| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Tim Kraker picks off the pass by Mark Thomas | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hill - foul #3 on Raymond Hill, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock blows the dunk but the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson, Emmitt Holt, Gerald Woodie | |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is hacked by Michael Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Michael Hopkins, Frankie Bock | |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 39-33 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Anthony Dunkelberger steals the ball from Richard Boettcher | 39-33 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 39-33 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Ray Anaya is called for the reach on Francisco Santos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Anaya, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Mark Jones, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Alberto Castro connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Kraker | 42-35 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Emmitt Holt is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Alberto Castro double dribbles | 42-35 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Alberto Castro gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Raymond Hill | 42-35 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is fouled on the floor by Mark Thomas - foul #4 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Smith, Alejandro Torres, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Michael Hopkins, Frankie Bock | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 42-35 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Warren Ruck buries a jumper from the left side set up by Casey Streitenberge | 44-35 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Friedenthal | 44-37 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker drills a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #1 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF) Tim Kraker, Mark Jones | |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, Frankie Bock | |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hopkins (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 48-40 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Boettcher | 48-40 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Michael Hopkins is called for the reach on Richard Boettcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Gerald Woodie (C) Ray Anaya, Michael Hopkins, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 3 from straight away set up by Francisco Santos | 51-40 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Friedenthal | 51-43 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it in | 53-43 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Casey Streitenberge | 53-43 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Jeffrey Johnson is called for the reach on Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frankie Bock | 54-43 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Johnson | 54-45 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 57-45 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Mark Jones travels with the ball | 57-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 59-45 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres double dribbles | 59-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill | |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 59-46 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it but misses | 59-46 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Frankie Bock denies the turnaround by Warren Ruck | 59-48 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-48 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Francisco Santos loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Mark Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tim Kraker | 59-50 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Mark Jones steals the ball from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 59-50 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-52 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher drills a shot from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Vyacheslav Buczynski swats the short shot by Raymond Hill | 61-52 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it in | 63-52 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Alberto Castro double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Michael Hopkins, Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt travels with the ball | 63-52 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Ray Anaya steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Francisco Santos picks off the pass by Frankie Bock | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for a carry | 63-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Johnson | 63-55 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Frankie Bock - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Francisco Santos, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Anthony Dunkelberger (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, Frankie Bock | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Tim Kraker, Gerald Woodie | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock's pass is intercepted by Mark Thomas | 65-57 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the floater in the paint | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #3 on Alberto Castro, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (PF), Mark Jones (C) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Gerald Woodie | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Mark Jones's layup is rejected by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 67-57 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Tracy Williams snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Michael Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG) Michael Hopkins | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Anthony Dunkelberger is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Smith is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 69-59 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Mark Jones snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger's pass is intercepted by Tracy Williams | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 69-59 |