| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ira Gerstner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Alvarez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Winslow (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Larry Cole inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Winslow - foul #1 on William Winslow, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Cline (SF), Billy Andrews (C) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, William Winslow | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | William Waits misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 19:20 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:58 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Cline, Ronald Hale | |
| 18:41 | Xavier | William Waits buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Bourque | 37-44 |
| 18:30 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 18:28 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:12 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Billy Andrews pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Richardson steals it from Adam Bourque | 37-44 |
| 17:44 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 17:42 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:33 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez can't finish the layup | 37-44 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Scott Hoke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana is hacked by Ira Gerstner - foul #3 on Ira Gerstner, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Rogers (PG), Jerome Bolden (SG), Philip Leatham (SF), Matthew Boudreau (PF), William Zavatson (C) Robert Hackney, Ira Gerstner, Larry Cole, Kenneth Richardson, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), William Winslow (C) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Billy Andrews | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | William Waits clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | William Bentley can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | William Zavatson grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Arizona | David Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Ronald Hale gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 16:51 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Jerome Bolden | 37-44 |
| 16:27 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Hale - foul #2 on Ronald Hale, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF) William Waits, William Bentley | |
| 16:27 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Winslow | 38-44 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Ronald Hale scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 16:16 | Arizona | David Rogers is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hoke, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF) Scott Hoke | |
| 15:59 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Hackney (PG), Ira Gerstner (SG), Larry Cole (SF), Kenneth Richardson (PF), Angel Russo (C) David Rogers, Jerome Bolden, Philip Leatham, Matthew Boudreau, William Zavatson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) William Bentley, Ronald Hale | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ira Gerstner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Angel Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) SG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) C - William Winslow (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Scott Hoke blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Cole - foul #2 on Larry Cole, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (PF) Gustavo Santana, Adam Bourque | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:13 | Arizona | Angel Russo misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 38-48 |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Ronald Hale snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 14:48 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:27 | Arizona | Angel Russo is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hackney | 40-48 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | William Waits clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Scott Hoke gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Ira Gerstner takes the ball from William Waits | 40-48 |
| 14:00 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner lays it up and in | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Scott Hoke can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 13:48 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Robert Hackney | 42-48 |
| 13:33 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Angel Russo snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:06 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Larry Cole | 44-48 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | William Winslow is hacked by Angel Russo - foul #1 on Angel Russo, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Rogers (PG), Jerome Bolden (SG), Philip Leatham (SF), Matthew Boudreau (PF), Julio Alvarez (C) Robert Hackney, Ira Gerstner, Larry Cole, Kenneth Richardson, Angel Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Daniel Jenkins, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana connects on the 3 from straight away set up by William Bentley | 44-51 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Billy Andrews - foul #3 on Billy Andrews, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG) Paul Chapman | |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Adam Bourque snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Matthew Boudreau is called for the reach on Adam Bourque - foul #1 on Matthew Boudreau, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana's pass is intercepted by David Rogers | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Bolden (fresh) SF - Philip Leatham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Boudreau (fresh) 5 pts. C - Julio Alvarez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Bentley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Andrews (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Arizona | William Bentley steps in front of the David Rogers pass in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 11:42 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Julio Alvarez | 46-51 |
| 11:40 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Andrews - foul #4 on Billy Andrews, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Hackney (PG), William Zavatson (C) Philip Leatham, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, Billy Andrews | |
| 11:28 | Arizona | David Rogers makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Boudreau | 48-51 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | William Bentley's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Boudreau | 48-51 |
| 11:16 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Zavatson | 48-51 |
| 11:04 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau drills a jump hook from the left block | 50-51 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Bentley | 50-54 |
| 10:41 | Arizona | William Zavatson hits a floater from the right block | 52-54 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Matthew Boudreau steals the ball from Paul Chapman | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Robert Hackney can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William Bentley - foul #1 on William Bentley, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Gerstner (SG), Philip Leatham (SF), Julio Alvarez (PF), Angel Russo (C) David Rogers, Jerome Bolden, Matthew Boudreau, William Zavatson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), David Stephens (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (PF) Paul Chapman, Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, William Winslow | |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Robert Hackney misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Angel Russo swats the layup by Scott Hoke | 53-54 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 09:33 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Angel Russo | 53-54 |
