| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Edgar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | Donald Massenburg steps in front of the Dennis Balch pass | 29-36 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 29-36 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Terry Macneil steals it from Donald Massenburg | 29-36 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Micheal Leonard steals it from Adam Sanford | 29-36 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), Thomas Turner (C) Robert Stewart, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Marvin Duda steals the ball from Richard Nicol | 29-36 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Thomas Turner misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Thomas Turner gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 29-36 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Marvin Duda tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Duda - foul #2 on Marvin Duda, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SG), Corey Anderson (PF), John Honsberger (C) Dennis Balch, Adam Sanford, William Betances | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Thomas Turner | |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau's pass is intercepted by John Honsberger | 30-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Nicol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Anderson (fresh) C - John Honsberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Duda (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Edgar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | David Edgar lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 30-38 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | David Edgar buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Marvin Duda | 32-40 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol lays it in | 34-40 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil buries a runner from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Steven Spivey steals it from Robert Stewart | 36-40 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Peacock - foul #3 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), William Betances (C) Terry Macneil, Steven Spivey, Corey Anderson, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda, David Edgar | |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to William Betances | 36-40 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is fouled on the floor by William Betances - foul #3 on William Betances, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Turner (PF) Micheal Leonard | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-40 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Walter Crews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Richard Nicol is denied by Walter Crews | 39-42 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Nicol (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Peacock (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | William Betances's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF) Richard Nicol | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Robin Belliveau, Thomas Turner, Walter Crews | |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Massenburg and he's hacked by Adam Sanford - foul #2 on Adam Sanford, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | William Betances pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Corey Anderson is called for the reach on Donald Massenburg - foul #3 on Corey Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SG), John Honsberger (C) Dennis Balch, William Betances | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Walter Crews (C) Manuel Yates, David Edgar | |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard jams it set up by Donald Massenburg | 39-46 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger's pass is intercepted by Donald Massenburg | 39-46 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brandon Jones | 39-46 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the jumper in the lane | 41-46 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is hacked by Adam Sanford - foul #3 on Adam Sanford, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), William Betances (C) Brandon Jones, Steven Spivey, Adam Sanford | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), David Edgar (C) Robin Belliveau, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Macneil - foul #2 on Terry Macneil, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Corey Anderson | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson misses the fadeaway from close range | 41-47 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Robert Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Peacock - foul #4 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SF) John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Stephen Peacock, David Edgar | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Walter Crews snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard is hacked by Corey Anderson - foul #4 on Corey Anderson, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser (PF) Corey Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Edgar (C) Walter Crews | |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William Betances | 42-47 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Betances can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Edgar - foul #2 on David Edgar, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol (SF), Adam Sanford (PF) Dennis Balch, Arthur Grasser | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Manuel Yates (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Marvin Duda, David Edgar | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Betances makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Betances makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Adam Sanford swats the short shot by Micheal Leonard | 44-47 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Nicol (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Betances (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on Terry Macneil - foul #3 on Robert Stewart, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF), John Honsberger (C) Richard Nicol, William Betances | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Marvin Duda (PF), David Edgar (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 07:09 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG) Terry Macneil | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Donald Massenburg, Marvin Duda | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch (SG) Steven Spivey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Manuel Yates, Thomas Turner, David Edgar | |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is whistled for a carry | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marvin Duda - foul #3 on Marvin Duda, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda, David Edgar | |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-49 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch misses long on a shot from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Balch - foul #1 on Dennis Balch, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Steven Spivey (SF) Brandon Jones, Adam Sanford | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Marvin Duda (PF), David Edgar (C) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | David Edgar pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Duda | 46-50 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Steven Spivey denies the turnaround by Marvin Duda | 46-50 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dennis Balch | 48-50 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Marvin Duda can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger tips it home | 50-50 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol (SF), Adam Sanford (PF), William Betances (C) Steven Spivey, Corey Anderson, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Robert Stewart, Marvin Duda, David Edgar | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Macneil | 53-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Balch (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Betances (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Peacock (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Macneil | 55-52 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard's floater is tipped away by William Betances | 55-52 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | William Betances grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Walter Crews picks off the pass by Dennis Balch | 55-52 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | William Betances is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on William Betances, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), David Edgar (C) Manuel Yates, Walter Crews | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | David Edgar is denied on a layup by Richard Nicol | 55-54 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | David Edgar tips it home | 55-56 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford misses the floater from the right side | 55-56 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | The jump hook by Donald Massenburg is blocked by Adam Sanford | 57-56 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol is hacked by Donald Massenburg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Edgar | 57-56 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg clanks a turnaround near the basket | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol runs out the clock | 57-56 |