| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Demarcus Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Harold Graves out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Lloyd Cottrell - foul #2 on Lloyd Cottrell, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:50 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Dixon steals it from Lloyd Cottrell | 34-24 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Edward Delaney clanks a runner in the paint | 34-24 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Nuzzo | 34-27 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Donald Dixon makes the shot from the baseline | 36-27 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | Edward Delaney steps in front of the Charles Mayfield pass | 36-27 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Cottrell - foul #3 on Lloyd Cottrell, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco (PF) Lloyd Cottrell | |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Grieco, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Edward Delaney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Harold Graves loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Mark Gates takes the ball from Clarence Nichols | 38-27 |
| 16:58 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates's pass is intercepted by Edwin Hayles | 38-27 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Christopher Grieco is called for the reach on Harold Graves - foul #2 on Christopher Grieco, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG) Demarcus Smith | |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Vernon Clark is hacked by Mark Gates - foul #2 on Mark Gates, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF), Donald Dixon (C) Clarence Nichols, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #3 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #6 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG) Lawrence Nuzzo | |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Grieco | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SG - George Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Grieco (fresh) C - Mark Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong loses the dribble to Christopher Grieco | 40-30 |
| 15:16 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Mayfield | 40-33 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Charles Mayfield steps in front of the Paul Armstrong pass | 40-33 |
| 14:47 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Mayfield | 40-35 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles scores on a jumper from the right block | 42-35 |
| 14:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edwin Hayles | 42-35 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Charles Mayfield denies the turnaround by Stephen Evans | 42-35 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:07 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Evans is called for the reach on Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Demarcus Smith (SG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF) Charles Anderson, Jesse Wright, Christopher Grieco | |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols's pass is intercepted by Charles Mayfield | 42-35 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Clark is called for the reach on Charles Mayfield - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Demarcus Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Gates (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates tips it in | 42-37 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Nuzzo | 42-39 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Edward Delaney scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Harold Graves | 44-39 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Demarcus Smith | 44-41 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Harold Graves knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Clark | 47-41 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell can't throw it down but the foul's on Edward Delaney - foul #2 on Edward Delaney, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Harold Graves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Addison | 49-42 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Nuzzo | 49-44 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-44 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:58 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 49-44 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Michael Addison tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Harold Graves steps in front of the Demarcus Smith pass | 51-44 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 53-44 |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | Clarence Nichols picks off the pass by Mark Gates | 53-44 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Lawrence Nuzzo steals it from Clarence Nichols | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Clarence Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Demarcus Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Gates (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mayfield | 53-44 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Mark Gates is denied by Edwin Hayles | 53-44 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Gates | 53-44 |
| 06:55 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clarence Nichols | 53-44 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Graves | 55-44 |
| 06:20 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell hits a runner in the lane | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lloyd Cottrell - foul #4 on Lloyd Cottrell, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Donald Dixon (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Raymond Chisholm (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Demarcus Smith, Mark Gates | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | George Flynn takes the ball from Charles Anderson | 56-46 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Stephen Evans dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Flynn | 58-46 |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Wright | 58-48 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is hacked by Jesse Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Wright, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco (PF) Lloyd Cottrell | |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by George Flynn | 62-51 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Vernon Clark - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG) Charles Anderson | |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | George Flynn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-52 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Chisholm gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Clark - foul #3 on Vernon Clark, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates (C) Raymond Chisholm | |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Grieco snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Mayfield (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Grieco (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Gates (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edwin Hayles | 62-52 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Stephen Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | George Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Vernon Clark (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith (SG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF) Jesse Wright, Christopher Grieco | |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles makes the jumper near the basket | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Demarcus Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-52 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Vernon Clark gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-52 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Gates | 64-52 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mayfield | 64-55 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF), Donald Dixon (C) Edwin Hayles, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Mayfield - foul #1 on Charles Mayfield, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Nuzzo | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Harold Graves is hacked by Lawrence Nuzzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell loses the dribble to Michael Addison | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Harold Graves lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Armstrong | 69-57 |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield connects on the floater from the right block | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Michael Addison runs out the clock | 69-59 |