| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Weidman (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damon Chowansky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Victor Michie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lester (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky is denied on a dunk by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 26-30 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Tracy Williams | 26-30 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-30 |
| 19:18 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 19:14 | Baylor | William Bratt misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:13 | Baylor | William Bratt hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Tracy Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 18:48 | Baylor | William Bratt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Victor Michie | 26-34 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 18:32 | Baylor | Michael Weidman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:25 | Baylor | Victor Michie is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Victor Michie, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (PG), Nicholas Crawford (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Aleksandar Smyrski (PF), Mark Wagner (C) William Bratt, Michael Weidman, Damon Chowansky, Victor Michie, Robert Lester | |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a runner from close range | 28-34 |
| 18:05 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey misses the dunk | 28-34 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Tracy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:22 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart misses the dunk attempt | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | Baylor | Mark Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:11 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Manhart and he's hacked by Casey Streitenberge - foul #1 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Michael Weidman (SG), Damon Chowansky (SF), Robert Lester (C) Jonathan Manhart, Nicholas Crawford, Aleksandar Smyrski, Mark Wagner | |
| 17:11 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | William Bratt is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #1 on William Bratt, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Michie (PF) Aaron Ritchey | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Victor Michie is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Victor Michie, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Damon Chowansky steps in front of the Alberto Castro pass | 28-36 |
| 16:25 | Baylor | Michael Weidman banks in the layup on a great pass from Damon Chowansky | 28-38 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Lester - foul #3 on Robert Lester, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (SG), Mark Wagner (C) Michael Weidman, Robert Lester | |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:53 | Baylor | Victor Michie hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Baylor | Chance Deal (SG) William Bratt | |
| 15:53 | Baylor | Victor Michie misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jonathan Manhart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chance Deal (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damon Chowansky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Victor Michie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Mark Wagner - foul #1 on Mark Wagner, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | Aleksandar Smyrski (PF) Victor Michie | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:09 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky comes up short on the shot in the lane | 31-40 |
| 15:07 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Casey Streitenberge | 31-40 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chance Deal - foul #4 on Chance Deal, team foul #6 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Nicholas Crawford (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Robert Lester (C) Jonathan Manhart, Chance Deal, Damon Chowansky, Mark Wagner | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:34 | Baylor | Nicholas Crawford is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 14:22 | Baylor | Robert Lester comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 14:20 | Baylor | Aleksandar Smyrski grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:04 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | William Bratt picks off the pass by Casey Streitenberge in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 13:37 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Bratt | 32-42 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 13:19 | Baylor | William Bratt gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 13:07 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:51 | Baylor | William Bratt is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| 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 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (SG), Damon Chowansky (SF), Victor Michie (PF), Mark Wagner (C) Nicholas Crawford, Aaron Ritchey, Aleksandar Smyrski, Robert Lester | |
| 12:41 | Baylor | Mark Wagner misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| 12:41 | Baylor | Mark Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 12:41 | Baylor | Mark Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses long on a jumper from close range | 32-44 |
| 12:24 | Baylor | Victor Michie snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 12:20 | Baylor | Victor Michie scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Manhart | 32-46 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is hacked by Damon Chowansky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Chowansky, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:18 | Baylor | Mark Wagner pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:06 | Baylor | Mark Wagner's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Ruck | 32-46 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's pass is intercepted by Victor Michie | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Manhart (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damon Chowansky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Victor Michie (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it in | 34-46 |
| 11:14 | Baylor | Warren Ruck swats the layup by William Bratt | 34-46 |
| 11:13 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky tips it home | 34-48 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Victor Michie takes the ball from Warren Ruck | 34-48 |
| 10:41 | Baylor | Victor Michie throws it down | 34-50 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Wagner - foul #2 on Mark Wagner, team foul #8 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Weidman (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Robert Lester (C) Jonathan Manhart, Damon Chowansky, Mark Wagner | |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:28 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Robert Lester | 34-50 |
| 10:01 | Baylor | Robert Lester scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bratt | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:26 | Baylor | Robert Lester hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Baylor | Damon Chowansky (SF), Aleksandar Smyrski (PF) Aaron Ritchey, Victor Michie | |
