| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) SF - John Penn (fresh) PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) C - Thomas Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) SG - James Caruso (fresh) SF - John Heflin (fresh) PF - Richard Henley (fresh) C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is fouled on the floor by John Penn - foul #1 on John Penn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | James Caruso buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | John Heflin travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Baylor | John Penn misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Henley - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Baylor | John Penn makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:30 | Baylor | John Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled on the floor by John Penn - foul #2 on John Penn, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harold Kirkland (SF) John Penn | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Baylor | Thomas Strong tips it home | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | James Caruso is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Baylor | Thomas Strong hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Cote | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Dillard | 6-3 |
| 16:22 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Cote | 8-3 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | James Caruso drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 8-6 |
| 15:55 | Baylor | Richard Henley takes the ball from Thomas Dillard | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Heflin (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Henley (fresh) C - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | Baylor | Thomas Strong pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | John Heflin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Dillard | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Baylor | Thomas Renner's pass is intercepted by Derrick Tosh | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Baylor | Thomas Renner gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:36 | Baylor | John Heflin is called for the reach on Thomas Renner - foul #1 on John Heflin, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Henry Conroy (SF), Russell Holmes (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, Harold Kirkland, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), John Rice (PF), Francis Tuttle (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, John Heflin, Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 14:26 | Baylor | Brady Frazier knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Blake Loggins | 10-6 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | John Rice is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| 13:52 | Baylor | Brady Frazier clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Frank Rounds | 10-6 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | John Rice is hacked by Russell Holmes - foul #1 on Russell Holmes, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Lynn Keen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-6 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 10-8 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Simon Dashner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Baylor | Francis Tuttle is called for the reach on Brady Frazier - foul #1 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Henry Conroy, Russell Holmes, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), James Caruso (SG), Richard Henley (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Lynn Keen, Frank Rounds, John Rice, Francis Tuttle | |
| 12:13 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Simon Dashner - foul #1 on Simon Dashner, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Heflin (SF) Simon Dashner | |
| 12:13 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:48 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cote | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Heflin (fresh) PF - Richard Henley (fresh) C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:41 | Baylor | Thomas Renner tips it home | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Richard Henley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Henley, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 10:54 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is whistled for traveling | 15-11 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | James Caruso can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 15-11 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | John Rice tips it but misses | 15-11 |
| 10:36 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:24 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-11 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | John Heflin grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh loses the dribble to Thomas Strong | 15-11 |
| 09:50 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard jams it on a great pass from Harold Kirkland and the foul's on Derrick Tosh - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Henry Conroy (SF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, Harold Kirkland, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Francis Tuttle (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, John Heflin, John Rice | |
| 09:50 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the lay-in | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:20 | Baylor | Brady Frazier knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Donald Hughes | 20-11 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 08:57 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:51 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 20-11 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Simon Dashner snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | James Caruso misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-11 |
| 08:45 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 08:28 | Baylor | Brady Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-11 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brady Frazier - foul #1 on Brady Frazier, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Thomas Dillard, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Simon Dashner, Francis Tuttle | |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:45 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Heflin - foul #2 on John Heflin, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Zeledon (SF) John Heflin | |
| 07:45 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:45 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Conroy (fresh) C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Zeledon (fresh) PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-13 |
| 07:27 | Baylor | Henry Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 07:05 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 07:03 | Baylor | Thomas Renner snags the offensive board | 22-13 |
| 06:45 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland's pass is intercepted by John Rice | 22-13 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Henry Conroy is called for the reach on John Rice - foul #1 on Henry Conroy, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brady Frazier (PF) Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Lynn Keen, Paul Zeledon, John Rice | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 06:20 | Baylor | Brady Frazier gets the rebound | 22-13 |
| 06:18 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Rounds - foul #1 on Frank Rounds, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Frank Rounds | |
| 06:18 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:18 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 05:53 | Baylor | Thomas Strong gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 05:41 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland is called for a backcourt violation | 24-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (SG), Blake Loggins (SF) Thomas Renner, Harold Kirkland | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG) Derrick Tosh | |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-13 |
| 05:31 | Baylor | Donald Hughes grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 05:12 | Baylor | Francis Tuttle denies the turnaround by Kenneth Cote | 24-13 |
| 05:11 | Baylor | Thomas Strong hits the follow up shot | 26-13 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Simon Dashner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Simon Dashner, team foul #9 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Thomas Renner (SG), Thomas Dillard (PF), Russell Holmes (C) Kenneth Cote, Brady Frazier, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Zeledon (SF), John Rice (PF) Simon Dashner, Francis Tuttle | |
| 04:42 | Baylor | Paul Zeledon is called for the reach on Blake Loggins - foul #1 on Paul Zeledon, team foul #10 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (C) Donald Hughes, Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:42 | Baylor | Blake Loggins makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:42 | Baylor | Blake Loggins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 27-13 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Zeledon | 27-15 |
| 04:01 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-15 |
| 04:00 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland snags the offensive board | 27-15 |
| 03:42 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 03:41 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard tips it in | 29-15 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Blake Loggins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Conroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Zeledon (fresh) PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Frank Rounds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Blake Loggins - foul #1 on Blake Loggins, team foul #6 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), John Penn (SF), Brady Frazier (C) Blake Loggins, Thomas Renner, Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF), Richard Henley (PF) James Caruso, Paul Zeledon, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:28 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard can't connect on a runner near the basket | 29-17 |
| 03:27 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Brady Frazier | 29-17 |
| 03:07 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard connects on the turnaround from the left block | 31-17 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | John Rice can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-17 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | John Rice tips it in | 31-19 |
| 02:33 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Heflin - foul #3 on John Heflin, team foul #11 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Harold Kirkland, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), Francis Tuttle (C) Frank Rounds, John Heflin, John Rice | |
| 02:33 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:33 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 32-19 |
| 02:14 | Baylor | The rebound goes to John Penn | 32-19 |
| 01:52 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Strong | 35-19 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Simon Dashner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-19 |
| 01:28 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 35-19 |
| 01:23 | Baylor | Derrick Tosh steals it from Kenneth Cote in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh banks in the layup | 35-21 |
| 01:14 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Blake Loggins (SG), Henry Conroy (SF), Brady Frazier (PF) Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Lynn Keen | |
| 01:00 | Xavier | James Caruso clanks a shot from the left side | 35-21 |
| 00:59 | Baylor | Thomas Strong pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 00:54 | Baylor | Brady Frazier is hacked by Richard Henley - foul #3 on Richard Henley, team foul #12 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harold Kirkland (SG) Blake Loggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Paul Zeledon (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, Richard Henley, Francis Tuttle | |
| 00:54 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 00:54 | Baylor | Brady Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is denied on a layup by Brady Frazier | 36-21 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Simon Dashner grabs the offensive board | 36-21 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the lay-in | 36-21 |
| 00:19 | Baylor | Henry Conroy grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 00:01 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the dunk | 36-21 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | The clock runs out | 36-21 |