| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Hoover (fresh) C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Lubbers | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin is fouled on the floor by David Lubbers - foul #1 on David Lubbers, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Thornton - foul #1 on William Thornton, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | David Lubbers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Austin | 30-27 |
| 17:49 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Austin | 32-27 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | David Lubbers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | David Lubbers takes the ball from Ronald Barnes | 32-27 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski double dribbles | 32-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Joseph Donlon (PF), Mike Musson (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Tomas Hoover, Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon hits a floater from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | William Thornton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 34-29 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek is fouled on the floor by Russell Hedrick - foul #3 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Tomas Hoover (PF) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby, Joseph Donlon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Hoover (fresh) C - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Cortez Leach drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Chester Zaborowski | 34-31 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Michael Ellis pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Charles Sargent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Sargent, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess (C) Mike Musson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:33 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 34-31 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Michael Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Charles Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Monahan - foul #2 on Daniel Monahan, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Joseph Donlon (PF) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Tomas Hoover | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, Chester Zaborowski, Daniel Monahan | |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (PF) Cortez Leach | |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Lubbers - foul #2 on David Lubbers, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (SG) Charles Sargent | |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | William Thornton misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 37-31 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess drills a turnaround in the lane | 39-31 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Johnson | 39-33 |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | William Thornton steps in front of the Kendall Forte pass | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Donlon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Bess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | David Lubbers is fouled in the backcourt by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Tomas Hoover (PF), Mike Musson (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby, Joseph Donlon, Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Kevin Johnson, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| 11:11 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chester Zaborowski | 39-36 |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Cortez Leach gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Cortez Leach hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-36 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Monahan | 39-36 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Tomas Hoover - foul #1 on Tomas Hoover, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG) David Lubbers, William Thornton | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Ralph | 41-37 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski clanks a shot near the basket | 41-37 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mike Musson - foul #2 on Mike Musson, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Joseph Donlon (PF), Aaron Bess (C) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph, Melvin Austin, Tomas Hoover, Mike Musson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SF), Justin Casias (PF) Michael Ellis, Chester Zaborowski, Cortez Leach | |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | David Lubbers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 07:24 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess tips it in | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Melby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Donlon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sargent (fairly fresh) SF - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Justin Casias blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | David Lubbers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | David Lubbers drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Monahan | 48-45 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Kenneth Ralph (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Tomas Hoover (PF), Mike Musson (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Paul Melby, Joseph Donlon, Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, Charles Sargent, Justin Casias, Daniel Monahan | |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Austin | 48-45 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover's layup is rejected by Ernest Dudek | 48-45 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover tips it home | 50-45 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chester Zaborowski | 50-47 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes loses the dribble to Michael Ellis | 50-47 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | William Thornton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ellis | 50-49 |
| 03:44 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover double dribbles | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Aaron Bess (C) Kenneth Ralph, Mike Musson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Charles Sargent (SG) Michael Ellis, William Thornton | |
| 03:42 | Xavier | David Lubbers is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Hedrick - foul #4 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Aaron Bess takes the ball from Ernest Dudek | 50-49 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 50-49 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tomas Hoover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Barnes | 53-49 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ralph (SG) Russell Hedrick | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SG) Charles Sargent | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Melvin Austin is called for the reach on Chester Zaborowski - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Monahan (C) Ernest Dudek | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | David Lubbers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 02:04 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 53-49 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Lubbers | 53-49 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 53-49 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | William Thornton hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Ralph | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | David Lubbers is called for the reach on Melvin Austin in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lubbers, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Ronald Barnes, Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman is fouled on the floor by David Lubbers - foul #4 on David Lubbers, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Cortez Leach gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Melvin Austin (PF) Kendall Forte, Tomas Hoover | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman is hacked by David Lubbers in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Lubbers, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG) David Lubbers | |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | William Thornton is called for the reach on Melvin Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Thornton, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG) Ronald Barnes, Kenneth Ralph | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Cortez Leach grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-54 |