| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Parker | 30-46 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Addison | 33-46 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Gilberto Rizzo denies the turnaround by Marcus Ludwig | 33-46 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the tip | 33-46 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Addison | 33-46 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 33-46 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | William Parker is whistled for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Delaney | 35-46 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Fletcher | 35-49 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-52 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the lay-in | 38-52 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | William Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Edwin Hayles (SF), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, Nathan Tripp | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Vernon Fletcher denies the turnaround by Stephen Evans | 38-52 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 38-52 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | George Flynn gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | George Flynn misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Percy Young (fresh) C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-52 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren tips it in | 38-54 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's layup is rejected by Joseph Warren | 38-54 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Vernon Clark pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's dunk attempt is rejected by Marcus Ludwig | 38-54 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Stephen Evans grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | William Parker's floater is knocked away by Vernon Clark | 41-54 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | George Flynn snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Stephen Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Hayles | 44-54 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Edwin Hayles, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur McCuen | 44-54 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses long on a turnaround from close range | 44-54 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it home | 44-56 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Armstrong | 46-56 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #3 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #1 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo tips it home | 48-56 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren double dribbles | 48-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) William Parker | |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), James Burgess (SF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cedric Halpin | 48-59 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Vernon Clark hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Evans | 50-59 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Edwin Hayles - foul #3 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, James Burgess | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Addison | 52-59 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Michael Addison steals the ball from Joseph Warren | 52-59 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Michael Addison lays it up and in | 54-59 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Fletcher | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Miles (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Michael Addison clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Warren | 54-64 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Edward Delaney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp tips it in | 55-66 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | George Flynn drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-66 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher loses the dribble to Edward Delaney | 57-66 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 57-66 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled on the floor by Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #3 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Percy Young, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Vernon Fletcher, Nathan Tripp | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-66 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren tips it home | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Joseph Warren - foul #3 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Stanley Miles (C) James Burgess, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Michael Addison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Vernon Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Addison | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (C) Stanley Miles | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Edwin Hayles, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo banks in the layup | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Parker | 61-70 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin's pass is intercepted by Gilberto Rizzo | 61-70 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Edward Delaney can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-70 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Nichols | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Clarence Nichols in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #4 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Clarence Nichols - foul #5 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is hacked by Michael Addison - foul #1 on Michael Addison, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is fouled on the floor by Edward Delaney - foul #2 on Edward Delaney, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the dunk | 64-71 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 64-71 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Addison - foul #2 on Michael Addison, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled in the backcourt by George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Flynn | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | George Flynn is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Flynn, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 67-75 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | George Flynn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo snags the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 67-75 |