| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Burkhalter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Ronald Parker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 19:36 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Ferguson | 25-27 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Ronald Parker loses the dribble to David Reinhart | 25-27 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-30 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lloyd Ferguson - foul #3 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SG), Jason Bluford (C) Ronald Parker, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Daniel Lee (C) David Reinhart, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 27-30 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Martin Garden is called for the reach on Philip McQuay - foul #1 on Martin Garden, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Gerry Carley (PF) Philip McQuay, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Gerry Carley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Mahoney | 29-30 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 29-30 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Jason Bluford hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Gerry Carley steps in front of the Martin Garden pass in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Martin Garden is called for the reach on James Mahoney - foul #2 on Martin Garden, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Karl Buckingham (C) Kevin Claar, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), James Myers (C) David Reinhart, Daniel Lee | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 17:01 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF) James Mahoney, Tracey Williamson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | James Myers takes the ball from Gerry Carley | 31-30 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | James Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (PF) Gerry Carley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF), Daniel Lee (C) Scott Gilmore, James Myers | |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Arechiga | 31-30 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Philip McQuay clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the board | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Burkhalter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Garden (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | A charge is called on David Reinhart - foul #2 on David Reinhart, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Jason Bluford (C) Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), Gerald Perna (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Martin Garden, David Reinhart, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Kevin Claar clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Claar picks off the pass by Gerald Perna | 31-30 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Christopher Caley throws it down set up by Kevin Claar | 33-30 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Perna | 33-32 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is fouled on the floor by James Myers - foul #1 on James Myers, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Martin Clark (C) Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG), Martin Garden (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Daniel Lee (C) Joseph Wasson, Gerald Perna, Scott Gilmore, James Myers | |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Caley | 35-32 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gerry Carley - foul #1 on Gerry Carley, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SG) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), James Myers (C) David Reinhart, Daniel Lee | |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Gerry Carley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Mahoney | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers scores on a floater near the basket set up by Philip McQuay | 37-34 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Rogers picks off the pass by Scott Gilmore in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Philip McQuay drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Burkhalter | 40-37 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | James Mahoney is fouled on the floor by Martin Garden - foul #3 on Martin Garden, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) James Mahoney, Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), David Reinhart (SF), Daniel Lee (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Scott Gilmore, James Myers | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Philip McQuay is hacked by Joseph Wasson - foul #1 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG) Joseph Wasson | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:10 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Lloyd Ferguson | 40-37 |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 11:51 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart tips it home | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Burkhalter (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Garden (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Christopher Caley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #4 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) Philip McQuay | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), Gerald Perna (SG), James Bozeman (PF), James Myers (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Martin Garden, Lloyd Ferguson, Daniel Lee | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Christopher Caley buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Claar | 43-39 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | James Myers banks in the layup and he's fouled by Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF) Joseph Wasson, Gerald Perna, David Reinhart | |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers hits a shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses the jumper in the lane | 45-42 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 09:53 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Jason Bluford gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Gerry Carley connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Rogers and he's fouled by James Bozeman - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Martin Clark (C) Kevin Claar, Ronald Parker, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), Gerald Perna (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Daniel Lee (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore, James Myers | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Lee is hacked by Martin Clark - foul #1 on Martin Clark, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (C) Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG) Joseph Wasson | |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's | Philip McQuay picks off the pass by Matthew Burkhalter | 48-42 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Christopher Caley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Philip McQuay | 50-42 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 08:01 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham misses the fadeaway near the basket | 50-42 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Burkhalter (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Perna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Mahoney | 50-42 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Mahoney | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 53-45 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Lee snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Lee double dribbles | 53-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Ronald Parker (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Philip McQuay, Christopher Caley, James Mahoney, Martin Clark, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Gerald Perna, David Reinhart, James Bozeman, Daniel Lee | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Scott Gilmore takes the ball from Kevin Claar | 53-45 |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rogers - foul #2 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | James Arechiga pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Kevin Claar gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Kevin Claar drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:48 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore is hacked by Thomas Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG) Kevin Claar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG) Joseph Wasson | |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 04:30 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's | James Myers grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Arechiga - foul #2 on James Arechiga, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), David Reinhart (SF) Matthew Burkhalter, Scott Gilmore | |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Christopher Caley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 03:59 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Tracey Williamson steals it from Joseph Wasson in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham is hacked by Martin Garden - foul #4 on Martin Garden, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG), Daniel Lee (C) Joseph Wasson, James Myers | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Burkhalter (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Garden (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Martin Garden is called for the reach on Karl Buckingham - foul #5 on Martin Garden, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), James Mahoney (SG) Philip McQuay, Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), Gerald Perna (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), James Myers (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Martin Garden, David Reinhart, Daniel Lee | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna is fouled on the floor by James Mahoney - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) Tracey Williamson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG), David Reinhart (SF) Joseph Wasson, Scott Gilmore | |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham travels with the ball | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (PF), Martin Clark (C) Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), Daniel Lee (C) David Reinhart, James Myers | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Joseph Wasson (PG), James Myers (C) Matthew Burkhalter, Daniel Lee | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter (PG), David Reinhart (SF), Daniel Lee (C) Joseph Wasson, Scott Gilmore, James Myers | |
| 02:09 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Burkhalter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Jason Bluford comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Lee, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Myers (C) Daniel Lee | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Jason Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Jason Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't throw it down | 61-52 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Philip McQuay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (C) Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:21 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Perna misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the wide open runner from the right block | 61-54 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's | Philip McQuay steps in front of the David Reinhart pass in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Philip McQuay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | James Arechiga is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Perna - foul #2 on Gerald Perna, team foul #13 | 61-54 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | James Arechiga is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Perna - foul #3 on Gerald Perna, team foul #14 | 62-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart misses short on a runner near the basket | 64-54 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | James Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | James Myers comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | James Myers tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Christopher Caley pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Philip McQuay runs out the clock | 64-54 |