Jones is called for the reach on Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Owen Jones, team foul #3 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Malcolm Blankenship (PF) Wallace Nunley, Michael Meyer | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-27 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Malcolm Blankenship - foul #1 on Malcolm Blankenship, team foul #4 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), John Campbell (PF) Richard Smith, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham (C) Andrew Wilcox | |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham lays it up and in set up by Charles Erickson | 14-29 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | William Smith connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 16-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Owen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shannon Isham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG), Michael Meyer (SF) Rodney Hidalgo, Owen Jones | |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Wallace Nunley picks off the pass by Tracy Williams | 16-31 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-31 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham tips it home | 16-33 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-33 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson grabs the board | 16-33 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley loses the dribble to John Campbell | 16-33 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the finger roll set up by Tracy Williams | 18-33 |
| 05:27 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-33 |
| 05:25 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer grabs the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #8 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo (SG), Owen Jones (SF), Andrew Wilcox (PF), Lawrence Nestor (C) Wallace Nunley, Michael Meyer, Malcolm Blankenship, Shannon Isham | |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 05:04 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG) Charles Erickson | |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is whistled for traveling | 20-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 20-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Rodney Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SF - Owen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Wilcox (fresh) C - Lawrence Nestor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Owen Jones - foul #2 on Owen Jones, team foul #5 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Wallace Nunley | 23-42 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-42 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it in | 25-42 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Stern - foul #1 on Stephen Stern, team foul #10 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship (PF) Lawrence Nestor | |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | William Smith misses long on a jumper from the left side | 25-43 |
| 02:16 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | William Smith is called for the reach on Rodney Hidalgo - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, William Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Michael Meyer (SF), Shannon Isham (C) Wallace Nunley, Owen Jones, Andrew Wilcox | |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Shannon Isham - foul #1 on Shannon Isham, team foul #6 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG) Rodney Hidalgo | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Erickson | 26-47 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Charles Erickson | 26-47 |
| 01:06 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson lays it up and in | 26-49 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Warren Ruck | 29-49 |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Warren Ruck blocks the short jumper by Shannon Isham | 29-49 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams travels with the ball | 29-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG), Owen Jones (SF), Lawrence Nestor (C) Christopher Grenier, Malcolm Blankenship, Shannon Isham | |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 29-49 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amoroso | 29-49 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Michael Meyer blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Amoroso | 29-49 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-49 |