| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - William Murakami (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | William Murakami wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | William Murakami is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Murakami, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by David Rhea - foul #1 on David Rhea, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Wellman | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Ronald Jenkins steps in front of the David Rhea pass in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins banks in the layup | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Wesley Kegler is called for the reach on Joseph Sperry - foul #1 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Robert Reynolds steps in front of the Joseph Sperry pass | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds dunks the ball | 7-0 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | David Rhea can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 7-0 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by William Murakami - foul #2 on William Murakami, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Connolly (C) William Murakami | |
| 18:07 | Alabama | John Wellman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 7-0 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 7-0 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the jumpshot from the right side | 7-0 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wesley Kegler | 7-0 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | John Wellman makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Tolbert | 9-0 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Daniel Lever loses the dribble to Ronald Jenkins | 9-0 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | David Rhea steals the ball from John Wellman | 9-0 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Rhea | 9-2 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 16:37 | Xavier | William Fleming is hacked by William Ehrlich - foul #1 on William Ehrlich, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | John Carrozza's floater is tipped away by Fred Crane | 9-2 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Gantz | 9-2 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | William Ehrlich is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | William Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | William Fleming hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Alonso Laffey | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Ehrlich (fresh) SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Fred Crane (fresh) C - Alonso Laffey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses the easy layup | 9-2 |
| 15:40 | Alabama | Fred Crane snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Robert Gantz is hacked by John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), John Wellman (C) William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey, Fred Crane, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-2 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | John Carrozza grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Duke | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler misses the dunk attempt | 9-4 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | John Duke pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Robert Gantz takes the ball from John Duke | 9-4 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Robert Gantz is whistled for a carry | 9-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG) Jason Tolbert, Robert Gantz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Daniel Lever scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Preece | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Ehrlich | 12-7 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Fleming (C) Glenn Wolfe | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Andrew Preece grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | William Fleming's pass is intercepted by Ronald Jenkins | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is hacked by Daniel Lever in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Daniel Lever, Andrew Preece, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 12:28 | Alabama | John Wellman is fouled on the floor by William Murakami - foul #3 on William Murakami, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF) William Ehrlich, Christopher Harvey, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, William Murakami | |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Tolbert | 12-9 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Jason Tolbert steals the ball from John Duke | 14-9 |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Tolbert | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) C - John Wellman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Fleming (tiring) | |
| 11:20 | Xavier | John Duke drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian O'Carroll | 16-12 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds can't finish the layup | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | William Fleming hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Jenkins - foul #1 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 10:28 | Xavier | William Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | William Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | William Ehrlich loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) William Fleming | |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Daniel Lever knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | William Ehrlich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Connolly | 16-16 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Fred Crane gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Fred Crane tips it in | 18-16 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Fred Crane denies the turnaround by Glenn Wolfe | 18-16 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Daniel Lever clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Fred Crane gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Robert Gantz makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Robert Gantz is called for the reach on Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Robert Gantz, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), John Wellman (C) William Ehrlich, Robert Gantz, Christopher Harvey, Fred Crane, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | William Murakami steals the ball from Ronald Jenkins in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Wellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Preece (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) PF - Glenn Wolfe (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murakami (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry is whistled for a carry | 20-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Andrew Preece, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 20-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Daniel Lever buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Alabama | Joseph Sperry steals it from Jason Tolbert in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by John Wellman - foul #2 on John Wellman, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Alonso Laffey (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe loses the dribble to Robert Gantz | 20-21 |
| 05:25 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 20-21 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | William Murakami pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Daniel Lever tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Alonso Laffey | 20-21 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Alonso Laffey | 22-21 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Wesley Kegler swats the dunk try by Joseph Sperry | 22-21 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | William Murakami comes up short on the runner near the basket | 22-21 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | William Murakami misses the tip | 22-21 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | William Murakami pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Daniel Lever comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), John Wellman (C) William Ehrlich, Robert Gantz, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | John Wellman swats the short shot by Joseph Connolly | 22-21 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Wellman | 22-21 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | Fred Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Fred Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fleming (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Jenkins is blocked by William Fleming | 22-21 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | William Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is hacked by David Rhea in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Rhea, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF), William Murakami (C) John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | William Murakami misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG) Ronald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Fleming (C) Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly, William Murakami | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | John Duke misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Gantz | 24-24 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Robert Gantz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Tolbert | 27-24 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | John Carrozza lays it up and in on a great pass from John Duke and he's hacked by Jason Tolbert - foul #1 on Jason Tolbert, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Wesley Kegler (PF) Jason Tolbert, Christopher Harvey, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Glenn Wolfe, William Fleming | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | John Carrozza makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Andrew Preece is called for the reach on Ronald Jenkins - foul #1 on Andrew Preece, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Reynolds (SF) Robert Gantz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry's pass is intercepted by John Wellman | 29-27 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Wellman is fouled on the floor by Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Joseph Connolly (C) Brian O'Carroll, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Wellman misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Wellman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Rhea | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF) William Ehrlich, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-29 |