| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | John Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | John Strobel pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG), John Hooper (PF) Tyler Gates, Stanley Taggart | |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Peter McCarry hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Smith | 33-31 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF), Don Maye (PF) Donald McMullen, John Hooper | |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Meeks - foul #1 on Fred Meeks, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG) Fred Meeks | |
| 18:21 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:21 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dale Nair | 37-35 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Dale Nair steps in front of the Frank Williams pass | 37-35 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Peter McCarry blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it in | 39-35 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | John Strobel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Stanley Taggart (PF), John Hooper (C) Donald McMullen, Don Maye, Frank Williams | |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | John Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint | 41-35 |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is hacked by David Burnette - foul #2 on David Burnette, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), Dale Nair (SG) Peter McCarry, David Burnette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (PF), Frank Williams (C) Stanley Taggart, John Hooper | |
| 16:11 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF) Don Maye | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is fouled on the floor by Dale Nair - foul #3 on Dale Nair, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 15:20 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Taggart | 41-37 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Tyler Gates picks off the pass by Cyril Wilker | 41-37 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | John Strobel connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Salmon | 41-39 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Taggart - foul #1 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), David Burnette (SG) Gregory Greenwood, Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (C) Frank Williams | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:51 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Smith and the foul's on Don Maye - foul #1 on Don Maye, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Gomes (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF), Frank Williams (C) John Strobel, Stanley Taggart | |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-39 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Louis Gomes gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Meeks - foul #2 on Fred Meeks, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Tyler Gates, Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:41 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 48-39 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 12:12 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Strobel | 48-39 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Frank Williams (C) Willie McWaters, Don Maye | |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | John Strobel comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Louis Gomes - foul #1 on Louis Gomes, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG) Peter McCarry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (PF), John Hooper (C) Stanley Taggart, Frank Williams | |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | John Strobel is called for the reach on Gregory Greenwood - foul #1 on John Strobel, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF), Frank Williams (C) John Strobel, Don Maye, John Hooper | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SF), Don Maye (PF) Fred Meeks, Stanley Taggart | |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | David Burnette grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker buries a shot from the left side | 53-44 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Burnette - foul #3 on David Burnette, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), John Smith (SF), Louis Gomes (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF) Frank Williams | |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Don Maye makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Don Maye makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 53-46 |
| 08:49 | Saint Louis | John Strobel pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:45 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Salmon | 53-48 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | John Smith buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Peter McCarry | 56-48 |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel banks in the layup set up by Tyler Gates | 56-50 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Don Maye gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 27 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Maye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | John Smith snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Peter McCarry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 07:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Salmon | 56-50 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Don Maye hits the finger roll set up by Tyler Gates and he's hacked by Louis Gomes - foul #2 on Louis Gomes, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (SG), David Burnette (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Dale Nair, Cyril Wilker, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), Fred Meeks (SF), Frank Williams (C) Tyler Gates, John Strobel, Stanley Taggart | |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Don Maye makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Salmon | 56-56 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Willie McWaters takes the ball from John Smith | 56-56 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters throws it down | 56-58 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | David Burnette is hacked by Fred Meeks - foul #3 on Fred Meeks, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Peter McCarry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF), John Hooper (C) Willie McWaters, Fred Meeks, Don Maye, Frank Williams | |
| 05:49 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:25 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Gates | 58-61 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | John Strobel picks off the pass by Gregory Greenwood | 58-61 |
| 05:04 | Saint Louis | John Strobel dunks the ball | 58-63 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | John Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Greenwood and he's hacked by Stanley Taggart - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Louis Gomes (PF) Gregory Greenwood, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), Frank Williams (C) Robert Salmon, John Hooper | |
| 04:39 | Xavier | John Smith misses the free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-63 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Peter McCarry tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters is fouled on the floor by David Burnette - foul #4 on David Burnette, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG) David Burnette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | John Smith misses long on a shot from close range | 62-63 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Louis Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Gomes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Willie McWaters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 29 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Willie McWaters steps in front of the John Smith pass | 62-63 |
| 03:01 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Strobel | 62-65 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Dale Nair comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Stanley Taggart | 62-65 |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters is fouled on the floor by Hunter Stucker - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SF), Cyril Wilker (PF) Peter McCarry, John Smith, Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (PG), Fred Meeks (SF), Don Maye (PF) Tyler Gates, John Strobel, Stanley Taggart | |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Louis Gomes snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | David Burnette snags the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Dale Nair can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Louis Gomes tips it but misses | 62-66 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:29 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 01:28 | Saint Louis | Don Maye tips it back up and in | 62-68 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), John Smith (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Willie McWaters, Fred Meeks, Don Maye | |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Peter McCarry's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Williams | 62-68 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | John Strobel's fadeaway is rejected by Hunter Stucker | 62-68 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart can't tip it in | 62-68 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Tyler Gates steals it from Peter McCarry | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Dale Nair is called for the reach on Robert Salmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Nair, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Peter McCarry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (PF) Stanley Taggart | |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Peter McCarry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the board | 62-71 |