| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Maye (fresh) PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Strobel (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Dale Nair drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Peter McCarry gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 18:40 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-29 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | John Smith snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:02 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Salmon | 33-32 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Peter McCarry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | John Smith tips it home | 33-34 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | John Strobel drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gates | 35-34 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Hunter Stucker | 35-37 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF) Don Maye | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SF) Peter McCarry, Louis Gomes | |
| 16:18 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burnette | 35-40 |
| 16:02 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-40 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Dale Nair snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Strobel (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:37 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Meeks | 37-40 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | John Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 14:47 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits a turnaround from the right block | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Burnette | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | Gregory Greenwood is called for the reach on Tyler Gates - foul #1 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (SF) Fred Meeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Cyril Wilker (PF), Louis Gomes (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| 13:03 | Saint Louis | Don Maye's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 39-43 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Peter McCarry gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | John Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Peter McCarry | 39-45 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Gomes - foul #2 on Louis Gomes, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker buries a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Stanley Taggart - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Stanley Taggart | 40-47 |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Peter McCarry - foul #4 on Peter McCarry, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) Louis Gomes | |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don Maye (fresh) PF - Stanley Taggart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gates - foul #1 on Tyler Gates, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Peter McCarry clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | John Strobel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (SG) David Burnette | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| 10:18 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-47 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | John Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | John Smith snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Robert Salmon steps in front of the Cyril Wilker pass | 43-47 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by John Strobel is blocked by Hunter Stucker | 43-47 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 45-50 |
| 08:30 | Saint Louis | Don Maye hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Tyler Gates | 47-50 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Peter McCarry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:39 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Tyler Gates | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don Maye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - John Strobel (tiring) 23 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Greenwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 24 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Tyler Gates steals the ball from Cyril Wilker | 49-50 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Cyril Wilker steals the ball from John Strobel | 49-50 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Peter McCarry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Greenwood | 49-53 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Don Maye loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), Fred Meeks (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Tyler Gates, Don Maye, Stanley Taggart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), David Burnette (SF), Louis Gomes (C) Gregory Greenwood, John Smith, Hunter Stucker | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | John Strobel knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Willie McWaters and he's hacked by Cyril Wilker - foul #4 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Robert Salmon steps in front of the Cyril Wilker pass | 52-53 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Louis Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Salmon | 52-53 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | David Burnette blocks the short jumper by John Strobel | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Peter McCarry | 52-53 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Peter McCarry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:32 | Saint Louis | John Strobel gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Willie McWaters | 54-53 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | David Burnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Don Maye (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Robert Salmon, Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), John Smith (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Peter McCarry, David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| 03:39 | Saint Louis | John Strobel drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Don Maye | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie McWaters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Maye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - John Strobel (tiring) 28 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Gomes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | The jump hook by Hunter Stucker is blocked by Stanley Taggart | 56-53 |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 03:01 | Saint Louis | Gregory Greenwood is called for the reach on Tyler Gates - foul #2 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG) Willie McWaters | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Louis Gomes | |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart tips it in | 58-53 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is hacked by John Strobel - foul #2 on John Strobel, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (C) John Strobel | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Don Maye gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates is fouled on the floor by Gregory Greenwood - foul #3 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF) Don Maye | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:53 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Robert Salmon is blocked by John Smith | 58-53 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | David Burnette pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (SF), John Strobel (C) Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | John Strobel comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is hacked by John Strobel - foul #3 on John Strobel, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Peter McCarry is called for the reach on Don Maye in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter McCarry, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Williams (PF) Stanley Taggart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG) Peter McCarry | |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | John Smith can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Don Maye pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Don Maye is hacked by Gregory Greenwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), Stanley Taggart (PF) Robert Salmon, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 58-53 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Don Maye steps in front of the Cyril Wilker pass | 58-53 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Gregory Greenwood is called for the reach on John Strobel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG) Gregory Greenwood | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | David Burnette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is hacked by David Burnette in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Burnette, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-53 |