| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Sankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses the shot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Ronald Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jimmie Lyon | 26-27 |
| 19:07 | Saint Louis | Richard Smith is called for the reach on James Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski banks in the layup set up by John Deforest | 26-29 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Vule Sankowski - foul #4 on Vule Sankowski, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Vule Sankowski | |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Chris Rivard | 27-29 |
| 17:59 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 17:33 | Saint Louis | Vyacheslav Buczynski picks off the pass by John Deforest | 27-29 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | William Smith misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 16:53 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 16:52 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Jeter | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Deforest | 29-31 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | James Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:43 | Saint Louis | William Smith steals the ball from Jessie Jeter | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deforest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter, John Deforest | |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | William Smith tips it home | 31-33 |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Timothy Terry | 31-36 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Tracy Williams, William Smith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:41 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jackson Varnell and the foul's on Jimmie Lyon - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), John Deforest (PF) Ralph Penton, Chris Rivard | |
| 13:41 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ilia Marcheski and he's fouled by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Vule Sankowski (C) Ilia Marcheski, John Deforest | |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 33-41 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 35-41 |
| 12:26 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Vule Sankowski | 35-43 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski tips it home | 37-45 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it in on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski and he's fouled by Jackson Varnell - foul #1 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG), John Deforest (PF) James Edwards, Jackson Varnell | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Penton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Sankowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Terry | 40-47 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | William Smith tips it home | 42-47 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses badly on a runner in the lane | 42-47 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:57 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Penton | 42-49 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF) Timothy Terry, Jessie Jeter, John Deforest | |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | William Smith scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 44-51 |
| 08:35 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| 08:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Vule Sankowski | 44-51 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | William Smith is called for the reach on Vule Sankowski - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry (PG) Ralph Penton | |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett's pass is intercepted by James Edwards | 44-51 |
| 07:45 | Saint Louis | James Edwards lays it in | 44-53 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), John Deforest (PF) Ilia Marcheski, Jackson Varnell | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Sankowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-53 |
| 06:59 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Smith steals the ball from Vule Sankowski | 44-53 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Ronald Brown lays it up and in set up by Richard Smith | 46-53 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 06:09 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | James Edwards travels with the ball | 46-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Warren Ruck (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG) James Edwards | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Penton - foul #2 on Ralph Penton, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell (PF) John Deforest | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jackson Varnell | 47-56 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Timothy Terry | 47-58 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (SF) Jessie Jeter | |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Terry | 47-61 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Jackson Varnell - foul #2 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG), John Deforest (PF) Ralph Penton, Jackson Varnell | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski grabs the board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:39 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 49-61 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Terry (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Sankowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Timothy Terry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Vule Sankowski | |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | John Deforest steals the ball from Jimmie Lyon | 52-61 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Vule Sankowski (C) Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry misses long on a floater in the paint | 52-61 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's fadeaway is rejected by John Deforest | 52-61 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it in | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Edwards | 54-63 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the floater in the paint | 54-63 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Ronald Brown scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 56-63 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on John Deforest - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski is hacked by Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton (SG) James Edwards | |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Lyon - foul #5 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Ralph Penton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Ralph Penton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry is hacked by Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #15 | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Vule Sankowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #16 | 65-73 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-74 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Vule Sankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Timothy Terry runs out the clock | 65-74 |