| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Boettcher steps in front of the Joseph Mickle pass | 33-22 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Griffith - foul #2 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is hacked by Carlos Dupree - foul #1 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the lay-in | 33-22 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Dupree - foul #2 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Casey Streitenberge picks off the pass by Antonio Griffith | 33-24 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith banks in the layup set up by Casey Streitenberge | 33-26 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-26 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 33-26 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Mark Thomas blocks the short jumper by Carlos Dupree | 33-26 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Matthew Bigley (C) Joseph Mickle, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda tips it in | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Tracy Williams picks off the pass by Matthew Bigley | 33-28 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Edward Rose blocks the jumper by Tracy Williams | 33-28 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it in | 33-30 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Casey Streitenberge | 33-30 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Tracy Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 33-33 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Claude Davis (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Aubrey Hampton, Carlos Dupree, Edward Rose, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Alberto Castro, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Boettcher picks off the pass by Joseph Mickle | 33-33 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle is hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Joseph Mickle - foul #2 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Claude Davis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Antonio Griffith - foul #3 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Aubrey Hampton, Claude Davis, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Griffith | 36-38 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Joseph Mickle, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge | |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Rose - foul #2 on Edward Rose, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree connects on the jump hook from the right block | 38-39 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda lays it in | 38-41 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Claude Davis (PF) Shawn Saxton, Carlos Dupree, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Tracy Williams, Alberto Castro, Dikembe Banda | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Weedman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Richard Smith's floater is tipped away by Harold Weedman | 38-43 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 40-43 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 40-43 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Antonio Griffith, Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle, Claude Davis, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 40-44 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree tips it in | 42-44 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Shawn Saxton is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Vule Zimmer | |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #3 on Mark Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams | |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 43-46 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Edward Rose takes the ball from Mark Thomas | 43-46 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the jump hook from the right block | 45-46 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is hacked by Carlos Dupree - foul #3 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree is called for a backcourt violation | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski lays it in and the foul's on Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Mickle | 47-51 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Casey Streitenberge steals it from Joseph Mickle | 47-53 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Antonio Griffith picks off the pass by Richard Boettcher in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith throws it down | 49-53 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's layup is rejected by Harold Weedman | 49-53 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it home | 49-55 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the dunk | 49-55 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a runner from the left block | 49-55 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Casey Streitenberge blocks the short jumper by Edward Rose | 49-55 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is hacked by Antonio Griffith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Griffith | 52-57 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Antonio Griffith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Mickle - foul #3 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #13 | 52-59 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 52-61 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Joseph Mickle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #14 | 52-61 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aubrey Hampton | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher runs out the clock | 54-63 |