| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Saint Louis | Richard Boettcher steals it from Frank Boeding | 21-20 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Alberto Castro banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 21-22 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector hits a shot from the left side | 23-22 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-22 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it but misses | 23-22 |
| 18:46 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | James Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kasey Rector | 26-22 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Alberto Castro travels with the ball | 26-22 |
| 17:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 17:34 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is hacked by Vule Zimmer - foul #3 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Edwards | 30-22 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the lay-in | 30-22 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Harold Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Rodney Reese (SG), Joshua Finch (SF), Jackson Varnell (PF) James Edwards, Kasey Rector, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) SF - Joshua Finch (fresh) PF - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell is hacked by Alejandro Torres - foul #2 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF) Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:19 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala double dribbles | 30-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francesco Rossi (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Francesco Rossi and he's hacked by Jo-Long Zhou - foul #3 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francesco Rossi | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 30-27 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alejandro Torres | 30-27 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Alberto Castro connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fabian Yazzie | 30-29 |
| 13:38 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Reese | 33-29 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jo-Long Zhou - foul #4 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Kasey Rector (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Frank Boeding (PF), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala, Joshua Finch, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:26 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:03 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 33-29 |
| 13:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 33-31 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Rivard - foul #2 on Chris Rivard, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:49 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Boeding | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kasey Rector (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Boeding (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | The jump hook by Harold Lacy is blocked by Frank Boeding | 35-31 |
| 11:31 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | James Edwards drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Chris Rivard - foul #3 on Chris Rivard, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | James Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Harold Lacy can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-33 |
| 09:53 | Saint Louis | James Edwards pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:29 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter scores on a runner near the basket set up by Chris Rivard | 39-33 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a jumper near the basket | 39-33 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 08:45 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is fouled on the floor by Harold Lacy - foul #3 on Harold Lacy, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Rodney Reese (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) James Edwards, Kasey Rector, Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Fabian Yazzie (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Alejandro Torres steals the ball from Gustavo Zavala | 39-33 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Alberto Castro comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 07:59 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Chris Rivard (C) Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Alberto Castro, Fabian Yazzie | |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer banks in the layup set up by Francisco Santos | 40-35 |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell lays it in set up by Jo-Long Zhou and the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF) Jo-Long Zhou, Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| 06:50 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 42-35 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the floater from the left side set up by Francisco Santos and he's hacked by Jackson Varnell - foul #2 on Jackson Varnell, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding (PF) Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:03 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Edwards | 44-38 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by Kasey Rector - foul #2 on Kasey Rector, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Alberto Castro | 44-41 |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 05:14 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 46-43 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is fouled on the floor by Vule Zimmer - foul #4 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Rodney Reese (SG) James Edwards, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Harold Lacy gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Harold Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), Jackson Varnell (C) Jessie Jeter, Frank Boeding, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Harold Lacy | |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jo-Long Zhou | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jackson Varnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Jackson Varnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Kasey Rector (SG), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Fabian Yazzie, Alejandro Torres | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Alberto Castro buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda | 48-45 |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Frank Boeding (PF) Joshua Finch, Jackson Varnell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Dikembe Banda | |
| 02:24 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard is hacked by Harold Lacy - foul #4 on Harold Lacy, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| 02:24 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | James Edwards scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kasey Rector | 50-47 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 01:23 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Harold Lacy gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Boettcher is called for the reach on James Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Joshua Finch (PF) Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Chris Rivard | 50-47 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards runs out the clock | 50-47 |