| 09:20 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Leatham | 56-54 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | William Waits clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | David Stephens tips it home | 56-56 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Robert Hackney is fouled on the floor by David Stephens - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Cole (SF), Kenneth Richardson (PF) Philip Leatham, Angel Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, Adam Bourque | |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Julio Alvarez swats the short shot by Ronald Hale | 58-56 |
| 08:35 | Arizona | Robert Hackney grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 08:17 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 58-56 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | William Waits misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Scott Hoke hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 07:51 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Gerstner (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Julio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Santana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Winslow (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Scott Hoke tips it in | 60-60 |
| 07:29 | Arizona | Robert Hackney is hacked by William Waits in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Waits, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Rogers (SG), Philip Leatham (SF), Matthew Boudreau (PF), William Zavatson (C) Ira Gerstner, Larry Cole, Kenneth Richardson, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| 07:29 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:29 | Arizona | Robert Hackney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Billy Andrews gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | William Waits can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Rogers - foul #2 on David Rogers, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Cole (SF) Robert Hackney | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:18 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:18 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 07:02 | Arizona | William Zavatson misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled in the backcourt by David Rogers - foul #3 on David Rogers, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG) William Waits | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana loses the dribble to David Rogers | 61-61 |
| 06:35 | Arizona | David Rogers lays it in | 63-61 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-61 |
| 06:29 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Matthew Boudreau | 63-61 |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by William Zavatson | 65-61 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | William Bentley misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Cole - foul #3 on Larry Cole, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Gerstner (SG), Jerome Bolden (SF), Kenneth Richardson (PF), Angel Russo (C) Philip Leatham, Larry Cole, Matthew Boudreau, William Zavatson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (PF) Gustavo Santana, Adam Bourque | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:58 | Arizona | Angel Russo gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:43 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson hits the finger roll set up by David Rogers and the foul's on Ronald Hale - foul #3 on Ronald Hale, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF) Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley | |
| 05:43 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson misses the free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Scott Hoke gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Scott Hoke buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gustavo Santana | 67-63 |
| 05:08 | Arizona | Angel Russo double dribbles | 67-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Winslow (C) Gustavo Santana, Billy Andrews | |
| 05:01 | Xavier | William Waits misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins tips it in | 67-65 |
| 04:55 | Arizona | David Rogers is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Hoke, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (C) William Winslow | |
| 04:55 | Arizona | David Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:55 | Arizona | David Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Ronald Hale pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Scott Hoke connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by William Waits | 68-67 |
| 04:18 | Arizona | Ronald Hale picks off the pass by Ira Gerstner | 68-67 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | William Waits throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Hackney (PG), Larry Cole (SF), Julio Alvarez (PF), William Zavatson (C) David Rogers, Ira Gerstner, Kenneth Richardson, Angel Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), William Winslow (C) William Waits, Daniel Jenkins, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale, Billy Andrews | |
| 03:49 | Arizona | Robert Hackney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | Philip Leatham (SG) Jerome Bolden | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SF) Paul Chapman, William Bentley | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Leatham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Julio Alvarez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Zavatson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Santana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Cline (fresh) PF - Adam Bourque (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Winslow (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Adam Bourque double dribbles | 68-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Scott Hoke (SF) William Waits, Stephen Cline | |
| 03:14 | Arizona | Philip Leatham is fouled on the floor by David Stephens - foul #3 on David Stephens, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), William Bentley (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), Billy Andrews (C) David Stephens, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, William Winslow | |
| 03:14 | Arizona | Philip Leatham makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:14 | Arizona | Philip Leatham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Cole - foul #4 on Larry Cole, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Rogers (SG), Matthew Boudreau (PF) Philip Leatham, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Winslow (C) Gustavo Santana, Billy Andrews | |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:57 | Arizona | Robert Hackney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| Subs | Arizona | Julio Alvarez (C) William Zavatson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Bourque (PF) Ronald Hale | |
| 02:52 | Xavier | William Waits hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Bentley | 70-72 |
