| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernie Carter (fresh) PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-40 |
| 19:51 | Western Carolina | David Virgil snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 19:34 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Virgil and he's hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 19:34 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-43 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-43 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it in | 30-45 |
| 18:44 | Western Carolina | Tracy Williams takes the ball from Bernie Carter | 30-45 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Virgil | 30-45 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | David Virgil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses the tip | 30-45 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it home | 30-47 |
| 17:39 | Western Carolina | David Virgil hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr tips it in | 32-47 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 17:17 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Alberto Castro picks off the pass by Bradly Jones | 32-47 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't finish the layup | 32-47 |
| 16:43 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Leffel | 32-47 |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bernie Carter | 32-47 |
| 16:24 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Virgil | 35-47 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 15:51 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Virgil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernie Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones loses the dribble to Richard Smith | 35-47 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Alberto Castro clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it in | 35-49 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel throws it down and he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), James Baril (SG), Richard Weaver (SF), Ronald Watkins (PF) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Bernie Carter, Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses the free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Francisco Santos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich (C) Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 37-49 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by James Baril - foul #4 on James Baril, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon (PG) James Baril | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 13:35 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Denny Butkovich | 37-49 |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Watkins - foul #4 on Ronald Watkins, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel (C) Ronald Watkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel's floater is tipped away by Warren Ruck | 37-52 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Leffel - foul #2 on Vernon Leffel, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Bernie Carter (SF) Brian Gaymon, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Alejandro Torres (PF) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:12 | Western Carolina | David Virgil is whistled for a carry | 39-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF) Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the floater near the basket set up by Tracy Williams | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fairly fresh) SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernie Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane | 39-56 |
| 11:15 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 11:03 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel is hacked by Alejandro Torres - foul #2 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon (PG), Richard Weaver (SF) Albert Bond, Bernie Carter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Alejandro Torres | |
| 10:48 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Gaymon | 41-56 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 41-56 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Mark Thomas can't tip it in | 41-56 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon grabs the board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones hits a runner in the paint set up by Vernon Leffel and he's hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Denny Butkovich (C) David Virgil, Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 44-58 |
| 09:25 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Jessie Carr is denied by Mark Thomas | 44-58 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:56 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jessie Carr | 47-61 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Bradly Jones - foul #2 on Bradly Jones, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Bernie Carter (SF), Vernon Leffel (C) Brian Gaymon, Richard Weaver, Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Francisco Santos, Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| 08:22 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich loses the dribble to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jessie Carr - foul #1 on Jessie Carr, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), James Baril (SF), Ronald Watkins (PF) Jessie Carr, Bernie Carter, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 07:42 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins blows the dunk but he's fouled by Alberto Castro - foul #3 on Alberto Castro, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| 07:42 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:42 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fresh) SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Baril (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Smith | 49-67 |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | James Baril is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon (PG), Richard Weaver (C) David Virgil, Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Warren Ruck | |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-67 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Brian Gaymon is called for the reach on Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Brian Gaymon, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich (C) Brian Gaymon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 49-69 |
| 05:55 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Weaver is blocked by Richard Smith | 49-69 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by James Baril - foul #5 on James Baril, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), David Virgil (SG), Bernie Carter (SF) Albert Bond, James Baril, Ronald Watkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 3rd free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:10 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-71 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 04:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Virgil | 49-71 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jessie Carr | 51-71 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-71 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | David Virgil pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter misses the easy layup | 51-71 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernie Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denny Butkovich (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 10 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon (PG), Albert Bond (SG), Bradly Jones (PF) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Bernie Carter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 54-76 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-76 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-76 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits the follow up shot | 56-78 |
| 02:18 | Western Carolina | Brian Gaymon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro travels with the ball | 56-78 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer | |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-78 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-78 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the follow up shot | 56-80 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-80 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 56-80 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-83 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 56-83 |