| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Woodie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Booker Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Gorney (fresh) C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it home | 39-31 |
| 19:32 | La Salle | John Robinson's pass is intercepted by Casey Streitenberge | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is called for 10 seconds | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | La Salle | John Robinson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Barrett | 39-33 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 41-33 |
| 18:45 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 18:43 | La Salle | John Robinson tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Tracy Williams | 43-35 |
| 17:54 | La Salle | Paul Barrett misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Stickler (SG), Russ Salvador (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Link (C) Marcus Woodie, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 17:31 | La Salle | Alberto Castro takes the ball from Robert Stickler | 43-35 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-35 |
| 17:03 | La Salle | Robert Stickler pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:56 | La Salle | Russ Salvador is fouled on the floor by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 16:40 | La Salle | Paul Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 43-35 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 16:08 | La Salle | Russ Salvador pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:00 | La Salle | John Link comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Stickler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russ Salvador (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Link (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-35 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Andrew Cooper steals it from Richard Boettcher | 43-35 |
| 15:16 | La Salle | John Link connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 46-38 |
| 14:56 | La Salle | Paul Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Richard Mahoney (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Paul Barrett, Robert Stickler, Russ Salvador, Andrew Cooper, John Link | |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 46-38 |
| 14:33 | La Salle | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:29 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bryan Blanchard | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Alberto Castro is blocked by John Robinson | 46-40 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 13:28 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | La Salle | Marcus Woodie (SG), William Husby (C) Richard Mahoney, John Robinson | |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:02 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 48-40 |
| 12:58 | La Salle | Richard Boettcher picks off the pass by Marcus Woodie | 48-40 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Boettcher | 48-40 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Mahoney (SG), Russ Salvador (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Robinson (C) Bryan Blanchard, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, William Husby | |
| 11:51 | La Salle | Mark Thomas swats the short shot by Richard Mahoney | 48-40 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Marcus Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russ Salvador (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's layup is rejected by John Robinson | 48-40 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Alberto Castro tips it back up and in | 50-40 |
| 10:57 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:56 | La Salle | Russ Salvador tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Warren Ruck banks in the layup | 52-42 |
| 10:12 | La Salle | John Robinson is hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #3 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Bryan Blanchard (SG), Robert Stickler (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Link (C) Marcus Woodie, Richard Mahoney, Russ Salvador, Andrew Cooper, John Robinson | |
| 09:58 | La Salle | John Link loses the ball out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Booker Lawrence (SF) Paul Barrett | |
| 09:10 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (PG) Bryan Blanchard | |
| 09:10 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Booker Lawrence - foul #3 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Richard Mahoney (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF) Robert Stickler, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney | |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Richard Mahoney | 52-43 |
| 08:33 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Link | 52-45 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 55-45 |
| 07:45 | La Salle | Richard Boettcher steps in front of the Paul Barrett pass | 55-45 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the dunk | 55-45 |
| 07:40 | La Salle | John Link grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Paul Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mahoney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russ Salvador (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Link (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | La Salle | Russ Salvador's layup is rejected by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 55-45 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski banks in the layup on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 57-45 |
| 07:06 | La Salle | Russ Salvador buries a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Barrett | 57-48 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Russ Salvador - foul #2 on Russ Salvador, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Marcus Woodie (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Paul Barrett, Richard Mahoney, Russ Salvador, Andrew Cooper, John Link | |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:45 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:39 | La Salle | John Robinson's pass is intercepted by Casey Streitenberge | 58-48 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Marcus Woodie steps in front of the Casey Streitenberge pass | 58-48 |
| 06:05 | La Salle | Michael Gorney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 06:04 | La Salle | John Robinson can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 06:02 | La Salle | Michael Gorney tips it home | 58-50 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is whistled for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Stickler (SG) Marcus Woodie | |
| 05:21 | La Salle | Michael Gorney banks in the layup on a great pass from Booker Lawrence | 58-52 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Booker Lawrence steps in front of the Alberto Castro pass in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 05:11 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Gorney | 58-55 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Booker Lawrence - foul #4 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Russ Salvador (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), William Husby (C) Bryan Blanchard, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:48 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Russ Salvador | 58-55 |
| 04:27 | La Salle | Russ Salvador clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Cooper - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | La Salle | Marcus Woodie (PG), Richard Mahoney (SG) Paul Barrett, Robert Stickler | |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:08 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Boettcher and he's fouled by Richard Mahoney - foul #4 on Richard Mahoney, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:50 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Andrew Cooper | 61-55 |
| 03:36 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie drills a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Vule Zimmer - foul #2 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Gorney (PF) Andrew Cooper | |
| 03:36 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Marcus Woodie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Mahoney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Russ Salvador (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gorney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Husby (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 03:16 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Russ Salvador | 61-58 |
| 03:09 | La Salle | Marcus Woodie misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 61-58 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Marcus Woodie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Woodie, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard (PG), Booker Lawrence (SF), John Link (PF), John Robinson (C) Marcus Woodie, Russ Salvador, Michael Gorney, William Husby | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it home | 63-58 |
| 02:41 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | Paul Barrett (PG), Andrew Cooper (PF) Richard Mahoney, John Link | |
| 02:27 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Gorney (PF) Andrew Cooper | |
| 02:27 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:27 | La Salle | Bryan Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Booker Lawrence is called for the reach on Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (SF) Booker Lawrence | |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:25 | La Salle | Michael Gorney gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Michael Gorney can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #4 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Michael Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Michael Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is called for 10 seconds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 01:57 | La Salle | Russ Salvador misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| 01:55 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 63-62 |
| 01:55 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Mahoney (SG) Bryan Blanchard | |
| 01:35 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 01:33 | La Salle | Russ Salvador pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:23 | La Salle | Russ Salvador is hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 01:23 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Mahoney in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 01:19 | La Salle | Richard Mahoney dunks the ball | 63-66 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 00:50 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | La Salle | John Robinson is whistled for traveling | 63-66 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Paul Barrett steals it from Tracy Williams in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 00:36 | La Salle | Paul Barrett lays it in | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Russ Salvador is called for the reach on Casey Streitenberge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russ Salvador, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | La Salle | Paul Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Williams - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | La Salle | Paul Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Paul Barrett takes the ball from Warren Ruck | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Paul Barrett runs out the clock | 65-68 |