| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (fresh) SG - Archie McCluney (fresh) SF - Booker Lawrence (fresh) PF - Michael Gorney (fresh) C - John Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | John Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | La Salle | John Robinson is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Warren Ruck scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | La Salle | Michael Gorney misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | La Salle | Michael Gorney misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | La Salle | Michael Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's fadeaway is rejected by John Robinson | 4-1 |
| 18:03 | La Salle | John Robinson grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:58 | La Salle | Archie McCluney is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Richard Mahoney (SG), Russ Salvador (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), Andrew Cooper (C) Paul Barrett, Archie McCluney, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 17:32 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-1 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF), William Smith (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 17:07 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-1 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | William Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Russ Salvador - foul #1 on Russ Salvador, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Smith, Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 16:49 | Xavier | William Smith lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 6-1 |
| 16:35 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-1 |
| 16:33 | La Salle | Christopher Carter grabs the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 16:11 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard misses the jumper from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the jump hook from the left block | 6-1 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it home | 8-1 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Bryan Blanchard (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Mahoney (fairly fresh) SF - Russ Salvador (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | La Salle | Russ Salvador is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #3 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Archie McCluney (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Bryan Blanchard, Richard Mahoney, Russ Salvador, Christopher Carter, Andrew Cooper | |
| 15:19 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-1 |
| 15:18 | La Salle | Michael Gorney tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 14:47 | La Salle | John Robinson gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:41 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 14:41 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:41 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | William Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 11-4 |
| 14:16 | La Salle | Lawrence Moffett takes the ball from Booker Lawrence | 11-4 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Ronald Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (SF) Booker Lawrence | |
| 14:08 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the jump hook near the basket | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Russ Salvador - foul #2 on Russ Salvador, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, William Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Marcus Woodie (SG), Richard Mahoney (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), Andrew Cooper (C) Paul Barrett, Archie McCluney, Russ Salvador, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:21 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Bryan Blanchard is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Blanchard, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), William Smith (C) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett lays it in set up by William Smith | 14-6 |
| 12:50 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-6 |
| 12:49 | La Salle | Christopher Carter tips it but misses | 14-6 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | The jump hook by William Smith is blocked by Christopher Carter | 14-6 |
| 12:39 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:34 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | La Salle | Archie McCluney (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), John Robinson (C) Marcus Woodie, Richard Mahoney, Christopher Carter | |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 14-6 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't tip it in | 14-6 |
| 12:07 | La Salle | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:03 | La Salle | Archie McCluney hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Booker Lawrence | 14-9 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Tracy Williams (SG) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Michael Gorney (PF) Bryan Blanchard, Andrew Cooper | |
| 11:36 | La Salle | John Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (fresh) SG - Archie McCluney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Booker Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Gorney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 16-12 |
| 11:06 | La Salle | Paul Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | La Salle | Marcus Woodie (SG), Richard Mahoney (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Archie McCluney, Booker Lawrence, John Robinson | |
| 11:06 | La Salle | Paul Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:06 | La Salle | Paul Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG) Paul Barrett | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | La Salle | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:34 | La Salle | Michael Gorney loses the ball out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Andrew Cooper (C) Michael Gorney | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Blanchard - foul #2 on Bryan Blanchard, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Archie McCluney (SG), John Robinson (C) Bryan Blanchard, Christopher Carter | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:13 | La Salle | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:06 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Mahoney | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Andrew Cooper picks off the pass by Lawrence Moffett | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | La Salle | Archie McCluney's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 16-16 |
| 09:34 | La Salle | Archie McCluney hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is hacked by Marcus Woodie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Woodie, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF) Marcus Woodie, Richard Mahoney, Andrew Cooper | |
| 09:12 | Xavier | William Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 19-18 |
| 09:01 | La Salle | Archie McCluney misses the runner near the basket | 19-18 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Boettcher | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the dunk attempt | 19-18 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | John Robinson steps in front of the Vyacheslav Buczynski pass | 19-18 |
| 08:15 | La Salle | Richard Boettcher takes the ball from Archie McCluney | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher lays it in | 21-18 |
| 07:57 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Mahoney (SG), Christopher Carter (PF), Andrew Cooper (C) Archie McCluney, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 07:22 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | La Salle | Marcus Woodie (SG) Booker Lawrence | |
| 07:22 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:22 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Cooper - foul #1 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Archie McCluney (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF) Paul Barrett, Richard Mahoney, Andrew Cooper | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:43 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| 06:43 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:43 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a jump hook from the right block | 25-22 |
| 06:26 | La Salle | Michael Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:21 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Robinson (C) Michael Gorney | |
| 06:21 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:21 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Ronald Brown loses the dribble to John Robinson in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 06:06 | La Salle | Christopher Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 05:52 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Archie McCluney | 25-23 |
| 05:45 | La Salle | Archie McCluney hits a 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the wide open floater from the left side | 25-26 |
| 05:29 | La Salle | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:23 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence travels with the ball | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Richard Mahoney (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), Andrew Cooper (C) Marcus Woodie, Booker Lawrence, Christopher Carter, John Robinson | |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 04:53 | La Salle | Paul Barrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is called for 5 seconds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Robinson (C) Archie McCluney | |
| 04:29 | La Salle | Michael Gorney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Booker Lawrence (SF), Christopher Carter (PF) Andrew Cooper, Michael Gorney | |
| 04:11 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Booker Lawrence - foul #1 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (SG), Russ Salvador (SF) Richard Mahoney, Booker Lawrence | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:23 | La Salle | Jimmie Lyon picks off the pass by Bryan Blanchard | 26-26 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon jams it | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Blanchard (fresh) SF - Russ Salvador (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | La Salle | John Robinson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Brown | 30-29 |
| 02:34 | La Salle | John Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 30-29 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Paul Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Barrett, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), William Smith (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | La Salle | Marcus Woodie (SG), Michael Gorney (PF), Andrew Cooper (C) Paul Barrett, Christopher Carter, John Robinson | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:20 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard can't connect on a floater from the left block | 32-29 |
| 02:18 | La Salle | Michael Gorney snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 01:59 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | La Salle | Archie McCluney (SG), Richard Mahoney (SF) Bryan Blanchard, Russ Salvador | |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Richard Mahoney - foul #1 on Richard Mahoney, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Booker Lawrence (SF) Marcus Woodie | |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:24 | La Salle | Richard Smith takes the ball from Richard Mahoney | 34-29 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Booker Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:09 | La Salle | Michael Gorney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 01:08 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 36-29 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's pass is intercepted by Booker Lawrence | 36-29 |
| 00:32 | La Salle | Archie McCluney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Booker Lawrence | 36-31 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | William Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 38-31 |
| 00:06 | La Salle | Archie McCluney makes the shot from the right block set up by Richard Mahoney and the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Smith, Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Russ Salvador (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), John Robinson (C) Richard Mahoney, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, Andrew Cooper | |
| 00:06 | La Salle | Archie McCluney misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 38-33 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 38-33 |