| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shannon Isham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Mousseau (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings inbounds the ball | 16-25 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Grenier | 18-25 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Henry Cummings picks off the pass by Casey Streitenberge | 18-25 |
| 19:19 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley lays it up and in set up by Henry Cummings | 20-25 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski loses the dribble to Shannon Isham | 20-25 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Grenier - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Mousseau | 21-25 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Wallace Nunley | 24-25 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Christopher Grenier | 24-25 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier lays it up and in | 26-25 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Wallace Nunley - foul #1 on Wallace Nunley, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham scores on a shot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Mousseau - foul #2 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Lee (C) Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:30 | St. Joseph's | John Lee grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shannon Isham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-28 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Shannon Isham - foul #3 on Shannon Isham, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau (C) John Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau blows the dunk | 30-29 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Henry Cummings - foul #3 on Henry Cummings, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Banda steals it from Shannon Isham | 30-31 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda tips it home | 30-33 |
| 13:50 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Smith | 30-36 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (SF), John Lee (C) Shannon Isham, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Henry Cummings - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | John Lee clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #3 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 30-36 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | John Lee misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | John Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 30-36 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 30-38 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's | John Lee's pass is intercepted by Casey Streitenberge | 30-38 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Gary Hoang takes the ball from Richard Smith | 30-38 |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Hoang | 32-38 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hoang (fresh) PF - Henry Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski connects on the floater in the paint | 32-40 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Hoang | 34-40 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Hoang - foul #2 on Gary Hoang, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Shannon Isham (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Christopher Grenier, Wallace Nunley, Henry Cummings, John Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 10:44 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-41 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham tips it but misses | 34-41 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by Robert Harrison - foul #1 on Robert Harrison, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Ronald Zadeh (SF) Eldon Olmsted, Gary Hoang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 09:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 09:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 08:55 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Nunley | 36-44 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Warren Ruck buries a floater from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 08:14 | St. Joseph's | Richard Boettcher steals the ball from Robert Mousseau | 36-46 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer lays it in set up by Richard Boettcher | 36-48 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 07:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham drills a jumper in the paint set up by Wallace Nunley | 38-48 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Alberto Castro loses the ball out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG), Eldon Olmsted (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), Henry Cummings (PF), John Lee (C) Wallace Nunley, Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Shannon Isham, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| 06:13 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 05:59 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 39-50 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | John Lee is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #9 | 39-50 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | John Lee snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Grenier | 44-50 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is intercepted by Christopher Grenier | 44-50 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | John Lee gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:03 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | John Lee buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Hoang | 46-50 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) SF - Gary Hoang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG), Shannon Isham (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Eldon Olmsted, Gary Hoang, John Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Shannon Isham - foul #4 on Shannon Isham, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vule Zimmer - foul #3 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Henry Cummings | 47-55 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Nunley | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Henry Cummings steps in front of the Casey Streitenberge pass | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier connects on the 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Cummings | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Christopher Grenier is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Grenier, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Wallace Nunley | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Robert Mousseau steals the ball from Casey Streitenberge | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley is hacked by Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |