| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Evans (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by David Lubbers and the foul's on Charles Evans - foul #3 on Charles Evans, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (PF) Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Waldron | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Thomas Waldron steals it from David Lubbers out of a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron lays it up and in | 36-29 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | David Lubbers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 38-29 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Cortez Leach comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-29 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Gilyard and the foul's on Chester Zaborowski - foul #2 on Chester Zaborowski, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (C) Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence McClatcher | 41-29 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Bryant | 44-29 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | David Hoff comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-29 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Justin Casias tips it back up and in | 44-31 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | David Hoff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Thomas Waldron takes the ball from Kevin Thomas | 44-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is fouled on the floor by David Hoff - foul #1 on David Hoff, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Charles Evans (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Chester Zaborowski, David Hoff, Justin Casias | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 46-31 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Preston - foul #2 on Richard Preston, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Michael Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron double dribbles | 46-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Billy Bryant (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG) Billy Partlow | |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Michael Ellis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Evans | 46-32 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses the runner from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | William Thornton pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Michael Ellis's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Billy Bryant | 46-32 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Kevin Thomas - foul #1 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Harry Gilyard (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Richard Preston, Thomas Waldron, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) Michael Ellis, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the 3rd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Koepp | 47-37 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Hoff | 47-37 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | David Lubbers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Thomas | 47-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Koepp | 50-40 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Moorefield | 50-40 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp is fouled on the floor by Justin Casias - foul #1 on Justin Casias, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Charles Evans (PF) Paul Moorefield, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Partlow (SG), Ernest Dudek (C) Kevin Thomas, Justin Casias | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Billy Partlow is called for the reach on Charles Evans - foul #2 on Billy Partlow, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Charles Evans's floater is knocked away by Chester Zaborowski | 50-40 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 50-40 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Billy Partlow | 50-43 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | David Hoff grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Billy Bryant (C) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Kevin Thomas (SG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Justin Casias (C) David Lubbers, Billy Partlow, Chester Zaborowski, David Hoff, Ernest Dudek | |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Justin Casias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Justin Casias grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Michael Ellis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, William Thornton, Justin Casias | |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Richard Preston steals it from Cortez Leach | 50-44 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Charles Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Moorefield and he's fouled by David Lubbers - foul #2 on David Lubbers, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Charles Evans, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hoff (PF) Cortez Leach | |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas double dribbles | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Paul Moorefield | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Partlow (SG) Kevin Thomas | |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron is hacked by Billy Partlow - foul #3 on Billy Partlow, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (C) Ernest Dudek | |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Brandon Koepp is called for the reach on David Lubbers - foul #1 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG) David Lubbers | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Partlow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Justin Casias can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-44 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Justin Casias can't tip it in | 55-44 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Waldron | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 55-44 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Justin Casias grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Richard Preston pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Richard Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Charles Evans (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SF) Chester Zaborowski | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | William Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | David Hoff grabs the board | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Xavier | William Thornton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Charles Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Charles Evans tips it in | 57-44 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | William Thornton's pass is intercepted by Thomas Waldron | 57-44 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron travels with the ball | 57-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp (C) Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Billy Partlow loses the dribble to Paul Moorefield | 57-44 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield lays it in | 59-44 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the halfcourt shot | 59-44 |