| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Sotomayor (fresh) SF - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's floater is tipped away by David Hayes | 29-34 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | Jason Leishman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (PF), Michael Sutton (C) Hugh Wittig, Samuel Sotomayor, Colin Rigsby, David Hayes | |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Roy Gibson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it but misses | 31-40 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Frank Sutton grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Roy Gibson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chadwick Klingenberg | 31-43 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Jason Leishman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Frank Sutton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 34-43 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the jumper from the right side set up by Chadwick Klingenberg and the foul's on Casey Streitenberge - foul #1 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum (PG), Johnny Pardo (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Michael Sutton | |
| 17:15 | Memphis | Jason Leishman misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Kenneth Rosenblum - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosenblum, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Colin Rigsby (PF), David Hayes (C) Roy Gibson, Johnny Pardo | |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Jason Leishman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 36-45 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | David Hayes steals the ball from Vule Zimmer | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Rosenblum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Leishman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Jason Leishman loses the dribble to Vule Zimmer | 36-45 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 38-45 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Rosenblum | 38-47 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses short on a runner from the left block | 38-47 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | David Hayes gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:25 | Memphis | Frank Sutton lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Rosenblum | 38-49 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | The jump hook by Dikembe Banda is blocked by Colin Rigsby | 38-49 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | Frank Sutton pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Samuel Sotomayor (SG), Roy Gibson (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Kenneth Rosenblum, Frank Sutton, Colin Rigsby, David Hayes | |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Smith and he's fouled by Johnny Pardo - foul #1 on Johnny Pardo, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | Warren Ruck steals it from Chadwick Klingenberg | 41-49 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Sotomayor - foul #1 on Samuel Sotomayor, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG) Chadwick Klingenberg, Samuel Sotomayor | |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Frank Sutton comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Sutton (C) Johnny Pardo | |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the tip | 43-51 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Warren Ruck scores on a jump hook in the lane | 45-51 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Leishman | 45-53 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Leishman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Smith | 50-53 |
| 11:27 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Gibson | 50-56 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Warren Ruck and he's hacked by Frank Sutton - foul #2 on Frank Sutton, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Samuel Sotomayor (SG), David Hayes (C) Hugh Wittig, Frank Sutton, Michael Sutton | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:53 | Memphis | Jason Leishman blows the layup but he's hacked by Vule Zimmer - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:53 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:53 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | Roy Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Hayes | 55-58 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Jason Leishman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 55-58 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jason Leishman - foul #3 on Jason Leishman, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Colin Rigsby (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Roy Gibson, David Hayes | |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is whistled for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG) Chadwick Klingenberg | |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 08:54 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Jason Leishman is blocked by Richard Smith | 56-58 |
| 08:53 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg scores on a jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Casey Streitenberge | 58-60 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo is hacked by Casey Streitenberge - foul #3 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Samuel Sotomayor (SG), Roy Gibson (PF), David Hayes (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Colin Rigsby, Johnny Pardo | |
| 07:49 | Memphis | David Hayes jams it and he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #3 on Warren Ruck, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Michael Sutton (PF) Samuel Sotomayor, Roy Gibson | |
| 07:49 | Memphis | David Hayes makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Leishman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer buries a jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 07:09 | Memphis | Vyacheslav Buczynski denies the turnaround by Jason Leishman | 60-63 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Mark Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 62-63 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Wittig | 62-66 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Michael Sutton | 62-66 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Wittig | 62-68 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Frank Sutton - foul #3 on Frank Sutton, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Samuel Sotomayor (SG), Roy Gibson (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Hugh Wittig, Frank Sutton, Michael Sutton, David Hayes | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Leishman - foul #4 on Jason Leishman, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Roy Gibson is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum (PG) Chadwick Klingenberg | |
| 04:51 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum makes the 3 from the left corner | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Alberto Castro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (C) Kenneth Rosenblum, Samuel Sotomayor, Johnny Pardo | |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Warren Ruck blocks the short jumper by Jason Leishman | 64-71 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the easy layup | 64-71 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the follow up shot | 66-71 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Roy Gibson loses the dribble to Alberto Castro | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is hacked by Frank Sutton - foul #4 on Frank Sutton, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum (PG), Samuel Sotomayor (SG), Colin Rigsby (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson, David Hayes | |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Rosenblum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Sotomayor (fresh) SF - Jason Leishman (tired) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Pardo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't finish the layup | 68-71 |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (PF), David Hayes (C) Kenneth Rosenblum, Samuel Sotomayor, Colin Rigsby, Johnny Pardo | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Streitenberge | 68-71 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 68-71 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Jason Leishman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | David Hayes tips it back up and in | 70-73 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Frank Sutton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #4 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Colin Rigsby (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Roy Gibson | |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the lay-in | 73-75 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it home | 75-75 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Jason Leishman is blocked by Warren Ruck | 75-75 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Smith | 77-75 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 77-75 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 77-75 |