| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Edgar (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by David Edgar - foul #2 on David Edgar, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Heath Somers steps in front of the Stephen Peacock pass | 40-30 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Micheal Leonard steps in front of the Bryan Schultz pass | 40-30 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Patrick Hake takes the ball from Micheal Leonard | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (PG) James King | |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Charles Simon - foul #3 on Charles Simon, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Robert Stewart is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Schultz and he's fouled by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Manuel Yates buries a fadeaway from the left side | 44-32 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | David Edgar blocks the short jumper by Luis Hernandez | 44-32 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers tips it in | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | David Edgar misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Morgan - foul #3 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne (C) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Decesare (PF) Micheal Leonard | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | David Edgar misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | David Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | David Edgar hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 49-33 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart steals it from Heath Somers | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 22 pts. PF - Patrick Hake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Edgar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Manuel Yates is fouled on the floor by Luis Hernandez - foul #2 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Stephen Morgan (PF) Luis Hernandez, Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Robert Stewart, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, David Edgar | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses short on a floater from the left block | 49-33 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Begaye | 49-33 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-33 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James King and he's hacked by Patrick Hake - foul #1 on Patrick Hake, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan's dunk attempt is rejected by Micheal Leonard | 49-35 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Ben Begaye gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Heath Somers steals it from Ben Begaye | 49-35 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz lays it in on a nice dish by Heath Somers | 51-35 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Ben Begaye drills a 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 51-38 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Joe Boyer snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard makes the fadeaway from the left side | 51-40 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-40 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Joe Boyer snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Ben Begaye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard tips it home | 51-42 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz is fouled on the floor by Ben Begaye - foul #2 on Ben Begaye, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne (C) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF), David Edgar (C) James King, Ben Begaye, Joe Boyer, Micheal Leonard, Jesse Shipe | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne loses the ball out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Dwight Byrne takes the ball from Matthew Decesare | 51-42 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Edgar | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Schultz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Edgar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Charles Simon is called for the reach on Manuel Yates - foul #4 on Charles Simon, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Heath Somers (SF) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Heath Somers - foul #1 on Heath Somers, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF) Matthew Decesare | |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Yates and he's hacked by Stephen Morgan - foul #4 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake (C) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG) Robert Stewart | |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 51-44 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard dunks the ball | 51-46 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Edgar - foul #3 on David Edgar, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (PG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dwight Byrne | 52-46 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James King - foul #4 on James King, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (PG) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (PG) James King | |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the easy layup | 55-46 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 57-46 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Robert Stewart can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez and he's hacked by Manuel Yates - foul #3 on Manuel Yates, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Micheal Leonard, David Edgar | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Luis Hernandez steps in front of the Matthew Decesare pass | 60-46 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Ben Begaye gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Joe Boyer is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Stephen Morgan (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Luis Hernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG) Joe Boyer | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake is fouled on the floor by Ben Begaye - foul #3 on Ben Begaye, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF) Robert Stewart, Ben Begaye | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Schultz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Hake (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesse Shipe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the tip | 62-46 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan blows the dunk | 62-46 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James King | 62-46 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Hake | 62-46 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | James King steals it from Stephen Morgan | 62-46 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | James King hits the finger roll | 62-48 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dwight Byrne (C) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF), David Edgar (C) Matthew Decesare, Jesse Shipe | |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Manuel Yates knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Stephen Morgan | 64-51 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Manuel Yates is hacked by Bryan Schultz - foul #1 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Hernandez (SG) Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Manuel Yates makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Manuel Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James King | 66-55 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #5 on James King, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Juan Gonzalez (SF) Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (PG) James King | |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Manuel Yates can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-55 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | David Edgar grabs the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Charles Simon steals the ball from Manuel Yates | 66-55 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Simon | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dwight Byrne (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Edgar (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Robert Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Simon - foul #5 on Charles Simon, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG) Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SG) Manuel Yates | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Ben Begaye takes the ball from Stephen Morgan | 68-57 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Ben Begaye can't finish the layup | 68-57 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Robert Stewart tips it in | 68-59 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Patrick Hake (C) Juan Gonzalez, Dwight Byrne | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG) Ben Begaye | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers's fadeaway is rejected by David Edgar | 68-59 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Manuel Yates scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Peacock | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | David Edgar grabs the board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Hernandez - foul #3 on Luis Hernandez, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 68-63 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Micheal Leonard | 68-63 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Robert Stewart drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Edgar | 68-65 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Luis Hernandez | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Yates | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Edgar | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Manuel Yates buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Schultz | 72-71 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Stewart misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-71 |