| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) C - David Edgar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard lays it up and in and the foul's on John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Edgar - foul #1 on David Edgar, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard loses the dribble to John Carr | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Napoleon Douglas swats the layup by David Edgar | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Southern | John Carr grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | David Edgar pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Sebastian Carter - foul #1 on Sebastian Carter, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann is fouled on the floor by Micheal Leonard - foul #1 on Micheal Leonard, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:27 | Southern | Richard Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Manuel Yates | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Carr | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Marvin Duda can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:48 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) SF - Sebastian Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) C - Napoleon Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) SF - Marvin Duda (fresh) PF - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sebastian Carter | 9-5 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Duda | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Marvin Duda | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:18 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Arnold Saville (SF), Travis Wells (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Richard Wheeler, Sebastian Carter, John Carr, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Manuel Yates, Marvin Duda, Walter Crews, Thomas Turner | |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Mark Keith picks off the pass by Robin Belliveau | 9-7 |
| 14:26 | Southern | Mark Keith is hacked by David Edgar - foul #2 on David Edgar, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern | John Carr (PF) James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (C) Robin Belliveau, David Edgar | |
| 14:15 | Southern | Mark Keith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Claflin | 12-7 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the driving attempt from the left block | 12-7 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | James Claflin is called for the reach on Stephen Peacock - foul #1 on James Claflin, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG) Mark Keith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda | |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Carr - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Southern | James Cywinski (C) John Carr | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:15 | Southern | Stephen Peacock blocks the short jumper by James Cywinski | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Walter Crews is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Sebastian Carter (SF), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Travis Wells, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (C) Robin Belliveau, Walter Crews | |
| 12:45 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 12-9 |
| 12:43 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 12:41 | Southern | Arnold Saville tips it home | 14-9 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Marvin Duda buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Micheal Leonard | 14-11 |
| 11:52 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Sebastian Carter | 16-11 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Marvin Duda misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 11:28 | Southern | Richard Wheeler snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Saville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Napoleon Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Marvin Duda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Southern | Sebastian Carter double dribbles | 16-11 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Travis Wells (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Richard Wheeler, Arnold Saville, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, Marvin Duda | |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-11 |
| 10:51 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Sebastian Carter can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Boyer - foul #1 on Joe Boyer, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Marvin Duda (C) Manuel Yates, Joe Boyer, Micheal Leonard | |
| 10:47 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Walter Crews can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 18-11 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 10:08 | Southern | Travis Wells gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:01 | Southern | Sebastian Carter throws it down on a great pass from James Claflin | 20-11 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau dunks the ball | 20-13 |
| 09:14 | Southern | James Cywinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-13 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Marvin Duda can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Cywinski - foul #1 on James Cywinski, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Richard Wheeler (SG), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Mark Keith, Sebastian Carter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Donald Massenburg, Stephen Peacock, Walter Crews | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Marvin Duda makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Marvin Duda makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:35 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the turnaround from the left block | 20-15 |
| 08:12 | Southern | The rebound goes to Travis Wells | 20-15 |
| 07:54 | Southern | Travis Wells misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-15 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Robert Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) SF - Travis Wells (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Cywinski (fairly fresh) C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Yates (fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Duda (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Cywinski | 22-18 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Yates | 22-21 |
| 06:28 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Wheeler | 24-21 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Stewart and the foul's on James Cywinski - foul #2 on James Cywinski, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Sebastian Carter (SF), Arnold Saville (PF) Stanley Zeltmann, Travis Wells, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Marvin Duda | |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:11 | Southern | James Claflin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Turner (C) Micheal Leonard | |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Southern | The rebound goes to Napoleon Douglas | 24-24 |
| 05:43 | Southern | Sebastian Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Arnold Saville snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:31 | Southern | Arnold Saville drills a runner from the baseline set up by Sebastian Carter | 26-24 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock is fouled on the floor by James Claflin - foul #2 on James Claflin, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern | James Wright (PG), Mark Keith (SG) James Claflin, Richard Wheeler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robin Belliveau, Thomas Turner | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:00 | Southern | Arnold Saville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG) James Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Napoleon Douglas picks off the pass by Walter Crews | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | Southern | Mark Keith is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Thomas Turner (C) Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard | |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Turner | 26-28 |
| 03:59 | Southern | Mark Keith buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sebastian Carter | 28-28 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Keith - foul #1 on Mark Keith, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Richard Wheeler (SG), Travis Wells (SF), John Carr (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Mark Keith, Sebastian Carter, Arnold Saville, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Walter Crews, Thomas Turner | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:44 | Southern | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:32 | Southern | John Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Wells (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cywinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Leonard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Edgar (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Southern | James Cywinski can't connect on a shot from close range | 28-29 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | David Edgar pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on David Edgar | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Arnold Saville (SF) James Claflin, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Walter Crews (PF) Robin Belliveau, Micheal Leonard | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Arnold Saville is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| 02:27 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| 02:27 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:27 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF) Robin Belliveau, Walter Crews | |
| 02:00 | Southern | Richard Wheeler is fouled on the floor by David Edgar - foul #3 on David Edgar, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern | James Cywinski (C) Travis Wells | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Robert Stewart, David Edgar | |
| 02:00 | Southern | Richard Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:00 | Southern | Richard Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-29 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Stanley Zeltmann - foul #1 on Stanley Zeltmann, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Sebastian Carter (SF) Stanley Zeltmann, Arnold Saville | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Robin Belliveau, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:11 | Southern | John Carr drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Wheeler | 35-30 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 00:44 | Southern | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:22 | Southern | Sebastian Carter knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Wheeler | 37-30 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Wheeler - foul #1 on Richard Wheeler, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Mark Keith (SG), Arnold Saville (PF), Travis Wells (C) James Claflin, Richard Wheeler, John Carr, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Thomas Turner, Walter Crews | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Mark Keith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Duda - foul #1 on Marvin Duda, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Mark Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Marvin Duda comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 38-32 |