| 09:26 | Baylor | Robert Lester makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Bratt - foul #2 on William Bratt, team foul #9 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Nicholas Crawford (PG) William Bratt | |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:54 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vule Zimmer - foul #2 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Torres (PF) Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 08:54 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:54 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Mark Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| 08:32 | Baylor | Nicholas Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Richard Boettcher, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (PG), Mark Wagner (C) Nicholas Crawford, Robert Lester | |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Tracy Williams and he's fouled by Michael Weidman - foul #3 on Michael Weidman, team foul #10 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey (SF), Victor Michie (PF) Damon Chowansky, Aleksandar Smyrski | |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:09 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Francisco Santos can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the turnaround in the lane | 41-55 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Mark Thomas tips it in | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jonathan Manhart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Weidman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Ritchey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Michie (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Chance Deal (SG), Robert Lester (C) Jonathan Manhart, Michael Weidman, Mark Wagner | |
| 07:34 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:34 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-57 |
| 07:19 | Baylor | Victor Michie grabs the board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:59 | Baylor | Tracy Williams takes the ball from Robert Lester | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Ritchey - foul #2 on Aaron Ritchey, team foul #11 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Baylor | Nicholas Crawford (PG), Damon Chowansky (SF), Aleksandar Smyrski (PF) William Bratt, Aaron Ritchey, Victor Michie | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:55 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:41 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chance Deal | 44-59 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chance Deal - foul #5 on Chance Deal, team foul #12 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Alejandro Torres (C) Richard Smith, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Mark Wagner (C) Chance Deal, Robert Lester | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:56 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (SG), Victor Michie (PF) Nicholas Crawford, Aleksandar Smyrski | |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Boettcher | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:18 | Baylor | The short jumper by Victor Michie is denied by Mark Thomas | 47-59 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by William Bratt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Bratt, team foul #13 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Weidman (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF), Robert Lester (C) William Bratt, Damon Chowansky, Mark Wagner | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:14 | Baylor | Robert Lester snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 05:05 | Baylor | Victor Michie makes the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Weidman and he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #4 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 05:05 | Baylor | Victor Michie makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 04:31 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 04:30 | Baylor | Victor Michie hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 51-64 |
| 04:11 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Aaron Ritchey | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:55 | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey double dribbles | 51-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Nicholas Crawford (SG), Damon Chowansky (SF), Aleksandar Smyrski (PF), Mark Wagner (C) Jonathan Manhart, Michael Weidman, Aaron Ritchey, Victor Michie, Robert Lester | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | William Bratt is called for the reach on Mark Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Bratt, team foul #14 | 51-64 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:25 | Baylor | The jump hook by Mark Wagner is blocked by Mark Thomas | 52-64 |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Mark Wagner tips it home | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Bratt (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Crawford (fresh) SF - Damon Chowansky (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aleksandar Smyrski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 54-66 |
| 02:48 | Baylor | Aleksandar Smyrski's pass is intercepted by Richard Boettcher | 54-66 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Francisco Santos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 02:19 | Baylor | Mark Wagner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Francisco Santos - foul #3 on Francisco Santos, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (PG), Michael Weidman (SG), Aaron Ritchey (SF) William Bratt, Nicholas Crawford, Damon Chowansky | |
| 02:19 | Baylor | Mark Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:19 | Baylor | Mark Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 01:55 | Baylor | Aleksandar Smyrski gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Mark Wagner is hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #3 on Mark Thomas, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Mark Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Mark Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Jonathan Manhart is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Jonathan Manhart, team foul #15 | 54-67 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:25 | Baylor | Alberto Castro steps in front of the Michael Weidman pass | 56-67 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Alberto Castro banks in the layup | 58-67 |
| 01:21 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Bratt (PG), Damon Chowansky (SF), Victor Michie (PF), Robert Lester (C) Jonathan Manhart, Aaron Ritchey, Aleksandar Smyrski, Mark Wagner | |
| 01:07 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky makes the shot from the left side set up by Robert Lester | 58-69 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | Damon Chowansky grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Baylor | William Bratt misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #4 on Mark Thomas, team foul #12 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Ritchey (SF), Aleksandar Smyrski (PF), Mark Wagner (C) Damon Chowansky, Victor Michie, Robert Lester | |
| 00:41 | Baylor | William Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:41 | Baylor | William Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Mark Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart (PG) William Bratt | |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Jonathan Manhart - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #13 | 58-71 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-73 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it home | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Jonathan Manhart runs out the clock | 60-73 |