| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky inbounds the ball | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-24 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 44-24 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Jackie Smith snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Jackie Smith is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jackie Smith | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 46-24 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Orlowsky | 46-24 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-24 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Walsh - foul #1 on Geoffrey Walsh, team foul #1 | 49-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-25 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-26 |
| 17:27 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamie Jones | 51-26 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | William Smith's layup is rejected by Jackie Smith | 51-26 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-26 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (C) Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| 16:46 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Harvey | 53-26 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Moffett | 53-28 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), Michael Orlowsky (SF) Bernard Harvey, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 54-28 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-28 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-28 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 55-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackie Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Arndt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-30 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | David Arndt grabs the offensive board | 55-30 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-30 |
| 15:28 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh grabs the offensive rebound | 55-30 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | James Haws is hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #4 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), David Jensen (SG), Brian Stamper (C) James Haws, Geoffrey Walsh, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Brian Stamper double dribbles | 55-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Smith | 55-32 |
| 14:39 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-32 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 55-32 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Smith | 55-34 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #5 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon is whistled for a carry | 57-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:45 | Colorado | Jamie Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jamie Jones, team foul #2 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (SG), Jackie Smith (PF) David Jensen, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG) Bernard Harvey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:19 | Colorado | William Smith is called for the reach on Jackie Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) David Arndt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:07 | Colorado | Jackie Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-34 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-34 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the board | 57-34 |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Jackie Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Michael Orlowsky (SF) James Haws, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 58-36 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Jackie Smith blows the dunk | 58-36 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackie Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Tracy Williams loses the dribble to Brian Stamper | 58-36 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), David Arndt (C) Geoffrey Walsh, Jackie Smith, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (PF) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Michael Orlowsky is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Michael Orlowsky, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF) Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, William Smith | |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 58-39 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | David Jensen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Jackie Smith - foul #2 on Jackie Smith, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (SG) David Jensen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | David Arndt grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | The short jumper by Jackie Smith is denied by Warren Ruck | 58-41 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Moffett | 58-43 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Moffett | 60-45 |
| 08:52 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | Jackie Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | David Arndt steps in front of the Warren Ruck pass | 63-45 |
| 07:52 | Colorado | Jackie Smith drills a jump hook from close range | 65-45 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Jackie Smith is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), David Jensen (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Brian Stamper (C) Bernard Harvey, Geoffrey Walsh, Jamie Jones, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jackie Smith - foul #3 on Jackie Smith, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SF) Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:36 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 69-48 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Brian Stamper blocks the jumper by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 69-48 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | Brian Stamper pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the jumper from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 05:55 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky gets the offensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | David Jensen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-48 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky snags the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Brian Stamper is called for 5 seconds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Geoffrey Walsh (SG) David Jensen, Dennis Holdren | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Ronald Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-48 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky double dribbles | 69-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (PG), David Jensen (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), David Arndt (PF) Bernard Harvey, Geoffrey Walsh, James Haws, Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | William Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 69-51 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Jamie Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dennis Holdren | 72-51 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-51 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | David Arndt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF) Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (PF) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Dennis Holdren is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | William Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Jackie Smith snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Colorado | The short jumper by David Arndt is denied by William Smith | 72-51 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 72-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it home | 72-53 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | David Arndt drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Jensen | 74-53 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | David Arndt takes the ball from Jimmie Lyon | 74-53 |
| 02:23 | Colorado | David Arndt blows the dunk | 74-53 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 74-53 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | David Arndt picks off the pass by Ronald Brown | 74-53 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Jackie Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG) Dennis Holdren | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | David Jensen blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Richard Smith | 76-53 |
| 01:13 | Colorado | Jackie Smith snags the defensive board | 76-53 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | James Haws scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jackie Smith | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the follow up shot | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 79-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Arndt - foul #1 on David Arndt, team foul #7 | 79-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the rebound | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | James Haws runs out the clock | 79-56 |