| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emery Benard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:40 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harris | 22-31 |
| 19:21 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 19:19 | Grove City | Michael Harris can't tip it in | 22-31 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Frank Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | Frank Rounds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Rhodes - foul #3 on Ronnie Rhodes, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Neale (PF) Ronnie Rhodes | |
| 19:06 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:06 | Grove City | Jerry Neale snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 18:56 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Emery Benard and he's hacked by Francis Tuttle - foul #3 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (PF) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 18:56 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | David Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Ellsworth and he's hacked by Jerry Neale - foul #2 on Jerry Neale, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:41 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:18 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Emery Benard | 24-36 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 18:13 | Grove City | Michael Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:08 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 24-36 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Frank Rounds snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Jeffrey Watson blocks the short jumper by David Taylor | 24-36 |
| 18:01 | Grove City | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:38 | Grove City | Michael Harris knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Jeffrey Watson | 24-38 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Frank Rounds comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 17:21 | Grove City | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 17:16 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales is hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Joseph Pizano (SF) Frank Rounds, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:00 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Neale | 24-40 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 16:46 | Grove City | Emery Benard gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Pizano - foul #2 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #3 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF), Michael Madden (C) Neal Walker, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Bobby Funderburk (C) Edmundo Morales, Jerry Neale | |
| 16:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase can't finish the layup | 24-40 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth tips it home | 26-40 |
| 16:06 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 16:05 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk tips it back up and in | 26-42 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Hans Brodowski, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Hans Brodowski, Dennis Dibiase, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes (SF) Jeffrey Watson | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) SF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Emery Benard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. C - Bobby Funderburk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Grove City | Michael Madden steps in front of the Ronnie Rhodes pass | 26-42 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Frank Rounds scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Taylor | 28-42 |
| 15:15 | Grove City | Michael Harris hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Emery Benard | 28-44 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 28-44 |
| 14:57 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Emery Benard | 28-44 |
| 14:43 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses long on a shot from the right block | 28-44 |
| 14:41 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo grabs the offensive board | 28-44 |
| 14:33 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo is whistled for traveling | 28-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), Michael Carter (C) Joseph Pizano, Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Grove City | Edmundo Morales (SG), Jerry Neale (PF), Jeffrey Watson (C) Emery Benard, Michael Harris, Bobby Funderburk | |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Michael Carter double dribbles | 28-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (SF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:49 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales is called for traveling | 28-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG) Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | Grove City | Troy Bishop (PG) Timothy Defeo | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Ronnie Rhodes is called for the reach on Ray Ellsworth - foul #4 on Ronnie Rhodes, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk (C) Ronnie Rhodes | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Michael Carter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Watson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Watson, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SF) Dennis Dibiase | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 12:57 | Grove City | The short jumper by Edmundo Morales is denied by Michael Carter | 30-44 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski loses the dribble to Troy Bishop | 30-44 |
| 12:25 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales lays it up and in and the foul's on Joseph Pizano - foul #3 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Michael Harris (SF) Troy Bishop, Bobby Funderburk | |
| 12:25 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales makes the free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | David Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Tuttle | 33-47 |
| 11:54 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Emery Benard (SG), Max Woodside (C) Timothy Defeo, Jerry Neale | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Michael Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 11:33 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson grabs the board | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Edmundo Morales (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emery Benard (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 25 pts. 10 reb. C - Max Woodside (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-47 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Neal Walker buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Rounds | 35-47 |
| 10:23 | Grove City | Michael Harris hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edmundo Morales | 35-49 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Taylor | 38-49 |
| 09:37 | Grove City | Max Woodside is whistled for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Joseph Pizano (SG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Michael Madden (C) Frank Rounds, Neal Walker, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (PG), Jerry Neale (PF), Bobby Funderburk (C) Edmundo Morales, Jeffrey Watson, Max Woodside | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Michael Madden tips it home | 40-49 |
| 09:01 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Emery Benard and he's hacked by Michael Madden - foul #1 on Michael Madden, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| 09:01 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 08:43 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Bobby Funderburk | 40-52 |
| 08:28 | Grove City | Michael Harris lays it in set up by Emery Benard | 40-54 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Jerry Neale takes the ball from Michael Madden | 40-54 |
| 07:51 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-54 |
| 07:49 | Grove City | Emery Benard grabs the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 07:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Dibiase - foul #1 on Dennis Dibiase, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), David Taylor (SF), Jason Sparks (C) Hans Brodowski, Dennis Dibiase, Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes (SF), Jeffrey Watson (C) Jerry Neale, Bobby Funderburk | |
| 07:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:35 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ray Ellsworth | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Timothy Defeo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Emery Benard (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffrey Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-54 |
| 07:23 | Grove City | Michael Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 07:04 | Grove City | Michael Harris can't finish the layup | 40-54 |
| 07:02 | Grove City | Michael Harris tips it home | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Taylor | 40-56 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Michael Harris steals the ball from Frank Rounds | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:13 | Grove City | Michael Harris misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ray Ellsworth - foul #3 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Michael Carter (C) Frank Rounds, Joseph Pizano, David Taylor, Ray Ellsworth, Jason Sparks | |
| Subs | Grove City | Troy Bishop (PG), Edmundo Morales (SG) Timothy Defeo, Emery Benard | |
| 06:13 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:13 | Grove City | Michael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle double dribbles | 40-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Neale (PF) Michael Harris | |
| 05:51 | Grove City | Troy Bishop's pass is intercepted by Hans Brodowski in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski hits the finger roll | 42-58 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Bishop and he's hacked by Neal Walker - foul #2 on Neal Walker, team foul #9 | 42-60 |
| 05:23 | Grove City | Edmundo Morales makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-61 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Michael Carter gets the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Neal Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carter | 42-61 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Jerry Neale is called for the reach on Hans Brodowski - foul #3 on Jerry Neale, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello (SG), Michael Madden (PF), Jason Sparks (C) Neal Walker, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Grove City | Timothy Defeo (SG), Bobby Funderburk (C) Edmundo Morales, Ronnie Rhodes | |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Watson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Watson, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (PF) Jason Sparks | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:42 | Grove City | Jeffrey Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:17 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Andrew Mazzariello - foul #1 on Andrew Mazzariello, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG) Andrew Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Grove City | Ronnie Rhodes (SF) Jeffrey Watson | |
| 04:17 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Timothy Defeo is called for the reach on Dennis Dibiase - foul #1 on Timothy Defeo, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bobby Funderburk, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello (SG) Dennis Dibiase | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Timothy Defeo picks off the pass by Joseph Pizano | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Mazzariello (fresh) SF - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Troy Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Defeo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Neale (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Funderburk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Grove City | Jerry Neale clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Madden | 45-64 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 02:16 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Madden - foul #2 on Michael Madden, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Sparks (PF) Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Grove City | Max Woodside (C) Ronnie Rhodes | |
| 02:16 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:16 | Grove City | Bobby Funderburk misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Jason Sparks makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ray Ellsworth | 49-65 |
| 01:33 | Grove City | Timothy Defeo drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Bishop | 49-67 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Sparks | 51-67 |
| 00:49 | Grove City | Max Woodside banks in the layup | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ray Ellsworth | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Grove City | Ray Ellsworth picks off the pass by Timothy Defeo | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Jason Sparks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-69 |
| 00:13 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Troy Bishop | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Grove City | Troy Bishop runs out the clock | 54-69 |