| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) SG - Bryant Crain (fresh) SF - Cory Hill (fresh) PF - Joey Nelson (fresh) C - Sean Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) SG - Clifford Richins (fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) C - Ronald Hale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Ronald Hale clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Scott Hoke tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on Bryant Crain - foul #1 on Bryant Crain, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Clifford Richins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Joey Nelson | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom clanks a shot from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | William Littleton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan McBroom - foul #1 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Bryant Crain takes the ball from Clifford Richins in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Saint Louis | William Littleton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Clifford Richins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Waits | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| 17:37 | Xavier | The short jumper by Robert Phillips is denied by Joey Nelson | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | William Bentley gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses the runner from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Stephen Cline is called for the reach on Bryant Crain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Cline, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Floyd Bullard (SG), Greg Graham (SF), James Marlow (PF), Phillip Graham (C) William Littleton, Bryant Crain, Cory Hill, Joey Nelson, Sean Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Stephen Cline picks off the pass by Douglas Davenport | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Robert Phillips is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham loses the dribble to Gustavo Santana | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Robert Phillips knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Gustavo Santana and he's fouled by Phillip Graham - foul #1 on Phillip Graham, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Saint Louis | William Bentley steals the ball from James Marlow | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana is hacked by Floyd Bullard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Bullard, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Davenport (fairly fresh) SG - Floyd Bullard (fresh) SF - Greg Graham (fairly fresh) PF - James Marlow (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Graham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cline (tiring) SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) C - Robert Phillips (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), William Bentley (SF) William Waits, Scott Hoke | |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Adam Bourque | 5-8 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Clifford Richins scores on a 3 from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 15:06 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Adam Bourque grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:40 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from James Marlow | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | William Bentley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Bullard - foul #2 on Floyd Bullard, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), David Amaro (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Joey Nelson (PF), Sean Lewis (C) Douglas Davenport, Floyd Bullard, Greg Graham, James Marlow, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, Stephen Cline, Adam Bourque, Robert Phillips | |
| 14:19 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses badly on a runner in the lane | 7-11 |
| 14:03 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Cory Hill | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Saint Louis | William Littleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:46 | Saint Louis | William Littleton connects on the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by William Bentley - foul #1 on William Bentley, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Bentley, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| 13:46 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Robert Phillips can't connect on a floater from the right block | 10-11 |
| 13:33 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is fouled in the backcourt by William Waits - foul #1 on William Waits, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (PG) William Littleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), Ronald Hale (C) Daniel Jenkins, Robert Phillips | |
| 13:11 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Amaro | 12-11 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled on the floor by David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Greg Graham (SF) Bryant Crain, Cory Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Stephen Cline, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Robert Phillips loses the dribble to Sean Lewis | 12-11 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | William Littleton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Littleton steals the ball from Robert Phillips | 12-11 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson lays it up and in on a great pass from William Littleton | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Hoke and he's fouled by Joey Nelson - foul #1 on Joey Nelson, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG), Cory Hill (SF) William Littleton, Greg Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Robert Phillips | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | David Amaro hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joey Nelson | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Amaro (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Crain (tiring) SF - Cory Hill (tired) 2 reb. PF - Joey Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Lewis (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cline (very tired) SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan McBroom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hale (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is hacked by David Amaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF) Bryan McBroom | |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Scott Hoke grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Ronald Hale buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Scott Hoke | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | William Littleton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Billy Andrews grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Ronald Hale scores on a jump hook from close range | 17-19 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Hoke - foul #1 on Scott Hoke, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Greg Graham (SF), James Marlow (PF), Phillip Graham (C) William Littleton, Cory Hill, Joey Nelson, Sean Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | William Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Bryant Crain - foul #2 on Bryant Crain, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SG) Bryant Crain | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:27 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard loses the dribble to William Waits in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | William Waits lays it in | 19-23 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Waits - foul #2 on William Waits, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG) Floyd Bullard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Billy Andrews (PF) William Waits, Bryan McBroom | |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | William Littleton steps in front of the Clifford Richins pass | 21-23 |