| 02:40 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 70-72 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | William Bentley snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 02:27 | Arizona | Robert Hackney gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:23 | Arizona | David Rogers misses short on a floater from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 02:22 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | William Bentley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-72 |
| 02:10 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:05 | Arizona | Robert Hackney is hacked by William Bentley in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Bentley, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Gerstner (SG), Jerome Bolden (SF), Angel Russo (C) David Rogers, Larry Cole, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Adam Bourque, William Winslow | |
| 02:05 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Ronald Hale drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Matthew Boudreau - foul #2 on Matthew Boudreau, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Cole (SF), Kenneth Richardson (PF), Julio Alvarez (C) Jerome Bolden, Matthew Boudreau, Angel Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Billy Andrews | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:44 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Santana - foul #2 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Kenneth Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hale | 76-76 |
| 00:56 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ira Gerstner | 78-76 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the lay-in | 78-76 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Arizona | Robert Hackney misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 78-76 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Scott Hoke buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gustavo Santana | 78-78 |
| 00:01 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The clock runs out | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Gerstner (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Julio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Santana (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Winslow (tired) 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Ronald Hale wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Ronald Hale drills a runner near the basket | 78-80 |
| 04:21 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-80 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana is hacked by Ira Gerstner - foul #4 on Ira Gerstner, team foul #10 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Rogers (PG), Jerome Bolden (SG), Philip Leatham (SF), Matthew Boudreau (PF), William Zavatson (C) Robert Hackney, Ira Gerstner, Larry Cole, Kenneth Richardson, Julio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale, William Winslow | |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 03:58 | Arizona | Billy Andrews picks off the pass by Matthew Boudreau in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | William Bentley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Matthew Boudreau - foul #3 on Matthew Boudreau, team foul #11 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) Gustavo Santana | |
| 03:50 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:50 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Zavatson | 81-82 |
| 03:45 | Arizona | David Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-82 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins snags the defensive board | 81-82 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | William Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-82 |
| 03:37 | Arizona | David Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | William Bentley makes the jumper in the lane | 81-84 |
| 03:16 | Arizona | William Zavatson buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Philip Leatham | 83-84 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Jerome Bolden steps in front of the Billy Andrews pass | 83-84 |
| 03:09 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden is hacked by Daniel Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #14 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG) Paul Chapman | |
| 03:09 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:09 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | William Bentley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 84-84 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Billy Andrews grabs the offensive board | 84-84 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | William Bentley misses long on a jumper from the left block | 84-84 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 84-86 |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Bourque - foul #3 on Adam Bourque, team foul #15 | 84-86 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Gerstner (SG), Angel Russo (C) Philip Leatham, William Zavatson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF) Daniel Jenkins, David Stephens, William Bentley | |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the lay-in | 86-86 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden gets the rebound | 86-86 |
| 01:52 | Arizona | Angel Russo makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rogers | 88-86 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Matthew Boudreau blocks the jumper by Gustavo Santana | 88-86 |
| 01:39 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 88-86 |
| 01:32 | Arizona | Angel Russo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 88-86 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Jerome Bolden grabs the offensive board | 88-86 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | Matthew Boudreau is denied on a layup by Scott Hoke | 88-86 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 88-86 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Angel Russo - foul #2 on Angel Russo, team foul #12 | 88-86 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Hackney (PG), Larry Cole (SF), Kenneth Richardson (PF), Julio Alvarez (C) David Rogers, Jerome Bolden, Matthew Boudreau, Angel Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (PF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Adam Bourque, Billy Andrews | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 2nd free throw | 88-88 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Hackney (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Gerstner (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Julio Alvarez (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Santana (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 20 pts. 13 reb. PF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Winslow (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 00:40 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hackney | 90-88 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-88 |
| 00:25 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez grabs the defensive rebound | 90-88 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez is hacked by Gustavo Santana in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #16 | 90-88 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez misses the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Julio Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Santana | 91-90 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Robert Hackney is hacked by Gustavo Santana in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #17 | 91-90 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Robert Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hale | 93-93 |
| 00:06 | Arizona | Arizona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 93-93 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Arizona | Ira Gerstner banks in the layup | 95-93 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the fullcourt shot | 95-93 |