| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by Troy Chambers - foul #1 on Troy Chambers, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley double dribbles | 37-26 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Francisco Santos drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Vule Zimmer | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Vule Zimmer picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 40-26 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Harold Lacy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 40-26 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Francisco Santos, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury is whistled for traveling | 40-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SF), Alejandro Torres (C) Vule Zimmer, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher's pass is intercepted by Eric Tait | 40-26 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Tait | 40-28 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda loses the dribble to Robert Bury | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait travels with the ball | 40-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Fabian Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 43-31 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Chambers | 43-33 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Francisco Santos buries a runner from the baseline set up by Harold Lacy | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Vule Zimmer - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 45-33 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Harold Lacy loses the dribble to Daniel Waters | 45-33 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher's pass is intercepted by Shawn Saxton in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 45-35 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Richard Boettcher, Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Benning - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Wilson and he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 46-38 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Francesco Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Alejandro Torres | 46-38 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alejandro Torres | 51-40 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton banks in the layup set up by Troy Chambers | 51-42 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Stone | 51-42 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone scores on a jump hook from close range | 51-44 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Tait | 51-46 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Robert Bury blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Banda | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alejandro Torres - foul #1 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Fabian Yazzie, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Robert Bury | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Francisco Santos gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Francesco Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Francisco Santos snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #2 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-47 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Boettcher | 53-47 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson loses the dribble to Harold Lacy | 53-47 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 53-47 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Harold Lacy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it in | 55-47 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Richard Boettcher, Francesco Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Francisco Santos, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Eric Tait, Robert Bury | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled on the floor by Francisco Santos - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Vyacheslav Buczynski steals the ball from Daniel Waters | 55-48 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Bigley | 55-50 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Chambers, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bigley | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Chambers, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher runs out the clock | 63-53 |