| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes tips it in | 30-30 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Simon Dashner tips it home | 32-30 |
| 18:54 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin is denied on a layup by Dustin Highsmith | 32-30 |
| 18:53 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:39 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:54 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holmes | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the floater from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Richard Henley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hammond - foul #2 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis (C) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Simon Dashner picks off the pass by Timothy Hammond | 35-30 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Jerome Lewis swats the short shot by Derrick Tosh | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Coggin | 35-30 |
| 16:21 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edgar Jenkins | 35-33 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Simon Dashner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Simon Dashner, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Paul Zeledon (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, Simon Dashner, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Brian Alley (PF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Steven Coggin, Eric Winstead | |
| 15:50 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rick Young | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - Paul Zeledon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Rick Young (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Esposito (fresh) SF - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Alley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses short on a runner from the left block | 35-35 |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 15:02 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), John Heflin (SF), Richard Henley (PF) Frank Rounds, Paul Zeledon, John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Eric Winstead (PF) Rick Young, Jerome Lewis, Brian Alley | |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Edgar Jenkins steals it from Lynn Keen in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Holmes - foul #3 on Kenneth Holmes, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin (SF), Peter Bullen (C) Andre Esposito, Kenneth Holmes | |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:14 | St. Bonaventure | Derrick Tosh picks off the pass by Edgar Jenkins | 37-38 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 13:54 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:29 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 12:59 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Henley swats the short shot by Eric Winstead | 39-38 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | John Heflin grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | James Caruso misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:24 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Henley is called for the reach on Eric Winstead - foul #2 on Richard Henley, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Jerome Lewis (PF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Eric Winstead, Peter Bullen | |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young is fouled on the floor by Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 11:58 | St. Bonaventure | Lynn Keen is called for the reach on Rick Young - foul #3 on Lynn Keen, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 11:45 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin buries a fadeaway in the paint | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rice (fresh) 4 reb. C - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Rick Young (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Esposito (fresh) SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Steven Coggin is called for the reach on Frank Rounds - foul #1 on Steven Coggin, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead (PF) Steven Coggin | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the jump hook from close range | 39-40 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | John Rice misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young is hacked by Frank Rounds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Rounds, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF), Richard Henley (PF) Frank Rounds, Simon Dashner, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond (SG) Andre Esposito | |
| 11:03 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lewis - foul #1 on Jerome Lewis, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG), Steven Coggin (SF) Rick Young, Jerome Lewis | |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Richard Henley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen (C) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 10:05 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen is called for a backcourt violation | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis (C) Peter Bullen | |
| 09:54 | Xavier | James Caruso is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hammond - foul #3 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francis Tuttle (C) John Heflin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Simon Dashner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 09:36 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Eric Winstead | 39-40 |
| 09:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen (C) Eric Winstead | |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Lewis | 39-40 |
| 09:16 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:50 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Highsmith steals it from Timothy Hammond | 39-40 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis clanks a shot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 08:11 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 41-40 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Coggin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Lynn Keen buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Caruso | 43-40 |
| 06:51 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lynn Keen | 43-40 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Lynn Keen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 06:43 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Coggin | 43-40 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen dunks the ball | 43-42 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Simon Dashner comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Bullen - foul #1 on Peter Bullen, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), John Heflin (SF), John Rice (C) Lynn Keen, James Caruso, Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Andre Esposito (SG), Brian Alley (SF), Eric Winstead (PF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Steven Coggin, Jerome Lewis, Peter Bullen | |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Rick Young - foul #1 on Rick Young, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francis Tuttle (C) Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:49 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:33 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito's pass is intercepted by Derrick Tosh | 44-42 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Frank Rounds hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Tosh and he's hacked by Rick Young - foul #2 on Rick Young, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 04:49 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Frank Rounds clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Francis Tuttle - foul #3 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Richard Henley (PF) Frank Rounds, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG) Rick Young | |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:58 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Kenneth Holmes, team foul #10 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) John Rice | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond (SG) Brian Alley | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Heflin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | James Caruso misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 03:26 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:08 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito tips it home | 48-47 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | John Heflin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, John Heflin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin (SF), Jerome Lewis (C) Andre Esposito, Kenneth Holmes | |
| 02:00 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF) Lynn Keen, Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes (C) Jerome Lewis | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Timothy Hammond is called for the reach on Dustin Highsmith - foul #4 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #11 | 48-47 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Derrick Tosh is called for the reach on Edgar Jenkins - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 50-48 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Coggin | 50-48 |
| 00:52 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:37 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edgar Jenkins | 50-51 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith drills a floater from the right block | 52-51 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the jumper in the paint | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Richard Henley can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins runs out the clock | 52-53 |