| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Moore (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gerry Carley inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Eric Moore is called for the reach on Arthur Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Moore, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Eric Moore picks off the pass by William Gray out of a doubleteam | 31-31 |
| 18:53 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Moore | 31-34 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | William Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to George Broussard | 31-34 |
| 18:04 | St. Bonaventure | Zhong Xayavong denies the turnaround by George Broussard | 31-34 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | William Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:23 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Brown | 31-36 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Gerry Carley clanks a floater in the lane | 31-36 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | William Gray tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 16:42 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard makes the jump hook from the right block | 33-38 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Luis Bugg is called for the reach on Joshua Bowne - foul #2 on Luis Bugg, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG), Ralph Travis (PF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Luis Bugg, Michael Brown, George Broussard | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Martin Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Wolford | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Wolford (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 6 pts. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) SF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cox - foul #1 on Kenneth Cox, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 15:15 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Martin Clark knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by William Dye | 37-38 |
| 14:26 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Coulter | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis misses the turnaround from close range | 37-38 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Clark | 39-38 |
| 13:17 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Zhong Xayavong (PF) William Dye, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (SG), Luis Bugg (SF), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Lawrence Washington, Eric Moore, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Gerry Carley scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Arthur Robinson and he's fouled by Luis Bugg - foul #3 on Luis Bugg, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG) Rodney Wolford | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG) Carl Foreman | |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:33 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:13 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Clark | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eric Moore (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Gray - foul #2 on William Gray, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Joshua Bowne (PF) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Zhong Xayavong | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (SG), Ralph Travis (C) Eric Moore, George Broussard | |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Michael Brown steals it from Martin Clark | 45-41 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg's pass is intercepted by Rodney Wolford in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Ralph Travis steals it from William Dye | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Gerry Carley drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Wolford | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Kenneth Cox (PF) Rodney Wolford, Gerry Carley, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG), Kenneth Coulter (PF), George Broussard (C) Steven Sheehan, Luis Bugg, Michael Brown | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | William Gray evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block | 47-41 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | William Gray steps in front of the Carl Foreman pass in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-41 |
| 08:33 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Dye - foul #3 on William Dye, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Zhong Xayavong (PF) Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG), Luis Bugg (SF) Carl Foreman, Ralph Travis | |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | William Gray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 07:41 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 07:39 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Coulter | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dye (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | William Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter is hacked by Zhong Xayavong - foul #3 on Zhong Xayavong, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), Richard Humphrey (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (PG), Michael Brown (PF), Ralph Travis (C) Lawrence Washington, Kenneth Coulter, George Broussard | |
| 06:09 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore is hacked by Richard Humphrey - foul #2 on Richard Humphrey, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 05:56 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Gerry Carley pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford is fouled on the floor by Carl Foreman - foul #1 on Carl Foreman, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Bowne (PF) Zhong Xayavong | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Martin Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Bowne and he's hacked by Ralph Travis - foul #1 on Ralph Travis, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (SG), George Broussard (C) Eric Moore, Luis Bugg | |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #2 on Martin Clark, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford misses the layup against the doubleteam | 50-43 |
| 04:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 03:51 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Ralph Travis steals it from Rodney Wolford out of a doubleteam | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Wolford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Humphrey (fairly fresh) SF - Gerry Carley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) C - Martin Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Travis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan's pass is intercepted by Gerry Carley in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | George Broussard swats the layup by Gerry Carley | 50-43 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Rodney Wolford tips it home | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:00 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Humphrey picks off the pass by Ralph Travis in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Richard Humphrey banks in the layup | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Bowne blocks the jumper by Steven Sheehan | 54-43 |
| 02:39 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:17 | St. Bonaventure | Rodney Wolford is called for the reach on Carl Foreman - foul #1 on Rodney Wolford, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF) Richard Humphrey, Gerry Carley, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (SG), Luis Bugg (SF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Steven Sheehan, Michael Brown, George Broussard | |
| 02:17 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:17 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Ralph Travis is called for the reach on Kenneth Cox - foul #2 on Ralph Travis, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (SG) Carl Foreman | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Martin Clark can't finish the layup | 54-44 |
| 01:25 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 01:19 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter dunks the ball on a great pass from Lawrence Washington | 54-46 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), Zhong Xayavong (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (PG), Eric Moore (SG), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Lawrence Washington, Steven Sheehan, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Gerry Carley hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Arthur Robinson and he's fouled by Luis Bugg - foul #4 on Luis Bugg, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Wolford (PG), William Dye (SG), Kenneth Cox (PF), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Arthur Robinson, Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (PG), Steven Sheehan (SG), Ralph Travis (PF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Carl Foreman, Eric Moore, Michael Brown, George Broussard | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Gerry Carley makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Travis | 57-49 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Arthur Robinson (SG), Zhong Xayavong (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Rodney Wolford, William Dye, Kenneth Cox, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (PG), Eric Moore (SG), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Lawrence Washington, Steven Sheehan, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Foreman - foul #2 on Carl Foreman, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Martin Clark (C) Gerry Carley, Zhong Xayavong, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:43 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 00:37 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Martin Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Foreman - foul #3 on Carl Foreman, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Humphrey (SG) Arthur Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Martin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:29 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-49 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Gray runs out the clock | 59-49 |