| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) SF - Maurice Black (fresh) PF - Joe Degree (fresh) C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Joe Degree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Edmond Roberts is called for the reach on John Woodall - foul #1 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | DePaul | Gil Carberry is called for the reach on John Woodall - foul #1 on Gil Carberry, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | Maurice Black scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | John Harper travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Paul Hunter drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Gil Carberry connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Harper | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | John Woodall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Vance Hannah pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Gil Carberry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vance Hannah | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | DePaul | Joe Degree misses the floater in the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | John Harper gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | DePaul | Joe Degree gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Maurice Black is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | James Hinnenkamp swats the short shot by Loren Huston | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Loren Huston can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Paul Hunter grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Maurice Black drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Loren Huston buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Vance Hannah and he's hacked by Joe Degree - foul #1 on Joe Degree, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG), Larry Munkberg (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF), Eric French (C) Paul Hunter, Maurice Black, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Eric French grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) SG - Robert Bates (fresh) SF - Larry Munkberg (fresh) PF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) C - Eric French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | DePaul | Loren Huston denies the turnaround by John Woodall | 7-8 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Loren Huston snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | John Woodall grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses the shot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Vance Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by John Harper | 7-10 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vance Hannah - foul #1 on Vance Hannah, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Degree (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) John Woodall, Eric French | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | The jump hook by Matthew Pate is blocked by Larry Munkberg | 9-10 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Joe Degree pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Joe Degree can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Steven Mangano grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Matthew Pate lays it in set up by Danny Baumgart | 9-12 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Mansfield | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Matthew Pate knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Mansfield and the foul's on Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF) Robert Bates, Larry Munkberg, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:22 | DePaul | Joe Degree comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp can't tip it in | 9-15 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Loren Huston pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Loren Huston comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Loren Huston snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is called for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric French (C) James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Matthew Pate | |
| 11:41 | DePaul | Eric French is whistled for a carry | 9-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Calhoun (C) Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric French (fresh) C - David Calhoun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Maurice Black picks off the pass by Edmond Roberts | 9-15 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Maurice Black banks in the layup | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is denied on a dunk by David Calhoun | 11-15 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Paul Hunter gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Eric French banks in the layup | 13-15 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is fouled on the floor by John Woodall - foul #1 on John Woodall, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Robert Bates (SG), Joe Degree (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) John Woodall, Paul Hunter, Eric French, David Calhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Ronald Mansfield (PF) Edmond Roberts, Loren Huston | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Gil Carberry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 09:50 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:41 | DePaul | Maurice Black's dunk attempt is rejected by John Harper | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Mansfield | 13-15 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | John Harper misses the runner from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bates | 15-15 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF) Michael Hofmann, Robert Bates, Maurice Black | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Loren Huston (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Ronald Hutchinson, Ronald Mansfield, John Harper | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Vance Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Paul Hunter tips it in | 17-16 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | John Woodall steals it from Edmond Roberts | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | John Woodall blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Joe Degree grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 07:58 | DePaul | Paul Hunter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Hunter, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF), Eric French (C) Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Mangano (SF) Vance Hannah | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Loren Huston lays it in set up by Edmond Roberts | 17-18 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Munkberg (fresh) PF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Eric French misses the easy layup | 17-18 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Loren Huston pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Matthew Pate can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 17-18 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Matthew Pate snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 17-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Calhoun (C) Paul Hunter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Matthew Pate | |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell is called for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Maurice Black (SF), Joe Degree (PF) Eric French, David Calhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Loren Huston | |
| 06:20 | Xavier | John Harper lays it in | 17-20 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Joe Degree misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Steven Mangano pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Gil Carberry drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Mangano | 17-23 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | John Woodall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Maurice Black | 20-23 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Gil Carberry is fouled in the backcourt by John Woodall - foul #2 on John Woodall, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), James Hinnenkamp (C) John Woodall, Larry Munkberg, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Edmond Roberts, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Joe Degree is called for the reach on Gil Carberry - foul #2 on Joe Degree, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric French (PF) Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Eric French snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Eric French misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gil Carberry - foul #2 on Gil Carberry, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by Eric French - foul #1 on Eric French, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Harper | 22-23 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Maurice Black snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Eric French travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | John Harper is hacked by Paul Hunter - foul #2 on Paul Hunter, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Winston Noonan (PG) Paul Hunter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG) Ronald Hutchinson | |
| 04:16 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 24-25 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Vance Hannah can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 24-25 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Maurice Black gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Winston Noonan loses the dribble to Danny Baumgart in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Vance Hannah lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Baumgart | 24-27 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Harper - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Robert Bates (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF), Joe Degree (PF) Winston Noonan, Michael Hofmann, Maurice Black, Eric French | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Danny Baumgart, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Matthew Pate connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Mansfield | 25-29 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | Joe Degree tips it home | 27-29 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is hacked by James Hinnenkamp - foul #1 on James Hinnenkamp, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Eric French (C) Robert Bates, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | John Woodall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Joe Degree snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | John Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Harper (C) Matthew Pate | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Steven Mangano grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston hits the finger roll set up by Gil Carberry and the foul's on Joe Degree - foul #3 on Joe Degree, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (SG), Larry Munkberg (SF), David Calhoun (C) Paul Hunter, Paul Cantrell, Joe Degree | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF) Gil Carberry, Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano | |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:03 | DePaul | David Calhoun misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Vance Hannah pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vance Hannah | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | John Woodall drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bates | 30-37 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Danny Baumgart | 30-39 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Robert Bates hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Munkberg | 32-39 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Calhoun is called for the reach on Vance Hannah - foul #1 on David Calhoun, team foul #12 | 32-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) John Woodall, Larry Munkberg, Eric French, David Calhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Danny Baumgart, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vance Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-40 |