| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (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 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Daniel Lever throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson is open but misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | William Murakami gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Daniel Lever drills a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Delbert Wilson is called for the reach on David Rhea - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | David Rhea is called for the reach on Jason Ferdinand in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rhea, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Erik Hammonds | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | David Rhea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | William Fleming pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | John Duke clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson is hacked by William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Donald Brand (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SF) John Carrozza | |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Ferdinand | 8-2 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | John Duke misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is hacked by Andrew Preece in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Preece, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Jason Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) John Duke, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps banks in the layup on a great pass from Doug Moore | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) C - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Preece (fresh) SF - John Carrozza (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - William Murakami (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | William Murakami throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) Brian O'Carroll, Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Lever picks off the pass by Donald Brand in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Donald Brand steals the ball from Daniel Lever | 10-2 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand lays it up and in | 12-2 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-2 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-2 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Donald Brand is called for the reach on Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Donald Brand, team foul #2 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Garland Hipps (PF) Donald Brand, Doug Moore, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) Daniel Lever, John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, Joseph Connolly | |
| 14:13 | Xavier | David Rhea connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-5 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | William Murakami pulls down the rebound | 15-5 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | David Rhea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-5 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Andrew Preece grabs the offensive board | 15-5 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | David Rhea double dribbles | 15-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Ferdinand | 18-5 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Doug Moore picks off the pass by Daniel Lever | 18-5 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore banks in the layup | 20-5 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the shot from the free throw line | 20-5 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Murakami gets the offensive rebound | 20-5 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Doug Moore steals the ball from Brian O'Carroll | 20-5 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is called for a charge - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #3 | 20-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Jason Ferdinand, Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Andrew Preece (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (tiring) C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - Andrew Preece (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Xavier | John Duke connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Rhea | 20-7 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Brand | 22-7 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | David Rhea misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-7 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | William Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 22-7 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Donald Brand steps in front of the John Duke pass | 22-7 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds blows the layup | 22-7 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 22-7 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Brand | 24-7 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | John Duke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner and he's hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #4 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Garland Hipps (PF) Donald Brand, Doug Moore, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 09:36 | Xavier | John Duke makes the free throw | 24-11 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs banks in the wide open layup set up by Delbert Wilson | 26-11 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Delbert Wilson is called for the reach on Brian O'Carroll - foul #2 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #5 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Murakami (C) John Duke | |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joe Jacobs - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #6 | 26-11 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps pulls down the rebound | 26-12 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joe Jacobs | 29-12 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian O'Carroll | 29-14 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Brian O'Carroll is called for the reach on Jason Ferdinand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian O'Carroll, team foul #4 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Carrozza (SF) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Sperry | |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses badly on a shot in the lane | 29-14 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | John Carrozza snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is fouled on the floor by Joe Jacobs - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #7 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Joe Jacobs, Donald Brand | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Daniel Lever makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Sperry - foul #1 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | John Carrozza pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (tired) C - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Carrozza (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Erik Hammonds blocks the short jumper by William Fleming | 29-16 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it home | 29-18 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | William Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe lays it in set up by John Duke and he's hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, John Duke, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Sperry is called for the reach on Donald Brand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF) Joseph Sperry | |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Robert Boyer is denied by John Carrozza | 29-21 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps hits the follow up shot | 31-21 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Lever | 31-23 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand travels in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) John Carrozza, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Daniel Lever throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Jason Ferdinand | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Andrew Preece, William Murakami | |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 31-23 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian O'Carroll - foul #2 on Brian O'Carroll, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Andrew Preece (SF), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | William Murakami comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the easy wide open finger roll | 35-23 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | David Rhea knocks in the shot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Doug Moore, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Andrew Preece, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garland Hipps (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - William Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Connolly takes the ball from Erik Hammonds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | William Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Garland Hipps - foul #1 on Garland Hipps, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Daniel Lever clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry tips it home | 35-27 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Brand | 37-27 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Delbert Wilson picks off the pass by Daniel Lever | 37-27 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Jacobs and he's fouled by Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SF) Donald Brand | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll misses the floater from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Garland Hipps | 40-27 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 40-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Andrew Preece (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | William Murakami hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Sperry | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits a shot from close range | 42-30 |