| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Balke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Warren Gulbranson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Wardle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Scruggs - foul #1 on Kevin Scruggs, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | James Dewar is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs hits a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by David Balke | 26-28 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Manuel Young - foul #1 on Manuel Young, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Gibbs is called for the reach on Warren Gulbranson - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Young | 28-30 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs scores on a floater in the paint set up by Robert Taylor | 28-32 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Young | 31-32 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Manuel Young - foul #2 on Manuel Young, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (PG), James Westervelt (SG), Andrew Woody (SF), Cory Bishop (PF), Thomas Weeks (C) David Balke, Kevin Scruggs, Manuel Young, Warren Gulbranson, Cecil Wardle | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) Timothy Gibbs | |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Rosario Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Westervelt (fresh) SF - Andrew Woody (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Cory Bishop (fresh) C - Thomas Weeks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-34 |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rosario Moretti | 36-34 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | James Westervelt steals it from Clifford Bryant | 36-34 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Woody is hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Balke (PG), Kevin Scruggs (SG), Manuel Young (SF), Warren Gulbranson (PF), Cecil Wardle (C) Rosario Moretti, James Westervelt, Andrew Woody, Cory Bishop, Thomas Weeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | David Balke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stjepan Politowski - foul #3 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | David Balke makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's | David Balke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Robert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Taylor steals it from David Balke in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Robert Taylor comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 38-36 |
| 13:02 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Balke | 40-36 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Robert Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Scruggs - foul #2 on Kevin Scruggs, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (PG), Thomas Weeks (PF) David Balke, Warren Gulbranson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Manuel Young, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Rosario Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scruggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Weeks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | David Nock is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt (SG), Cory Bishop (PF) Kevin Scruggs, Cecil Wardle | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's | Cory Bishop misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Gibbs - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF) James Dewar | |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's | Cory Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's | Cory Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | David Nock snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Rosario Moretti takes the ball from David Nock | 42-40 |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rosario Moretti | 44-40 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | David Nock misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak tips it home | 44-42 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Rosario Moretti, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Balke (PG), Kevin Scruggs (SG), Andrew Woody (SF), Warren Gulbranson (PF), Cecil Wardle (C) Rosario Moretti, James Westervelt, Manuel Young, Cory Bishop, Thomas Weeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | David Balke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Robert Taylor is hacked by Cecil Wardle - foul #1 on Cecil Wardle, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young (SF) Andrew Woody | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Robert Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Scruggs | 46-44 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Manuel Young | 46-44 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Balke | 48-44 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Taylor | 48-46 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Manuel Young - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Balke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Scruggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Warren Gulbranson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Warren Gulbranson - foul #1 on Warren Gulbranson, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks (C) Cecil Wardle | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SF) James Dewar | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs hits a floater from the right side set up by David Balke | 51-48 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:11 | St. Joseph's | David Balke scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Scruggs | 53-48 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Gibbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (PG), James Westervelt (SG), Andrew Woody (SF), Cecil Wardle (C) David Balke, Kevin Scruggs, Manuel Young, Thomas Weeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), David Hawker (SG), James Dewar (SF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Jerome Somalski | |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | David Nock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 04:10 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Woody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 03:39 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Woody tips it back up and in | 56-50 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Rosario Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Westervelt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Woody (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Gulbranson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Hawker (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Nock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Wardle - foul #2 on Cecil Wardle, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Cory Bishop (PF) Warren Gulbranson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF) David Hawker, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Nock misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Scruggs (SG), Manuel Young (SF), Thomas Weeks (PF) James Westervelt, Andrew Woody, Cory Bishop | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Balke (PG) Rosario Moretti | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 57-53 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Weeks | 57-53 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | David Balke misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 57-53 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | James Dewar scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Gibbs is called for the reach on Thomas Weeks - foul #4 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle is fouled in the backcourt by Stjepan Politowski - foul #4 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #12 | 59-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (PG), Warren Gulbranson (PF) David Balke, Thomas Weeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Cecil Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Warren Gulbranson grabs the board | 60-56 |