| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Gill (fresh) PF - John Wix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thyberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Tom Gill inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Florida State | John Wix steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-28 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is whistled for a carry | 23-28 |
| 19:09 | Florida State | Tom Gill's fadeaway is rejected by Vule Zimmer | 23-28 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 23-28 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | John Wix gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | William Draeger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Richard Boettcher takes the ball from William Draeger | 23-28 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the easy layup | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Tom Gill - foul #1 on Tom Gill, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Harold Lacy is hacked by David Johansson - foul #3 on David Johansson, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-28 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Tom Gill pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:28 | Florida State | John Wix makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Draeger | 25-28 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 25-30 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF), James Herzog (C) John Wix, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by Tom Gill - foul #2 on Tom Gill, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Farish (SG) William Draeger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francesco Rossi (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Francisco Santos drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julian Farish (fresh) SF - Tom Gill (fairly fresh) PF - Perry Bollin (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Herzog (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Perry Bollin tips it in | 27-33 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | James Herzog scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-35 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Perry Bollin - foul #1 on Perry Bollin, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), David Johansson (SG), John Wix (PF), James Chism (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Julian Farish, Perry Bollin, James Herzog | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Alejandro Torres | |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| 14:28 | Florida State | Alberto Castro steals the ball from David Johansson | 29-36 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher and he's hacked by John Wix - foul #1 on John Wix, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:12 | Florida State | James Chism snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 13:54 | Florida State | Tom Gill is fouled on the floor by Harold Lacy - foul #2 on Harold Lacy, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF) Tom Gill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:32 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the easy layup | 32-38 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | James Herzog grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:07 | Florida State | James Herzog can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Lacy - foul #3 on Harold Lacy, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 13:07 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:07 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Harold Lacy knocks in the shot from the baseline and the foul's on David Johansson - foul #4 on David Johansson, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Tom Gill (SF), John Thyberg (PF) David Johansson, James Herzog, John Wix | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | James Chism is fouled on the floor by Harold Lacy - foul #4 on Harold Lacy, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SF), Alejandro Torres (C) Vule Zimmer, Harold Lacy | |
| 12:16 | Florida State | John Thyberg's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Banda | 33-41 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is called for traveling | 33-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Alejandro Torres | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Gill (fairly fresh) PF - John Thyberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chism (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick connects on the jump hook in the paint | 35-41 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 11:18 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Vyacheslav Buczynski picks off the pass by James Chism | 35-41 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the lay-in | 35-41 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | William Draeger pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Fabian Yazzie is called for the reach on Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Fabian Yazzie, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Farish (SG), James Herzog (SF), John Wix (PF) William Draeger, Tom Gill, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Harold Lacy steals it from Julian Farish | 35-41 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is hacked by James Chism - foul #4 on James Chism, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (C) James Chism | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Torres (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Perry Bollin pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Julian Farish can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | John Wix takes the ball from Vule Zimmer | 35-42 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | John Wix scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Benny Fitzpatrick | 37-42 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Perry Bollin snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 08:22 | Florida State | Vule Zimmer steps in front of the James Herzog pass | 37-42 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the finger roll set up by Vule Zimmer | 37-44 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Farish (fairly fresh) SF - James Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wix (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | James Herzog misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-46 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), David Johansson (SG), Tom Gill (SF), John Thyberg (PF), James Chism (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Julian Farish, James Herzog, John Wix, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres, Harold Lacy | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Richard Boettcher steps in front of the David Johansson pass | 39-48 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't finish the layup | 39-48 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Tom Gill pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Fabian Yazzie steals it from David Johansson | 39-48 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | John Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | William Draeger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | John Thyberg tips it home | 41-48 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Francisco Santos | 41-50 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | John Thyberg drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (PF) John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Dikembe Banda | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-50 |
| 05:02 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Tom Gill scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Draeger and he's hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Tom Gill misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | James Chism snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | John Wix misses long on a floater from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski banks in the layup on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 45-52 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | William Draeger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wix | 45-52 |
| 03:26 | Florida State | William Draeger buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Tom Gill | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tom Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wix (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Chism (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it in | 47-54 |
| 03:10 | Florida State | William Draeger buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Johansson | 50-54 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | William Draeger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | James Chism grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Richard Boettcher takes the ball from James Chism | 50-56 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the finger roll | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Richard Boettcher steps in front of the David Johansson pass | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | William Draeger gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | William Draeger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Florida State | William Draeger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to James Chism | 53-61 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | William Draeger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Harold Lacy banks in the layup set up by Alberto Castro and the foul's on Tom Gill - foul #3 on Tom Gill, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | William Draeger clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is fouled in the backcourt by David Johansson - foul #5 on David Johansson, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Draeger | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is hacked by William Draeger in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Draeger, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Draeger is called for the reach on Vule Zimmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Draeger, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | James Chism grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | James Chism can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |