| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McEneny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fresh) PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 6 reb. C - Rex Hanover (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is denied on a layup by Ricky Bohl | 27-42 |
| 19:44 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 19:36 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 19:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 18:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 18:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-44 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-44 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is intercepted by Ricky Bohl | 30-44 |
| 17:52 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is intercepted by Ralph Engel in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec drills a turnaround from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 16:56 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| 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 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman (PF), Antonio Navarrete (C) Ricky Bohl, Rex Hanover | |
| 16:37 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman is fouled on the floor by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| 16:22 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 32-46 |
| 16:20 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses the tip | 32-46 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny tips it home | 32-48 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Ronald Michalec picks off the pass by Mark Thomas | 32-48 |
| 16:01 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Michalec | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles McEneny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 34-50 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete blows the layup | 34-50 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles McEneny - foul #2 on Charles McEneny, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (PG), Richard Long (SG), William Brooks (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF) Ralph Engel, Charles McEneny, Ronald Michalec, Antonio Navarrete | |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:42 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Brooks, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover (C) Scott Baughman | |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge blows the dunk | 35-50 |
| 14:24 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:18 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Long | 35-52 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-52 |
| 13:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Long | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Ricky Bohl steals the ball from Casey Streitenberge | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:22 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 13:21 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover grabs the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 12:56 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 35-54 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-54 |
| 12:47 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 12:26 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on William Brooks - foul #3 on William Brooks, team foul #3 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel (PG), Charles McEneny (SG), Ronald Michalec (SF), Scott Baughman (PF), Antonio Navarrete (C) Alfred Burrows, Richard Long, William Brooks, Ricky Bohl, Rex Hanover | |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 11:44 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 11:43 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete gets the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles McEneny (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Tracy Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Tracy Williams, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Navarrete - foul #1 on Antonio Navarrete, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl (PF) Antonio Navarrete | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-59 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer tips it in | 45-59 |
| 09:38 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Michalec, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover (C) Scott Baughman | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 09:01 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Engel | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 08:44 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Ronald Michalec | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Smith, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (SG), William Brooks (SF), Scott Baughman (PF) Charles McEneny, Ronald Michalec, Ricky Bohl | |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck loses the dribble to Scott Baughman | 45-62 |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman's dunk attempt is rejected by Casey Streitenberge | 45-62 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rex Hanover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Ralph Engel is called for the reach on Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Engel, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (SG), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny (SG), Ronald Michalec (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF) Ralph Engel, William Brooks, Rex Hanover | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 47-62 |
| 06:54 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Alberto Castro, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec misses badly on a shot in the paint | 47-62 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-62 |
| 06:19 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:09 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-62 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman hits the follow up shot | 47-64 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel (PG), Antonio Navarrete (C) Alfred Burrows, Scott Baughman | |
| 05:44 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete is called for traveling | 47-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks (PF) Ricky Bohl | |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Tracy Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 05:23 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ralph Engel | 47-66 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-66 |
| 04:37 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny is whistled for a carry | 47-66 |
| 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 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (PG), Richard Long (SG), Scott Baughman (PF) Ralph Engel, Charles McEneny, Ronald Michalec | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Burrows and he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Alfred Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 52-69 |
| 02:52 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks hits a jumpshot from the right side | 52-71 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Richard Long is called for the reach on Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Long, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Spencer (SF) Antonio Navarrete | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete (C) Peter Spencer | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Smith and he's fouled by Antonio Navarrete - foul #2 on Antonio Navarrete, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:44 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:30 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman's pass is intercepted by Casey Streitenberge | 56-71 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Tracy Williams blows the dunk | 56-71 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | The jumper by Warren Ruck is denied by Scott Baughman | 56-71 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Tracy Williams drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Casey Streitenberge picks off the pass by Alfred Burrows | 59-71 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Warren Ruck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows runs out the clock | 59-71 |