| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Carovski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hardcastle (fresh) PF - Christian Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Willie Mackey | 33-32 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Percy Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 33-32 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Toni Zettel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Percy Young - foul #1 on Percy Young, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Craig Lynch snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Percy Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Rizzo denies the turnaround by James Williams | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Percy Young grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Toni Zettel scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Percy Young | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | James Williams buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Wilson | 36-36 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Craig Lynch misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | James Williams snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christian Wilson | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo blows the layup | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Edward Hardcastle | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Percy Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Carovski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Ashby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | James Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Carovski and the foul's on Toni Zettel - foul #1 on Toni Zettel, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Blake Bermudes (SG), Leslie Koga (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Willie Mackey, Percy Young, Craig Lynch, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer (SG), Leon Caddell (SF), Troy Pitcock (PF), Florencio Colombo (C) Gary Carovski, Edward Hardcastle, Christian Wilson, Harold Ashby | |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | James Williams misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leslie Koga | 39-40 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer is hacked by Blake Bermudes - foul #2 on Blake Bermudes, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Randell Johnson (SF) James Williams | |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Randell Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Leslie Koga snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Blake Bermudes knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell is hacked by Joseph Tuma - foul #2 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | 3 seconds is called on Randell Johnson | 42-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby (C) Florencio Colombo | |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-40 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Randell Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Blake Bermudes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Percy Young (SF), Craig Lynch (PF) Kenneth Carter, Blake Bermudes, Leslie Koga, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:07 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-40 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Dyer - foul #2 on Steven Dyer, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Edward Hardcastle (SF), Florencio Colombo (PF) Leon Caddell, Randell Johnson, Troy Pitcock | |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Florencio Colombo grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 12:42 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Willie Mackey - foul #2 on Willie Mackey, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:42 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Craig Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski (SG), Christian Wilson (PF) Steven Dyer, Florencio Colombo | |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle tips it in | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Carovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Hardcastle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christian Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Percy Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 11:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harold Ashby | 43-45 |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle's pass is intercepted by Willie Mackey | 43-45 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Craig Lynch clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Willie Mackey hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Blake Bermudes (SG), Leslie Koga (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Willie Mackey, Percy Young, Craig Lynch, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer (PG), Troy Pitcock (PF), Florencio Colombo (C) James Williams, Christian Wilson, Harold Ashby | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leslie Koga | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Pitcock | 47-47 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Leslie Koga | 49-47 |
| 09:34 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer buries a floater from the left wing set up by Gary Carovski | 49-49 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Blake Bermudes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Tuma - foul #3 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Percy Young (SF), Craig Lynch (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Carter, Blake Bermudes, Leslie Koga, Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Christian Wilson (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Gary Carovski, Troy Pitcock, Florencio Colombo | |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Percy Young blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Hardcastle - foul #3 on Edward Hardcastle, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell (SF) Edward Hardcastle | |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Percy Young misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:25 | Saint Louis | James Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Dyer | 50-54 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Willie Mackey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | Craig Lynch swats the shot by Steven Dyer | 50-54 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christian Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Willie Mackey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Percy Young tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 07:29 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 07:28 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Harold Ashby swats the short shot by Craig Lynch | 52-56 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | James Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Wilson | 52-56 |
| 06:48 | Saint Louis | James Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Dyer | 52-58 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Percy Young misses long on a floater from close range | 52-58 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Willie Mackey tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Harold Ashby | 52-58 |
| 06:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | James Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 05:34 | Saint Louis | Christian Wilson tips it home | 55-60 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses the lay-in | 55-60 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Percy Young gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Craig Lynch's layup is rejected by Harold Ashby | 55-60 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Willie Mackey, Craig Lynch, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Carovski (SG), Edward Hardcastle (SF), Troy Pitcock (PF) Steven Dyer, Leon Caddell, Christian Wilson | |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle is hacked by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #1 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Blake Bermudes (SG) Toni Zettel | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Florencio Colombo (PG) James Williams | |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Blake Bermudes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Blake Bermudes | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Bermudes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Florencio Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Carovski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Hardcastle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Pitcock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Florencio Colombo is hacked by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #2 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Mackey (SG), Leslie Koga (SF), Craig Lynch (PF) Blake Bermudes, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG) Troy Pitcock | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Florencio Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Florencio Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Craig Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG) Kenneth Carter | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock (PF) Florencio Colombo | |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-63 |
| 02:56 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock tips it in | 57-65 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Leslie Koga, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christian Wilson (PF) Troy Pitcock | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-65 |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | Edward Hardcastle snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | James Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christian Wilson | 57-68 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Willie Mackey is fouled on the floor by Harold Ashby - foul #1 on Harold Ashby, team foul #3 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Leslie Koga (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Percy Young, Craig Lynch, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer (PG), Leon Caddell (SG), Randell Johnson (SF), Troy Pitcock (PF), Florencio Colombo (C) James Williams, Gary Carovski, Edward Hardcastle, Christian Wilson, Harold Ashby | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses the easy layup | 57-68 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Willie Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:22 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Steven Dyer and he's hacked by Kenneth Carter - foul #1 on Kenneth Carter, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock misses the free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Carter | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Mackey - foul #3 on Willie Mackey, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Leon Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge hits the finger roll set up by Willie Mackey | 62-71 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Percy Young (SF), Craig Lynch (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Carter, Leslie Koga, Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Williams (PG), Harold Ashby (C) Randell Johnson, Florencio Colombo | |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock is fouled in the backcourt by Toni Zettel - foul #2 on Toni Zettel, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Troy Pitcock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-73 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Steven Dyer grabs the board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | James Williams connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Ashby | 62-75 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Toni Zettel | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Williams runs out the clock | 64-75 |