| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fresh) PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | A charge is called on Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Clark - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 0-6 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Percy Young comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Percy Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Nathan Tripp swats the layup by Kenneth Dandridge | 0-6 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Percy Young tips it home | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Dumaka Aja is called for the reach on Jacob Stewart - foul #1 on Dumaka Aja, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Percy Young | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Jacob Stewart picks off the pass by Willie Mackey | 2-6 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart can't throw it down | 2-6 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Willie Mackey | 2-6 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Marvin Raftery is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Raftery, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Greg Womack (C) Marvin Raftery, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, Charles Brockman | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | James Burgess drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Edmund Lanier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-9 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edmund Lanier - foul #1 on Edmund Lanier, team foul #5 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Edmund Lanier, Joseph Tuma, Greg Womack | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Arthur McCuen is called for the reach on Toni Zettel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Toni Zettel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dumaka Aja | 5-11 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Dandridge - foul #1 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Percy Young (SF) Toni Zettel, Willie Mackey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 5-14 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Marvin Raftery is blocked by Charles Brockman | 5-14 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge tips it but misses | 5-14 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-14 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren can't tip it in | 5-14 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) SG - Dumaka Aja (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Joseph Tuma (PF), Greg Womack (C) Marvin Raftery, Dumaka Aja, Kenneth Dandridge, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Carroll Pape (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Toni Zettel drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Mackey | 7-14 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Tuma - foul #1 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Howard Barnes (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Toni Zettel travels with the ball | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmund Lanier (SF) Percy Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Bobby Willis (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Greg Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Greg Womack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Joseph Tuma, Greg Womack | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Edward Brown, Bobby Willis, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Toni Zettel - foul #1 on Toni Zettel, team foul #8 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF) Willie Mackey, Edmund Lanier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Howard Barnes, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Jacob Stewart is called for the reach on Percy Young - foul #1 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #2 | 7-17 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Carroll Pape (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Toni Zettel can't tip it in | 7-17 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren loses the dribble to Kenneth Dandridge | 7-17 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Percy Young hits a shot near the basket | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Toni Zettel - foul #2 on Toni Zettel, team foul #9 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Joseph Tuma (PF), Greg Womack (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 9-18 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard is hacked by Joseph Tuma - foul #2 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #10 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman scores on a shot from close range set up by Jacob Stewart | 9-21 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Greg Womack clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-21 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 9-21 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Brown | 9-23 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-23 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Marvin Raftery is called for the reach on James Burgess - foul #2 on Marvin Raftery, team foul #11 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Marvin Raftery, Willie Mackey, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart, Harold Hilliard | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 9-24 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-25 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the defensive board | 9-25 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the dunk but he's fouled by Greg Womack - foul #1 on Greg Womack, team foul #12 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Greg Womack | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Barnes (SF) James Burgess | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 9-26 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-26 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the offensive board | 9-26 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #2 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #13 | 9-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Vernon Clark (PF) Edmund Lanier, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Howard Barnes | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 9-27 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 9-28 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja scores on a shot from the right block | 11-28 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-28 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 11-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) C - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Toni Zettel is hacked by James Burgess - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #3 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carroll Pape (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Toni Zettel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-28 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Percy Young - foul #1 on Percy Young, team foul #14 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Mackey (SG) Dumaka Aja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Willie Mackey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-28 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-28 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-28 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Percy Young pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | The jump hook by Vernon Clark is blocked by Nathan Tripp | 14-28 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the offensive board | 14-28 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-28 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Willie Mackey gets the offensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Nathan Tripp steps in front of the Vernon Clark pass | 14-28 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Edward Brown's pass is intercepted by Toni Zettel in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Nathan Tripp blocks the short jumper by Vernon Clark | 14-28 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 14-28 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vernon Clark | 14-28 |