| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 20-32 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Gerry Carley loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 20-32 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Gray - foul #1 on William Gray, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Norman Walker is called for the reach on William Gray - foul #2 on Norman Walker, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Gray comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Braxton - foul #1 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Cox (PF), Martin Clark (C) Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice Cephas and the foul's on Arthur Robinson - foul #1 on Arthur Robinson, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), James Coleman (C) Norman Walker, Alvin Fulton, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), Michael Gregory (SF) William Gray, Gerry Carley | |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is fouled on the floor by Maurice Cephas - foul #1 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG) Maurice Cephas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Martin Clark is hacked by James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Daniel Braxton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford drills a floater from close range | 25-34 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | James Coleman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Fulton (PF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong (PF) Kenneth Cox | |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zhong Xayavong | 25-36 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Norman Walker | 27-36 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is denied on a layup by Gregory Roth | 27-36 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Norman Walker snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alvin Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Wolford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Arthur Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi is whistled for a carry | 27-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SG), Clifford Ellerbe (SF), James Coleman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Julius Harrison, Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi, Alvin Fulton, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), William Dye (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, Arthur Robinson, Michael Gregory, Zhong Xayavong, Martin Clark | |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-36 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Carl Bowe loses the dribble to William Gray in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | William Gray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-36 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Joshua Bowne blocks the short jumper by Maurice Cephas | 27-36 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Gerry Carley snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Gerry Carley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Fulton (PF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Zhong Xayavong (PF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, William Dye, Kenneth Cox, Joshua Bowne | |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Gerry Carley misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Carl Bowe hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Gerry Carley's layup is rejected by Carl Bowe | 29-37 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Gerry Carley tips it but misses | 29-37 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Clifford Ellerbe | 29-37 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Zhong Xayavong denies the turnaround by Maurice Cephas | 29-37 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton tips it in | 31-37 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerry Carley | 31-39 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Arthur Robinson is called for the reach on Carl Bowe - foul #2 on Arthur Robinson, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), James Coleman (C) Daniel Braxton, Maurice Cephas, Clifford Ellerbe, Alvin Fulton, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Martin Clark | |
| 11:26 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi buries a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Roth (fresh) C - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | William Gray is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-39 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Joshua Bowne | |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Martin Clark tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | William Gray steals the ball from Chad Polizzi in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Carl Bowe swats the layup by William Gray | 35-41 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Gregory Roth gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Norman Walker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SG), Alvin Fulton (PF) Julius Harrison, Norman Walker, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Zhong Xayavong (PF) William Gray, William Dye, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox | |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Chad Polizzi is called for the reach on Gerry Carley - foul #1 on Chad Polizzi, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (SF), James Coleman (C) Chad Polizzi, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Gerry Carley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Rodney Wolford picks off the pass by Maurice Cephas | 35-41 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-41 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Gerry Carley tips it in | 35-43 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | James Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Maurice Cephas, Clifford Ellerbe, Alvin Fulton, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Martin Clark | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford's pass is intercepted by Chad Polizzi | 35-43 |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Norman Walker can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Dye - foul #4 on William Dye, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Daniel Braxton | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG) Rodney Wolford | |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Roth (fresh) C - Carl Bowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dye (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 35-43 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Gregory Roth gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Carl Bowe can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Joshua Bowne - foul #1 on Joshua Bowne, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SG), Clifford Ellerbe (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF) Julius Harrison, Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Zhong Xayavong (PF), Martin Clark (C) William Dye, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox, Joshua Bowne | |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | William Gray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Bowe - foul #1 on Carl Bowe, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas dunks the ball | 38-43 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | William Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Zhong Xayavong | 38-46 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas drills a floater from the right block | 40-46 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Gerry Carley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), James Coleman (C) Daniel Braxton, Maurice Cephas, Clifford Ellerbe, Alvin Fulton, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) William Gray, Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Martin Clark | |
| 03:56 | Columbia | James Coleman misses badly on a floater near the basket | 40-46 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Michael Gregory tips it in | 40-48 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Michael Gregory steals the ball from James Coleman | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Roth (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Wolford (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Arthur Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Cox (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF) Julius Harrison, Chad Polizzi, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Gerry Carley (SF) Arthur Robinson, Michael Gregory | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | The short jumper by Kenneth Cox is denied by Gregory Roth | 40-48 |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Gregory Roth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Maurice Cephas | 42-48 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Zhong Xayavong (PF) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Kenneth Cox | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-48 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Robinson - foul #3 on Arthur Robinson, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Gerry Carley clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 43-48 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Carl Bowe gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Arthur Robinson steals it from Carl Bowe | 43-48 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | William Gray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Fulton | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is hacked by Norman Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Walker, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Gregory (SF) Gerry Carley | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Norman Walker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Carl Bowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Michael Gregory gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Michael Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Braxton - foul #2 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Carl Bowe snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is fouled on the floor by Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerry Carley (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne is hacked by Daniel Braxton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Gregory (SF) Gerry Carley | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | William Gray picks off the pass by Carl Bowe | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Michael Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Braxton - foul #4 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #11 | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-52 |