| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the jump hook near the basket | 29-20 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jackson Varnell - foul #2 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:54 | Saint Louis | James Edwards's pass is intercepted by Warren Ruck | 29-22 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:02 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Deforest, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 17:14 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 29-25 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 15:42 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Castro and he's hacked by Jessie Jeter - foul #1 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it up and in | 30-30 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is whistled for a carry | 32-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Jessie Jeter, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Mark Thomas | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Deforest | 34-33 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Kasey Rector, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) John Deforest, Ilia Marcheski, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-33 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the short shot by Vule Zimmer | 36-33 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | James Edwards scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Paul Isaac | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Isaac (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is intercepted by Paul Isaac | 38-33 |
| 11:04 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-33 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 10:39 | Saint Louis | James Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jessie Jeter | 41-36 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), John Deforest (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) James Edwards, Paul Isaac, Jessie Jeter, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:51 | Saint Louis | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on Jackson Varnell - foul #4 on Warren Ruck, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Mark Thomas (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 09:29 | Saint Louis | John Deforest drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Chris Rivard | 43-38 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | John Deforest clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Mark Thomas | |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:46 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | John Deforest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-43 |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on John Deforest - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SG), Ilia Marcheski (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Chris Rivard (C) John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| 06:21 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 06:19 | Saint Louis | James Edwards tips it in | 48-43 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Paul Isaac steps in front of the Dikembe Banda pass | 48-43 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ilia Marcheski - foul #2 on Ilia Marcheski, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) James Edwards, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Dikembe Alvarenga, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Casey Streitenberge steals the ball from John Deforest | 48-45 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #5 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Warren Ruck comes up short on the floater near the basket | 50-45 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't tip it in | 50-45 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:49 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kasey Rector | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Deforest | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - John Deforest (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 6 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | John Deforest can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 02:38 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Deforest | 54-45 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by John Deforest - foul #2 on John Deforest, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jessie Jeter | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Casey Streitenberge is called for the reach on Jessie Jeter - foul #3 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge connects on the floater from the left side | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:10 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-47 |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is hacked by Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it up and in | 57-49 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on John Deforest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is hacked by Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's floater is tipped away by Jackson Varnell | 59-49 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it in | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Williams - foul #5 on Tracy Williams, team foul #12 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards runs out the clock | 61-51 |