| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Brian Carini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Authement (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Conroy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Hutchinson | 28-27 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Johnny Anderson swats the short shot by John Strobel | 28-27 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Randy Russell snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Brian Carini takes the ball from Randy Russell | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | John Smith snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | John Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Conroy | 28-29 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Randy Russell buries a jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 30-29 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Anderson | 33-29 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Strobel and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Charles Hansen (SF) Brian Carini, John Strobel | |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:33 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on Charles Hansen - foul #2 on Charles Hansen, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Randy Russell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG) Michael Authement | |
| 16:16 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-32 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson throws it down | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hansen (fresh) PF - Joseph Conroy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Salmon | 35-35 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mansfield - foul #2 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), Randy Russell (PF) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), John Strobel (SF) Tyler Gates, Joseph Conroy | |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Taggart | 35-37 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Stanley Taggart - foul #1 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Michael Authement (SG), Joseph Conroy (PF) Brian Carini, Robert Salmon, John Strobel | |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy hits the finger roll | 37-39 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Randy Russell lays it in set up by Bryan Rogers | 39-39 |
| 13:25 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 13:23 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:11 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy's layup is rejected by Ronald Mansfield | 39-39 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Randy Russell grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 13:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Conroy | 39-41 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Burnette | 42-41 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses badly on a shot from the right block | 42-41 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-41 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Mansfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Authement (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Conroy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Rogers - foul #1 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) David Burnette, Bryan Rogers, John Smith, Randy Russell, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), John Strobel (SF) Tyler Gates, Michael Authement, Charles Hansen | |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson makes the shot in the paint | 44-43 |
| 10:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Boyd picks off the pass by Stanley Taggart | 44-43 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Brian Carini steals the ball from Robert Boyd | 44-43 |
| 10:14 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy buries a driving attempt in the lane | 44-45 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 09:36 | Saint Louis | Ronald Hutchinson steals the ball from Robert Salmon | 46-45 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | John Strobel steals the ball from Danny Baumgart | 46-45 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon can't finish the layup | 46-45 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Philip Warrior pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hutchinson | 49-45 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Carini and he's hacked by Philip Warrior - foul #1 on Philip Warrior, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Philip Warrior, Robert Boyd, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (SG), Michael Holesovsky (C) Robert Salmon, Stanley Taggart | |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:47 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Authement (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Conroy (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Holesovsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini tips it home | 49-50 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Michael Holesovsky is denied by Ronald Mansfield | 49-50 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Randy Russell pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), Johnny Anderson (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen (PF), Stanley Taggart (C) Joseph Conroy, Michael Holesovsky | |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen is hacked by Johnny Anderson - foul #3 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Randy Russell grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Michael Authement steals the ball from John Smith | 49-50 |
| 05:18 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Authement | 49-52 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the lay-in | 49-52 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:48 | Saint Louis | Johnny Anderson swats the short shot by Stanley Taggart | 49-52 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Smith | 51-52 |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Burnette - foul #1 on David Burnette, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF) David Burnette, Bryan Rogers, John Smith, Randy Russell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Joseph Conroy (PF) Brian Carini, John Strobel | |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Philip Warrior buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Conroy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Taggart (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Ronald Hutchinson is called for the reach on Tyler Gates - foul #1 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SF) Charles Hansen | |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson is fouled on the floor by Stanley Taggart - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Holesovsky (C) Tyler Gates, Stanley Taggart | |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Joseph Conroy blocks the jumper by Philip Warrior | 53-52 |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Strobel | 53-52 |
| 02:24 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement's pass is intercepted by Johnny Anderson | 53-52 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF), Randy Russell (PF) Philip Warrior, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Charles Hansen (SF), Stanley Taggart (C) Brian Carini, Michael Authement, John Strobel, Michael Holesovsky | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Randy Russell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Baumgart | 53-52 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 01:34 | Saint Louis | Charles Hansen gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:16 | Saint Louis | Joseph Conroy misses the shot in the paint | 53-52 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Randy Russell pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Randy Russell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 00:53 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Randy Russell swats the dunk try by Charles Hansen | 53-52 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Randy Russell | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Randy Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Gates - foul #2 on Tyler Gates, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (PG), Michael Authement (SG), John Strobel (SF) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon, Charles Hansen | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Brian Carini is called for the reach on Ronald Hutchinson - foul #1 on Brian Carini, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Authement - foul #3 on Michael Authement, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by Michael Authement - foul #4 on Michael Authement, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is fouled on the floor by Randy Russell - foul #1 on Randy Russell, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Taggart | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 53-54 |