| Lineup | Richmond | PG - George Coker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Town (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Richmond | Frank Rounds takes the ball from George Coker in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Frank Rounds can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:48 | Richmond | David Town grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:36 | Richmond | Keith Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Frank Rounds gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | George Coker steals the ball from Michael Carter | 34-29 |
| 19:03 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 34-29 |
| 18:41 | Richmond | David Town snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:19 | Richmond | David Town is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:06 | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Frank Rounds pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | David Taylor misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:43 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Richmond | David Town scores on a jumper from the right block | 36-29 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | David Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carter | 36-29 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | David Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Tuttle | 36-31 |
| 16:27 | Richmond | George Coker makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Kruszewski and he's hacked by Frank Rounds - foul #2 on Frank Rounds, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (SG), John Trumbo (SF), Stephen Hollinger (PF), Sean Hussey (C) Boris Kruszewski, Jeremy Stewart, David Town, Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Joseph Pizano (SG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Michael Madden (C) Frank Rounds, Neal Walker, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| 16:27 | Richmond | George Coker misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Madden | 38-31 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 38-31 |
| 16:07 | Richmond | Richard Buckley grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 15:43 | Richmond | John Trumbo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:42 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger tips it home | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - George Coker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Trumbo (fresh) PF - Stephen Hollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Hussey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Dibiase (fresh) PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) C - Michael Madden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski (SG), David Town (PF) George Coker, John Trumbo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:11 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Hans Brodowski - foul #2 on Hans Brodowski, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Carter (C) Dennis Dibiase | |
| 15:11 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:11 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Carter | 40-31 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Michael Carter misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Town - foul #1 on David Town, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG) Michael Madden | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Michael Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:54 | Richmond | Sean Hussey grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 14:48 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Hollinger - foul #1 on Stephen Hollinger, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart (SF), Keith Taylor (C) Stephen Hollinger, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF) Joseph Pizano | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | Richmond | Keith Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG) Hans Brodowski | |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Neal Walker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:25 | Richmond | David Town is fouled on the floor by Ray Ellsworth - foul #2 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | George Coker (PG) Richard Buckley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francis Tuttle (PF), Michael Madden (C) Ray Ellsworth, Michael Carter | |
| 13:01 | Richmond | George Coker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Frank Rounds snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Jeremy Stewart takes the ball from Francis Tuttle | 40-36 |
| 12:22 | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski is hacked by Neal Walker - foul #2 on Neal Walker, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Pearce (SG), Stephen Hollinger (SF), Sean Hussey (PF) Boris Kruszewski, Jeremy Stewart, David Town | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG), Ray Ellsworth (SF), Michael Carter (C) Neal Walker, David Taylor, Michael Madden | |
| 12:09 | Richmond | Ray Ellsworth is called for the reach on Keith Taylor - foul #3 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (SG), John Trumbo (SF) James Pearce, Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:55 | Richmond | John Trumbo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:54 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Stephen Hollinger - foul #2 on Stephen Hollinger, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG) Frank Rounds | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:36 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Sean Hussey | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - George Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Trumbo (fresh) PF - Stephen Hollinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Hussey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Richmond | Hans Brodowski picks off the pass by Sean Hussey | 42-38 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski lays it in | 42-40 |
| 11:01 | Richmond | John Trumbo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski (SG), Jeremy Stewart (SF), David Town (PF), Keith Taylor (C) Richard Buckley, John Trumbo, Stephen Hollinger, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF) Francis Tuttle | |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), Michael Madden (PF) Joseph Pizano, Ray Ellsworth | |
| 10:20 | Richmond | George Coker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Michael Carter lays it up and in | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Richmond | George Coker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 09:34 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to David Town | 44-42 |
| 09:29 | Richmond | Michael Madden swats the layup by Keith Taylor | 44-42 |
| 09:28 | Richmond | Keith Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Carter - foul #3 on Michael Carter, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG), Stephen Hollinger (C) George Coker, Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Joseph Pizano (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Ray Ellsworth (C) Hans Brodowski, David Taylor, Michael Madden, Michael Carter | |
| 09:23 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Ellsworth | 44-44 |
| 08:52 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 08:50 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Richmond | John Trumbo (SF), Sean Hussey (C) Jeremy Stewart, David Town | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (SG) Neal Walker | |
| 08:11 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ray Ellsworth | 46-44 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Frank Rounds loses the dribble to Richard Buckley | 46-44 |
| 07:29 | Richmond | John Trumbo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Buckley | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Trumbo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Hollinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Hussey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Tuttle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle loses the dribble to Stephen Hollinger | 49-44 |
| 07:02 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger is fouled on the floor by Frank Rounds - foul #3 on Frank Rounds, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Richmond | George Coker (PG), David Town (PF), Keith Taylor (C) Boris Kruszewski, John Trumbo, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), David Taylor (SF), Michael Madden (PF), Michael Carter (C) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Francis Tuttle, Ray Ellsworth | |
| 07:02 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:02 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | David Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:30 | Richmond | David Town misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Neal Walker gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Frank Rounds scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Taylor | 51-50 |
| 06:00 | Richmond | Richard Buckley makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Town | 53-50 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Michael Madden misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 05:51 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:48 | Richmond | George Coker loses the dribble to Neal Walker in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Keith Taylor swats the layup by Michael Carter | 53-50 |
| 05:37 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Stephen Hollinger | 53-50 |
| 05:32 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Coker | 55-50 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | David Taylor can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by George Coker - foul #3 on George Coker, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski (SG), Jeremy Stewart (SF) Richard Buckley, Stephen Hollinger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Ray Ellsworth (PF) Frank Rounds, Michael Madden | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:52 | Richmond | George Coker hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Taylor | 57-52 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jeremy Stewart - foul #2 on Jeremy Stewart, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG), Francis Tuttle (PF) Neal Walker, Ray Ellsworth | |
| 04:40 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:19 | Richmond | Keith Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 04:17 | Richmond | Keith Taylor tips it in | 59-54 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger (C) Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF), Ray Ellsworth (C) David Taylor, Michael Carter | |
| 03:51 | Richmond | George Coker's pass is intercepted by Hans Brodowski | 59-54 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Dibiase, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Pearce (PG), Sean Hussey (C) George Coker, David Town | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (C) Dennis Dibiase | |
| 03:17 | Richmond | Sean Hussey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - James Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hollinger (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Hussey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Tuttle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Michael Madden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:59 | Richmond | Stephen Hollinger pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:59 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Richmond | George Coker (PG), David Town (PF), Keith Taylor (C) James Pearce, Stephen Hollinger, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Neal Walker (SG), David Taylor (SF), Michael Carter (C) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Ray Ellsworth, Michael Madden | |
| 02:45 | Richmond | David Town comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-54 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Frank Rounds pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | David Taylor scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jeremy Stewart - foul #3 on Jeremy Stewart, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:17 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stewart | 59-56 |
| 01:59 | Richmond | George Coker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 01:58 | Richmond | Keith Taylor tips it home | 61-56 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | David Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Tuttle | 61-58 |
| 01:16 | Richmond | Keith Taylor misses the easy layup | 61-58 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Michael Carter snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Frank Rounds can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carter | 61-58 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Neal Walker is hacked by David Town - foul #2 on David Town, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Richmond | George Coker is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Rounds - foul #4 on Frank Rounds, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:32 | Richmond | George Coker misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:32 | Richmond | George Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | David Taylor drills a jumper in the paint set up by Neal Walker | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Richmond | George Coker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-62 |