| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) SF - Mark Dewey (fresh) PF - James Fontenot (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | James Fontenot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Niagara | Antonio Troy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Niagara | Mark Dewey is hacked by Joseph Sperry - foul #1 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Niagara | James Fontenot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Brad Davis is fouled on the floor by Antonio Troy - foul #1 on Antonio Troy, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | David Bailey hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Lever | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | Mark Dewey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Dewey, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Brad Davis is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Maynard Knight scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Antonio Troy | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Daniel Lever knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 17:02 | Niagara | James Fontenot buries a jumper near the basket | 11-4 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-4 |
| 16:41 | Niagara | James Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:26 | Niagara | Maynard Knight misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-4 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | David Bailey is fouled on the floor by James Fontenot - foul #1 on James Fontenot, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), Kyle Griggs (SG), George Benjamin (SF), Earl Allen (PF), Harold Hall (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Mark Dewey, James Fontenot, Federico Rossi | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - John Carrozza (fresh) PF - William Murakami (fresh) C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Joel Matta (fresh) SG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) SF - George Benjamin (fresh) PF - Earl Allen (fresh) C - Harold Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | John Duke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-4 |
| 15:38 | Niagara | George Benjamin gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:19 | Niagara | Joel Matta connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Earl Allen | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | John Carrozza misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | Niagara | Joel Matta makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Griggs | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Kyle Griggs is called for the reach on William Fleming - foul #1 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF), David Bailey (C) Brian O'Carroll, William Murakami, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), James Ellis (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Federico Rossi (C) Joel Matta, Kyle Griggs, Earl Allen, Harold Hall | |
| 13:58 | Xavier | David Bailey misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 11-9 |
| 13:56 | Niagara | The rebound goes to George Benjamin | 11-9 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Fleming (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Federico Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | John Duke is hacked by James Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ellis, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Murakami (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Fontenot (PF) Mark Dewey | |
| 13:21 | Xavier | John Carrozza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | John Duke tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | William Murakami tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| 13:00 | Niagara | George Benjamin travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Connolly (PF), David Bailey (C) William Murakami, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Mark Dewey (SF) Derrick Ryan, James Ellis, Federico Rossi | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | David Bailey hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by John Carrozza | 15-10 |
| 12:10 | Niagara | David Bailey denies the turnaround by Mark Dewey | 15-10 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | John Carrozza travels in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Duke, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Kyle Griggs (SG), Harold Hall (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Maynard Knight, Mark Dewey, James Fontenot, George Benjamin | |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Matta | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Hall (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Xavier | David Bailey comes up short on the floater from the right block | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Niagara | David Bailey steps in front of the Federico Rossi pass | 15-13 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | David Bailey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), James Ellis (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Earl Allen (PF), George Benjamin (C) Antonio Troy, Kyle Griggs, Joel Matta, Harold Hall, Federico Rossi | |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Derrick Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| 10:25 | Niagara | George Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Brad Davis's pass is intercepted by Derrick Ryan in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Dewey | 15-15 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | William Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brad Davis, John Duke, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), James Fontenot (PF) Derrick Ryan, James Ellis, Earl Allen | |
| 09:31 | Niagara | Antonio Troy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Antonio Troy steps in front of the Glenn Wolfe pass | 15-15 |
| 08:37 | Niagara | Antonio Troy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (SF), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (SF), Harold Hall (C) Mark Dewey, George Benjamin | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | John Duke is fouled in the backcourt by Maynard Knight - foul #1 on Maynard Knight, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Niagara | Federico Rossi (C) James Fontenot | |
| 08:21 | Xavier | John Duke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | John Duke banks in the wide open layup | 17-15 |
| 07:37 | Niagara | Antonio Troy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | William Murakami gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Murakami (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joel Matta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Federico Rossi (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Brad Davis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Murakami | 20-15 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Maynard Knight loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Fleming (C) John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), James Ellis (SG), Earl Allen (SF), James Fontenot (PF), George Benjamin (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Joel Matta, Harold Hall, Federico Rossi | |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Brad Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 20-15 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | George Benjamin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Ellis and he's fouled by William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | George Benjamin makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Brad Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Earl Allen misses the dunk but the foul's on Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (SF), William Murakami (C) Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Joel Matta (SF), Federico Rossi (C) Kyle Griggs, James Ellis, James Fontenot, George Benjamin | |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Earl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Earl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Maynard Knight | 22-19 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | John Duke is called for the reach on Maynard Knight - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Fleming (C) John Duke, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Fontenot (PF), Harold Hall (C) Earl Allen, Federico Rossi | |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Maynard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Maynard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is fouled on the floor by Maynard Knight - foul #2 on Maynard Knight, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), Mark Dewey (SF) Derrick Ryan, Maynard Knight | |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Mark Dewey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 04:29 | Niagara | Joel Matta misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | William Murakami pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Ellis (SG), George Benjamin (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Joel Matta, James Fontenot, Harold Hall | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | David Bailey drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Federico Rossi - foul #1 on Federico Rossi, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Brian O'Carroll | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) PF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Dewey (tiring) PF - George Benjamin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Federico Rossi (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ellis and he's fouled by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Duke, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (SF) Mark Dewey | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is hacked by James Ellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ellis, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG) Kyle Griggs | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Federico Rossi pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Matta | 27-27 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Brad Davis is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 02:05 | Niagara | James Ellis knocks in the floater in the paint | 29-29 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Derrick Ryan - foul #1 on Derrick Ryan, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Earl Allen (PF), Harold Hall (C) Derrick Ryan, James Ellis, Joel Matta, George Benjamin, Federico Rossi | |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:45 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #3 on Brad Davis, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG) Brad Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:45 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | John Carrozza's pass is intercepted by Kyle Griggs in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 01:41 | Niagara | Maynard Knight misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Maynard Knight tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Earl Allen tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Earl Allen picks off the pass by John Carrozza in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 01:24 | Niagara | Maynard Knight misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | John Duke is hacked by Mark Dewey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Dewey, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG) Maynard Knight | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | John Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Earl Allen pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Joseph Connolly is called for the reach on Harold Hall - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | Niagara | Maynard Knight (SG), James Fontenot (PF) Kyle Griggs, Earl Allen | |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Harold Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Harold Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | David Bailey connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Mark Dewey buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Maynard Knight | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The jump hook by Glenn Wolfe is blocked by James Fontenot | 34-35 |