| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Ray (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) C - Martin Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) SG - George Zelaya (fresh) SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) PF - John Mansfield (fresh) C - Arthur Nolan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Martin Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Martin Clark misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Robert Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | John Mansfield denies the turnaround by Martin Clark | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Christopher Comer tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | George Zelaya connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Caison | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | William Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Clark - foul #1 on Martin Clark, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Martin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Robert Ray lays it up and in set up by Christopher Comer | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Caison | 7-6 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Michael Carswell is called for the reach on Robert Ray - foul #1 on Michael Carswell, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), William Dye (SG), Joshua Bowne (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) William Gray, Robert Ray, Christopher Comer, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Michael Carswell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Arthur Robinson is called for the reach on Eric Caison - foul #1 on Arthur Robinson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Dye | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Zelaya - foul #1 on George Zelaya, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan slams it home | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) SG - William Dye (fresh) SF - Joshua Sessums (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) PF - John Mansfield (fresh) C - Arthur Nolan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Michael Carswell steals it from Arthur Robinson | 9-8 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Cox | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to George Zelaya | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Robinson and he's hacked by John Mansfield - foul #1 on John Mansfield, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Christopher Comer (PF) Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lewis Brown (PG), Jamie Burch (SG), Rafael Howerton (SF), Bojan Bosancic (PF), Robert Hoffman (C) Eric Caison, George Zelaya, Michael Carswell, John Mansfield, Arthur Nolan | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Lewis Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Bowne (C) Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Robert Hoffman swats the short shot by Robert Ray | 12-8 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Jamie Burch's pass is intercepted by Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne is hacked by Robert Hoffman - foul #1 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | William Gray can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-8 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | William Gray grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the lay-in | 12-8 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Jamie Burch pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Robert Ray is called for the reach on Jamie Burch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ray, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton banks in the layup on a great pass from Lewis Brown | 12-10 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | William Gray buries a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Lewis Brown - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Kenneth Cox (C) Robert Ray, Christopher Comer | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF) Lewis Brown | |
| 12:09 | Xavier | William Gray misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | William Gray steals it from Rafael Howerton in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Michael Gregory can't throw it down | 14-10 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Bowne | 14-10 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Michael Gregory is fouled on the floor by Jamie Burch - foul #1 on Jamie Burch, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), Christopher Comer (PF) William Gray, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Rethman (PG), John Mansfield (PF), Andrew Meidinger (C) Jamie Burch, Bojan Bosancic, Robert Hoffman | |
| 11:48 | Xavier | William Dye is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Dye, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (SF), Martin Clark (C) Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG) Phillip Rethman | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) SF - Joshua Sessums (fresh) PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) PF - John Mansfield (fresh) C - Andrew Meidinger (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Martin Clark blocks the short jumper by Rafael Howerton | 14-10 |
| 11:23 | Alabama | Michael Carswell grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Andrew Meidinger buries a jumpshot from the left side | 14-12 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | George Zelaya makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Martin Clark misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Zelaya | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | George Zelaya is hacked by Joshua Sessums in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Sessums, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Joshua Bowne (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Christopher Comer, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG), Jamie Burch (SG), Bojan Bosancic (SF), Robert Hoffman (PF), Arthur Nolan (C) Rafael Howerton, George Zelaya, Michael Carswell, John Mansfield, Andrew Meidinger | |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from William Gray | 18-15 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Caison and he's hacked by Kenneth Cox - foul #1 on Kenneth Cox, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamie Burch - foul #2 on Jamie Burch, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF) Jamie Burch | |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | William Gray steals the ball from Eric Caison | 20-17 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Caison - foul #1 on Eric Caison, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), William Dye (SG), Martin Clark (C) William Gray, Robert Ray, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Howerton (PG), George Zelaya (SG), John Mansfield (PF), Andrew Meidinger (C) Eric Caison, Bojan Bosancic, Robert Hoffman, Arthur Nolan | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Arthur Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Mansfield (fresh) C - Andrew Meidinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Michael Carswell loses the dribble to Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | John Mansfield steals it from William Dye | 22-17 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | George Zelaya misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-17 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Michael Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Joshua Sessums (SF), Christopher Comer (PF) Arthur Robinson, Michael Gregory, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG) Michael Carswell | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Eric Caison travels in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums clanks a runner from close range | 22-17 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Christopher Comer scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Gray | 24-17 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton is open but misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | John Mansfield snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 05:47 | Alabama | George Zelaya misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Martin Clark | 24-17 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Caison - foul #2 on Eric Caison, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (SG), Arthur Robinson (SF), Kenneth Cox (C) William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lewis Brown (PG), Bojan Bosancic (SG), Michael Carswell (SF), Robert Hoffman (PF), Arthur Nolan (C) Eric Caison, George Zelaya, Rafael Howerton, John Mansfield, Andrew Meidinger | |
| 05:29 | Xavier | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-19 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox is fouled on the floor by Arthur Nolan - foul #1 on Arthur Nolan, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Gregory (SF) William Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Cox steals it from Bojan Bosancic | 28-19 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Christopher Comer drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Ray and he's fouled by Robert Hoffman - foul #2 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG) Arthur Robinson | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG), Rafael Howerton (SF), John Mansfield (PF) Bojan Bosancic, Michael Carswell, Robert Hoffman | |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Bowne (PF) Christopher Comer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | William Gray scores on a jump hook in the paint | 33-19 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Zelaya and he's fouled by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Joshua Sessums (SF), Martin Clark (C) Robert Ray, Michael Gregory, Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG), Andrew Meidinger (C) Lewis Brown, Arthur Nolan | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dye (fresh) SF - Joshua Sessums (fresh) PF - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Howerton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mansfield (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Meidinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | William Gray can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Meidinger - foul #1 on Andrew Meidinger, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Comer (PF) Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF), Robert Hoffman (PF) George Zelaya, John Mansfield | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Robert Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 03:01 | Alabama | William Dye steals it from Michael Carswell in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Martin Clark buries a turnaround near the basket set up by William Dye and he's fouled by Andrew Meidinger - foul #2 on Andrew Meidinger, team foul #13 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the free throw | 37-22 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carswell | 37-22 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Michael Carswell grabs the offensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton is whistled for a carry | 37-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Joshua Bowne (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Christopher Comer, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG), Bojan Bosancic (PF), Arthur Nolan (C) Rafael Howerton, Robert Hoffman, Andrew Meidinger | |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bojan Bosancic - foul #1 on Bojan Bosancic, team foul #14 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lewis Brown (PG), John Mansfield (PF) Eric Caison, Michael Carswell | |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #8 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Michael Gregory is hacked by Bojan Bosancic - foul #2 on Bojan Bosancic, team foul #15 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Kenneth Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan is fouled on the floor by Martin Clark - foul #2 on Martin Clark, team foul #9 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Christopher Comer (PF) Robert Ray, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Rethman (PG), Jamie Burch (SG), Rafael Howerton (SF) Lewis Brown, George Zelaya, Bojan Bosancic | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits the finger roll set up by William Dye | 42-24 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Phillip Rethman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-24 |