| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Doug Peete (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Manzanares (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rubin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Bruce Fessenden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Preece (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard McCullogh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Schaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis inbounds the ball | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Manzanares, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Davis (SG) Bruce Fessenden | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | David Rhea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden (SG) Edward Davis | |
| 19:30 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal misses the easy layup | 29-49 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Andrew Preece grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Andrew Preece | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Davis (SG), Charles Robinson (PF) Bruce Fessenden, Richard McCullogh | |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Charles Robinson is hacked by Jeffrey Doyal - foul #2 on Jeffrey Doyal, team foul #2 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Dennis Lucero (SG) David Rhea, Edward Davis | |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer can't connect on a shot from the right side | 29-51 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Charles Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Jeffrey Doyal is called for the reach on William Delozier - foul #3 on Jeffrey Doyal, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer (PF) Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Richard McCullogh (PF) William Delozier, Dennis Lucero, Charles Robinson | |
| 18:47 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard McCullogh | 29-54 |
| 18:44 | Virginia Tech | David Rhea steps in front of the Doug Peete pass in the backcourt | 29-54 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | David Rhea lays it up and in | 29-56 |
| 18:39 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-56 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy snags the offensive board | 29-56 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-56 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh snags the defensive board | 29-56 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Andrew Preece knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard McCullogh | 29-58 |
| 18:05 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-58 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Andrew Preece knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Rhea | 31-60 |
| 17:37 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-60 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Andrew Preece hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-60 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh snags the offensive board | 31-60 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers (PG), Jeffrey Owens (SG), Jeff Milam (SF), Dennis Clyburn (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Doug Peete, Adam Manzanares, Rubin Lewis, Matthew Manzer, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Edward Davis (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Richard McCullogh, Steven Schaffer | |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Preece - foul #2 on Andrew Preece, team foul #1 | 31-60 |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | William Trombetta drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 33-62 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Owens | 36-62 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Charles Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Trombetta and the foul's on Robert Bartlett - foul #3 on Robert Bartlett, team foul #4 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Locher (C) Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG) William Delozier, Edward Davis | |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Charles Robinson misses the free throw | 36-64 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | John Locher grabs the board | 36-64 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens makes the runner from close range | 38-64 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Andrew Preece blows the layup | 38-64 |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Richard Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Clyburn (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Locher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Fessenden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Preece (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Locher and the foul's on Andrew Preece - foul #3 on Andrew Preece, team foul #2 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis (SF), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Jeffrey Owens, Dennis Clyburn, John Locher | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Edward Davis (SG), Richard McCullogh (PF) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, William Trombetta | |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Charles Robinson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Rubin Lewis - foul #1 on Rubin Lewis, team foul #5 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG) Richard Myers, Jeff Milam | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Steven Schaffer (C) William Delozier, Andrew Preece, Richard McCullogh | |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 15:22 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard McCullogh (PF) Steven Schaffer | |
| 15:15 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Davis | 41-69 |
| 15:01 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-69 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Davis | 43-71 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard McCullogh - foul #2 on Richard McCullogh, team foul #3 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers (PG), Jeff Milam (SG), Matthew Manzer (SF), Dennis Clyburn (PF) Doug Peete, Adam Manzanares, Rubin Lewis, Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Dennis Lucero (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Andrew Preece (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Edward Davis, Richard McCullogh, Charles Robinson | |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Andrew Preece hits the finger roll | 44-73 |
| 13:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-73 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-73 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Schaffer | 44-73 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bartlett | 44-73 |
| 13:16 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn comes up short on the runner near the basket | 44-73 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Milam | 44-73 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-73 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | William Delozier snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Andrew Preece drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Lucero | 44-75 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam drills a runner from the left block | 46-75 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-75 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam pulls down the rebound | 46-75 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG), Rubin Lewis (SF), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Nathan Stacy (C) Richard Myers, Jeff Milam, Matthew Manzer, Dennis Clyburn, Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Richard McCullogh (PF), Charles Robinson (C) William Delozier, Dennis Lucero, William Trombetta, Steven Schaffer | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | David Rhea misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-75 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh misses the tip | 46-75 |
| 11:59 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Rubin Lewis | 46-75 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal hits a fadeaway from close range | 48-75 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | David Rhea drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Preece | 48-78 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Manzanares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rubin Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (tiring) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Fessenden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Preece (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard McCullogh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-78 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Andrew Preece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-78 |
| 11:16 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 11:11 | Virginia Tech | Charles Robinson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Owens | 48-78 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | David Rhea hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Fessenden | 48-81 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | Richard McCullogh is called for the reach on Jeffrey Owens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard McCullogh, team foul #4 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Jeff Milam (SF), John Locher (C) Jeffrey Owens, Rubin Lewis, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Davis (SF), Steven Schaffer (C) Andrew Preece, Richard McCullogh | |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Manzanares | 50-81 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Adam Manzanares steals it from David Rhea | 50-81 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Manzanares | 52-81 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden is hacked by Adam Manzanares - foul #3 on Adam Manzanares, team foul #6 | 52-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis (SF) Adam Manzanares | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF) Edward Davis, Charles Robinson | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | David Rhea hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-81 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Doyal | 52-81 |
