| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) C - David Edgar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) SG - Ronny Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Hedgepeth (fresh) PF - Gary Scott (fresh) C - Darrell Bankhead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Peacock is called for the reach on Gary Scott - foul #1 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Robert Stewart hits a jump hook from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | David Edgar misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Bankhead - foul #1 on Darrell Bankhead, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | David Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | David Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Robert Stewart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Massenburg | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Peacock | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | The jumper by David Edgar is denied by Darrell Bankhead | 6-3 |
| 17:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Marvin Duda (SF), Walter Crews (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Donald Massenburg, Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman (PG), Joseph Bricker (SF), Richard Jennings (PF), Ronnie Wolf (C) Kevin Lehn, Richard Hedgepeth, Gary Scott, Darrell Bankhead | |
| 17:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings misses the easy layup | 6-6 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Ronnie Wolf swats the short shot by Walter Crews | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Boyer (SF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker tips it home | 6-8 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Manuel Yates | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Yates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Boyer (fresh) PF - Marvin Duda (fairly fresh) C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Martin Crissman (fairly fresh) SG - Ronny Clark (tiring) SF - Joseph Bricker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Wolf (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Marvin Duda gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Marvin Duda comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Manuel Yates, Joe Boyer, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF), Gary Scott (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Martin Crissman, Joseph Bricker, Richard Jennings, Ronnie Wolf | |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Marvin Duda misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Marvin Duda misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead's pass is intercepted by Donald Massenburg | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Lehn - foul #1 on Kevin Lehn, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Gary Scott picks off the pass by Micheal Leonard | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hedgepeth - foul #1 on Richard Hedgepeth, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG) Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Kevin Lehn steps in front of the Robert Stewart pass | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead loses the dribble to Micheal Leonard | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch (PF) Gary Scott | |
| 13:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Robin Belliveau | 10-8 |
| 13:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead is fouled on the floor by David Edgar - foul #1 on David Edgar, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Walter Crews (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Robin Belliveau, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman (SG), Gary Scott (PF) Ronny Clark, Richard Hedgepeth | |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Marvin Duda - foul #1 on Marvin Duda, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Thomas Turner (C) Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth (SF) John Welch | |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 3rd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Walter Crews tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Crews - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Robin Belliveau, Walter Crews, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 12:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard lays it up and in set up by Robert Stewart | 14-12 |
| 11:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), John Welch (SF) Martin Crissman, Richard Hedgepeth | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Ronny Clark (tired) SF - John Welch (fresh) PF - Gary Scott (fairly fresh) C - Darrell Bankhead (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lehn - foul #2 on Kevin Lehn, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman (PG), Richard Jennings (C) Kevin Lehn, Darrell Bankhead | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Marvin Duda connects on the open jumper from close range on a great pass from Robin Belliveau | 16-12 |
| 10:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch tips it in | 16-14 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robert Stewart, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth (SF) John Welch | |
| 10:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Duda | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is hacked by Ronny Clark - foul #1 on Ronny Clark, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), Walter Crews (PF), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf (C) Ronny Clark | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | David Edgar tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 09:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings banks in the layup set up by Martin Crissman and he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Walter Crews, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker (PG) Martin Crissman | |
| 09:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 09:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a jumper from close range | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (SF), Walter Crews (PF), David Edgar (C) Robin Belliveau, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman (PG), Ronny Clark (SG), John Welch (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Joseph Bricker, Richard Jennings, Gary Scott, Ronnie Wolf | |
| 08:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | David Edgar is alone and drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Massenburg | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Duda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Edgar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Martin Crissman (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ronny Clark (tired) SF - Richard Hedgepeth (tired) 2 pts. PF - John Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Bankhead (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Donald Massenburg, Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker (PF) Richard Hedgepeth | |
| 07:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Peacock takes the ball from Joseph Bricker | 20-17 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock banks in the layup | 22-17 |
| 07:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Martin Crissman is called for the reach on Robin Belliveau - foul #1 on Martin Crissman, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Marvin Duda (C) Manuel Yates, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott (PF) Martin Crissman | |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott is hacked by Micheal Leonard - foul #1 on Micheal Leonard, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Walter Crews (PF), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth (SF) John Welch | |
| 06:22 | Birmingham-Southern | David Edgar takes the ball from Joseph Bricker | 24-20 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | David Edgar misses the fadeaway from close range | 24-20 |
| 05:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Stephen Peacock steps in front of the Richard Hedgepeth pass | 24-20 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Robert Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Peacock | 26-20 |
| 05:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker misses the jumper in the lane | 26-20 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is hacked by Joseph Bricker - foul #1 on Joseph Bricker, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Manuel Yates (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, Walter Crews, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Crissman (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Ronnie Wolf (C) Joseph Bricker, Ronny Clark, Darrell Bankhead | |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Massenburg | 29-20 |
| 04:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Hedgepeth, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), John Welch (SF) Richard Hedgepeth, Gary Scott | |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard is fouled on the floor by Martin Crissman - foul #2 on Martin Crissman, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Edgar (C) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker (PG), Darrell Bankhead (C) Martin Crissman, Ronnie Wolf | |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings is whistled for traveling | 30-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG) Manuel Yates | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 30-20 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard tips it home | 32-20 |
| 03:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bricker - foul #2 on Joseph Bricker, team foul #11 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), Marvin Duda (PF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Martin Crissman (SG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF), Gary Scott (PF) Joseph Bricker, Ronny Clark, John Welch, Richard Jennings | |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 03:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 32-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG) Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Yates (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin Crissman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hedgepeth (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Scott (tiring) 2 reb. C - Darrell Bankhead (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| 03:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 02:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 02:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 02:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Walter Crews picks off the pass by Kevin Lehn | 32-20 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is hacked by Kevin Lehn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Lehn, team foul #12 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), Joseph Bricker (SF), Ronnie Wolf (C) Kevin Lehn, Richard Hedgepeth, Darrell Bankhead | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Scott | 34-22 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Crissman - foul #3 on Martin Crissman, team foul #13 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch (SF), Richard Jennings (PF) Martin Crissman, Gary Scott | |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Edgar - foul #2 on David Edgar, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG) Donald Massenburg | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 01:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 01:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 01:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 01:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings tips it home | 35-26 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | David Edgar makes the fadeaway from close range | 37-26 |
| 01:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch is whistled for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth (SF), Gary Scott (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) John Welch, Richard Jennings, Ronnie Wolf | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Marvin Duda can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-26 |
| 00:40 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Bricker | 37-26 |
| 00:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott scores on a floater in the lane | 37-28 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Scott - foul #1 on Gary Scott, team foul #14 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-28 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 37-28 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Edgar | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Edgar misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-28 |