| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) SG - Robert Ray (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) C - Martin Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Martin Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Xavier | William Gray blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Michael Gregory can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | William Gray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Walton Bell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Michael Gregory grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Danny Bump is called for the reach on Martin Clark - foul #1 on Danny Bump, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Martin Clark knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Comer | 0-2 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Orville Farr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Christopher Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Michael Gregory double dribbles | 0-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (PF) Robert Beckman, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Orville Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 0-2 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | William Gray buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ray | 0-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fresh) SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) C - Martin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is hacked by Robert Ray - foul #1 on Robert Ray, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), William Dye (SG), Joshua Bowne (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) William Gray, Robert Ray, Christopher Comer, Martin Clark | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it home | 2-4 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne is hacked by Robert Beckman - foul #1 on Robert Beckman, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Arthur Robinson | 2-6 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), Martin Clark (C) Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Joshua Bowne, Kenneth Cox | |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Flint | 7-6 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | A charge is called on Christopher Comer - foul #1 on Christopher Comer, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (PF), Manuel Koch (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Danny Bump's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Calvert (C) Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:25 | Xavier | William Gray is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) C - Martin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | William Gray connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Ray and he's hacked by Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG) Walton Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | William Gray misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Danny Bump clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Comer - foul #2 on Christopher Comer, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), William Dye (SG), Joshua Sessums (SF), Joshua Bowne (PF) William Gray, Robert Ray, Michael Gregory, Christopher Comer | |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Arthur Robinson is hacked by Robert Beckman - foul #2 on Robert Beckman, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Robinson | 7-10 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is whistled for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Gregory (SF), Kenneth Cox (C) Joshua Sessums, Martin Clark | |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Otto Hobbs - foul #1 on Otto Hobbs, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Richard Calvert (C) Orville Farr, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG) Arthur Robinson, William Dye | |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is hacked by Robert Ray - foul #2 on Robert Ray, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Rene Romano comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Bowne - foul #1 on Joshua Bowne, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Kenneth Cox | |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Martin Clark misses the turnaround from close range | 9-12 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Walton Bell gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Rene Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Calvert | 12-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Dye (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Bowne (fresh) C - Martin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | William Gray is hacked by Rene Romano - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Cox (PF) Joshua Bowne | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Martin Clark is hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Robinson (PG), Joshua Sessums (SF) William Gray, Michael Gregory | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Martin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Dye | 12-16 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 15-16 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 15-16 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Danny Bump pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Walton Bell dunks the ball on a great pass from Jimoh Ahmadi | 17-16 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Kenneth Cox can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 17-16 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | The jumper by Walton Bell is denied by Kenneth Cox | 17-16 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Martin Clark pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | The jump hook by Martin Clark is blocked by Otto Hobbs | 17-16 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Otto Hobbs | 17-16 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Danny Bump drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Walton Bell | 19-16 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Robinson | 19-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Bump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Arthur Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Dye (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Sessums (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-18 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi tips it in | 21-18 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Gray (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Arthur Robinson, William Dye, Joshua Sessums, Kenneth Cox, Martin Clark | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harold Gearhart | 24-18 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | William Gray dunks the ball | 24-20 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Richard Flint hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | William Gray misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-20 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne can't tip it in | 26-20 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Orville Farr loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (PF) Orville Farr, Richard Flint | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Joshua Bowne | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | William Gray misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Beckman - foul #3 on Robert Beckman, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | William Gray misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Orville Farr knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Gearhart | 29-21 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Martin Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Christopher Comer gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Danny Bump swats the short shot by Martin Clark | 29-21 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Martin Clark grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |