| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (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 | Xavier | James Wetzel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Robert George travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Frank Emery is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Walter Crews snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Frank Emery is hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | James Wetzel splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback jams it | 5-3 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the finger roll set up by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Donald Massenburg (SG), James Robertson (SF), Marvin Duda (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | James Robertson misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:33 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Daly | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Marvin Duda | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) SG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by James Robertson - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Robertson - foul #2 on James Robertson, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Duda (PF) James Robertson | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Massenburg | 11-7 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback | 14-7 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a floater from the right block | 14-7 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 14-7 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Paul Daly is blocked by Adam Whitley | 14-7 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau gets the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 14-7 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 16-7 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 16-7 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Marvin Duda tips it home | 16-9 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Marvin Duda - foul #1 on Marvin Duda, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Robert George (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Donald Massenburg, Marvin Duda, Adam Whitley | |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Walter Bettis is denied by Walter Crews | 16-9 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Paul Reese snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Walter Bettis picks off the pass by James Wetzel out of a doubleteam | 16-9 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a jumper in the paint | 16-9 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the floater from the right side | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert George (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is fouled on the floor by Paul Reese - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SF) James Wetzel | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robin Belliveau | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Frank Emery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-11 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 16-11 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is whistled for a carry | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Robin Belliveau | |
| 10:05 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Walter Crews can't tip it in | 16-11 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 16-11 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-11 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Zentz | 19-11 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | James Wetzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Walter Crews - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SG) Frank Emery | |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Walter Crews's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 19-11 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a runner from the right block | 21-11 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Paul Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG) Paul Reese, James Wetzel | |
| 08:26 | Xavier | The short jumper by Robert George is denied by Maurice Lokken | 21-11 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SF) Robin Belliveau, Donald Massenburg | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Paul Reese comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 24-13 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Paul Reese is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Donald Massenburg (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | James Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Robert George drills a turnaround from the right block | 24-15 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Whitley - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Donald Massenburg, Adam Whitley | |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Frank Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | James Wetzel buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert George | 25-18 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | James Wetzel picks off the pass by Paul Dunneback | 25-18 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Frank Emery hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the turnaround near the basket | 27-18 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Robert George clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by James Wetzel - foul #2 on James Wetzel, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SG), Robin Belliveau (SF), Adam Whitley (PF) Frank Emery, James Wetzel, Robert George | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury double dribbles | 29-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Robert George (PF) Paul Reese, Walter Crews | |
| 04:16 | Xavier | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Robin Belliveau - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Marvin Duda (PF), Walter Crews (C) Frank Emery, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 29-18 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Bojan Wolinski and he's hacked by Marvin Duda - foul #2 on Marvin Duda, team foul #10 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), James Robertson (C) Paul Reese, Robin Belliveau, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews | |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 32-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | James Robertson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Wetzel | 32-20 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it in set up by Robert Zentz and he's hacked by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #11 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Robert George | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Walter Crews pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | James Robertson is called for traveling | 34-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Crews is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #12 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SG), Robert George (PF) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Paul Reese is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Robertson | 36-22 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-22 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't tip it in | 36-22 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Robert George banks in the layup and he's fouled by Israel Zambrana - foul #3 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG) Paul Reese, Donald Massenburg | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Robert George makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-25 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 36-25 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 38-25 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Robert George clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #8 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, James Wetzel | |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is hacked by James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #13 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (PF) James Robertson, Robert George | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Walter Crews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SG) Frank Emery | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the jumper from the left block | 42-25 |