| 09:49 | Saint Louis | William Littleton hits the finger roll | 23-23 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SG) William Littleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF) William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Richins - foul #1 on Clifford Richins, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson (PF) James Marlow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SF) Scott Hoke | |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Floyd Bullard steals it from Clifford Richins in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard jams it | 26-26 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the floater from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport travels in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Stephen Cline, Bryan McBroom | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Billy Andrews misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Richins | 26-28 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Clifford Richins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Scott Hoke tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Scott Hoke gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Clifford Richins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Hoke | 26-31 |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 26-31 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Davenport | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Davenport (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Bullard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Greg Graham (tired) 3 pts. PF - Joey Nelson (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Phillip Graham (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Richins (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Scott Hoke (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Andrews (tired) 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 07:38 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Santana - foul #1 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Cory Hill (SF), James Marlow (PF), Sean Lewis (C) Floyd Bullard, Greg Graham, Joey Nelson, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Littleton - foul #1 on William Littleton, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SG) Douglas Davenport | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hale - foul #1 on Ronald Hale, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Jenkins is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 30-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Clifford Richins | 30-35 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Stephen Cline is called for the reach on David Amaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Cline, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Adam Bourque (PF) Stephen Cline, Bryan McBroom | |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | David Amaro misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | David Amaro misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 30-35 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | James Marlow steals it from Gustavo Santana in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Gustavo Santana - foul #2 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #12 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Waits | 31-37 |
| 06:01 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis is denied on a dunk by Bryan McBroom | 31-37 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | James Marlow is called for the reach on William Waits - foul #1 on James Marlow, team foul #10 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG), Greg Graham (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) David Amaro, Cory Hill, James Marlow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Bentley, Bryan McBroom, Robert Phillips | |
| 05:54 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard (SG), Phillip Graham (C) Bryant Crain, Sean Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 05:13 | Saint Louis | William Littleton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Bullard | 37-39 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Phillip Graham - foul #2 on Phillip Graham, team foul #11 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (C) Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews | |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | James Marlow is fouled on the floor by Bryan McBroom - foul #2 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #13 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Sean Lewis (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, Joey Nelson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) Robert Phillips, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom | |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | William Waits buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 04:43 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (SG) Floyd Bullard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque | |
| 04:34 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | William Bentley snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Ronald Hale hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Lewis - foul #1 on Sean Lewis, team foul #12 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Greg Graham (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) Douglas Davenport, Cory Hill, James Marlow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 04:20 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Ronald Hale tips it in | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Crain (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Greg Graham (tired) 3 pts. PF - Joey Nelson (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Sean Lewis (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) SG - Clifford Richins (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Saint Louis | Sean Lewis is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (PG), Floyd Bullard (SF), Phillip Graham (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, Sean Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Daniel Jenkins, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Cline, team foul #14 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG) Stephen Cline | |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson's floater is knocked away by Robert Phillips | 41-46 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins is hacked by Phillip Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Graham, team foul #13 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), James Marlow (C) Joey Nelson, Phillip Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF) William Bentley | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | David Amaro is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Amaro, team foul #14 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG) David Amaro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses the easy layup | 41-48 |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SF) Cory Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | William Waits knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Jenkins | 41-51 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Billy Andrews - foul #1 on Billy Andrews, team foul #15 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Sean Lewis (C) Douglas Davenport, James Marlow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF) Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:03 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | William Waits hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 43-51 |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Sean Lewis | 43-51 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Joey Nelson (PF) Bryant Crain, Greg Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Billy Andrews | |
| 01:43 | Xavier | William Waits misses the wide open shot in the paint | 43-51 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Adam Bourque can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Joey Nelson | 43-51 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Littleton, team foul #15 | 43-51 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG) William Littleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Bentley, Adam Bourque, Robert Phillips | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Ronald Hale can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 43-51 |
| 01:29 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport is hacked by Gustavo Santana in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #16 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (C) Sean Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Adam Bourque gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Adam Bourque is fouled on the floor by Joey Nelson - foul #2 on Joey Nelson, team foul #16 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Bryant Crain (SG) Douglas Davenport, Cory Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Adam Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Adam Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Floyd Bullard lays it up and in on a great pass from William Littleton | 45-53 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SF), Sean Lewis (C) Joey Nelson, James Marlow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Daniel Jenkins, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF) Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Clifford Richins's pass is intercepted by Floyd Bullard | 45-53 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG) William Littleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Bentley, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is hacked by Sean Lewis - foul #2 on Sean Lewis, team foul #17 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joey Nelson (PF) Bryant Crain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Clifford Richins makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Clifford Richins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-55 |