| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Dixon | 20-25 |
| 19:38 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 18:58 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Armstrong takes the ball from Kenneth Thorsen | 20-27 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| 18:23 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland is hacked by Paul Armstrong - foul #1 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Morgan | 20-29 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Harold Graves clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 17:38 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Addison - foul #2 on Michael Addison, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Armstrong and he's hacked by Kenneth Thorsen - foul #2 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 16:47 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Hayles is called for the reach on Steven Winland - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #3 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:28 | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Nichols picks off the pass by David Morgan | 22-30 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | George Flynn is hacked by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG) Michael Addison | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SF), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Lars Orhenkowski, Harry Patterson | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is whistled for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), Donald Dixon (C) George Flynn, Edwin Hayles, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Stone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 22-30 |
| 15:25 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 15:10 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the shot from the left block | 22-30 |
| 15:08 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Nichols | 24-32 |
| 14:26 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen is hacked by Edward Delaney - foul #3 on Edward Delaney, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Stephen Evans, Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Harry Patterson (C) David Morgan, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| 14:07 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson is hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #2 on Donald Dixon, team foul #5 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Graves steals it from Christopher Waldrup | 24-32 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the easy layup | 24-32 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Addison | 27-32 |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Delaney - foul #4 on Edward Delaney, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (C) Harold Graves, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Robinson (PF) Larry Stone | |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:40 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #7 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Dixon (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Christopher Waldrup, Daniel Robinson | |
| 12:40 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Harry Patterson steals the ball from George Flynn | 27-37 |
| 11:56 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) George Flynn | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's floater is tipped away by Harry Patterson | 27-37 |
| 11:33 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 11:23 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Harold Graves snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Michael Addison's pass is intercepted by Steven Winland in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 10:28 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 10:27 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Donald Dixon snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Harold Graves's pass is intercepted by Steven Winland | 27-37 |
| 09:27 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Vernon Clark (PF) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SF), Larry Stone (PF), Daniel Robinson (C) Lars Orhenkowski, Kenneth Thorsen, Harry Patterson | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Stephen Evans scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Dixon | 29-37 |
| 08:46 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Stone | 29-40 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Waldrup - foul #2 on Christopher Waldrup, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Vernon Clark gets the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Donald Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG) Stephen Evans, George Flynn | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski (SF) David Morgan | |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup is fouled on the floor by Clarence Nichols - foul #2 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF), Edwin Hayles (C) Vernon Clark, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson (C) Daniel Robinson | |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Edward Delaney buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Edwin Hayles | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 32-41 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Edward Delaney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Larry Stone - foul #2 on Larry Stone, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Christopher Waldrup, Larry Stone | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 3rd free throw | 36-43 |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Winland | 36-45 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles tips it home | 38-45 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits the finger roll set up by Steven Winland | 38-47 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Stephen Evans hits a fadeaway in the paint | 40-47 |
| 04:24 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (PF), Donald Dixon (C) Stephen Evans, Harold Graves, Edward Delaney, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SF), Larry Stone (C) Lars Orhenkowski, Harry Patterson | |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 04:05 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 03:41 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 03:40 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone tips it home | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is hacked by Steven Winland - foul #3 on Steven Winland, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Daniel Robinson (C) David Morgan, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Robinson (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-49 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Donald Dixon hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 02:57 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) George Flynn | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Larry Stone, Daniel Robinson | |
| 02:30 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 44-49 |
| 01:56 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG) Christopher Waldrup | |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Thorsen - foul #3 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:46 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Graves steals it from Steven Winland in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Michael Addison connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Graves | 48-49 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #3 on Donald Dixon, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Michael Addison's pass is intercepted by Steven Winland in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland blows the layup | 48-52 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Graves | 48-52 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Michael Addison comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lars Orhenkowski and he's fouled by Donald Dixon - foul #4 on Donald Dixon, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SG) Steven Winland | |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Michael Addison makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Graves | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Lars Orhenkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Addison, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Daniel Robinson (PF) Christopher Waldrup, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Steven Winland picks off the pass by Edward Delaney | 51-56 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski is hacked by Harold Graves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #12 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Daniel Robinson | |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Harold Graves pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 51-57 |