| 10:02 | Virginia Tech | John Locher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-81 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn (PF), Nathan Stacy (C) Jeffrey Doyal, John Locher | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:38 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Doug Peete is blocked by Bruce Fessenden | 52-81 |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam grabs the offensive board | 52-81 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam's floater is tipped away by Steven Schaffer | 52-81 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh snags the defensive board | 52-81 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers (PG), Jeffrey Owens (SG), Matthew Manzer (SF) Doug Peete, Jeff Milam, Rubin Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Robinson (C) Steven Schaffer | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | David Rhea double dribbles | 52-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Davis (SG) Bruce Fessenden | |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens hits the finger roll | 54-81 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Richard Myers steals the ball from Richard McCullogh | 54-81 |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers lays it in | 56-81 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Andrew Preece clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-81 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-81 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Andrew Preece | 56-81 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Edward Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG), Jeff Milam (SF), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Richard Myers, Jeffrey Owens, Matthew Manzer, Dennis Clyburn, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Steven Schaffer (C) David Rhea, Edward Davis, Richard McCullogh | |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Schaffer - foul #2 on Steven Schaffer, team foul #6 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Allen Hensley (PG), Richard McCullogh (PF) William Delozier, Charles Robinson | |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Doug Peete (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Manzanares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Milam (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Allen Hensley (fresh) SG - Bruce Fessenden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Preece (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard McCullogh (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Schaffer (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh lays it up and in set up by Allen Hensley | 58-83 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam is fouled on the floor by Andrew Preece - foul #4 on Andrew Preece, team foul #7 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Charles Robinson (PF) Allen Hensley, Richard McCullogh | |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the 1st free throw | 59-83 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Fessenden and he's hacked by Doug Peete - foul #2 on Doug Peete, team foul #7 | 60-85 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Trombetta (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Rhea makes the free throw | 60-86 |
| 06:56 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal loses the ball out of bounds | 60-86 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis (SF) Adam Manzanares | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Charles Robinson (PF) David Rhea, William Trombetta | |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Andrew Preece drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bruce Fessenden | 60-89 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-89 |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-89 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | William Delozier is called for the reach on Doug Peete - foul #2 on William Delozier, team foul #8 | 60-89 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers (SG), Matthew Manzer (PF), John Locher (C) Jeff Milam, Jeffrey Doyal, Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), William Trombetta (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF) William Delozier, Andrew Preece, Charles Robinson | |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete makes the 1st free throw | 61-89 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete makes the 2nd free throw | 62-89 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | William Trombetta is called for traveling | 62-89 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (SG), Nathan Stacy (C) Doug Peete, John Locher | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SF), Charles Robinson (C) William Trombetta, Steven Schaffer | |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis's pass is intercepted by Charles Robinson in the backcourt | 62-89 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Charles Robinson scores on a jumper from the right block | 62-91 |
| 05:36 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis lays it up and in and the foul's on Andrew Preece - foul #5 on Andrew Preece, team foul #9 | 64-91 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Davis (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Steven Schaffer (C) Bruce Fessenden, Andrew Preece, Charles Robinson | |
| 05:36 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis makes the free throw | 65-91 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | David Rhea can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-91 |
| 05:15 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy snags the defensive board | 65-91 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | David Rhea is called for the reach on Richard Myers - foul #3 on David Rhea, team foul #10 | 65-91 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares (SG), Jeff Milam (SF), Dennis Clyburn (PF), John Locher (C) Jeffrey Owens, Rubin Lewis, Matthew Manzer, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden (SG), Charles Robinson (PF) Edward Davis, Richard McCullogh | |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers makes the 1st free throw | 66-91 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-91 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Myers - foul #1 on Richard Myers, team foul #8 | 67-93 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Edward Davis (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF) David Rhea, William Trombetta, Charles Robinson | |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the free throw | 67-94 |
| 04:51 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers's pass is intercepted by William Delozier in the backcourt | 67-94 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Clyburn | 67-94 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden grabs the offensive board | 67-94 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Edward Davis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-94 |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers snags the defensive board | 67-94 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #11 | 69-94 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer (SF), Robert Bartlett (C) Adam Manzanares, John Locher | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) William Delozier, Edward Davis, Steven Schaffer | |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the free throw | 70-94 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | David Rhea clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-94 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer snags the defensive board | 70-94 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-94 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam snags the offensive board | 70-94 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Robert Bartlett, team foul #9 | 70-94 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (SG) Dennis Clyburn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Lucero (SG), Steven Schaffer (C) Bruce Fessenden, Richard McCullogh | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | David Rhea can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-94 |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-94 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Richard Myers (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Milam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Manzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (tired) 31 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Lucero (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Trombetta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Steven Schaffer (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-94 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Locher (C) Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden (SG), Edward Davis (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF) Dennis Lucero, William Trombetta, Steven Schaffer | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Milam - foul #2 on Jeff Milam, team foul #10 | 70-94 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Schaffer (C) Charles Robinson | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 70-95 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-96 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Fessenden steals it from Jeffrey Owens | 70-96 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden dunks the ball | 70-98 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens's pass is intercepted by Edward Davis | 70-98 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:09 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-98 |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer snags the defensive board | 70-98 |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | David Rhea is called for the reach on Matthew Manzer - foul #4 on David Rhea, team foul #12 | 70-98 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Richard Myers, John Locher | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Dennis Lucero (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Edward Davis, Steven Schaffer | |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer makes the 1st free throw | 71-98 |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-98 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Robert Bartlett steals it from Richard McCullogh | 72-98 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | Charles Robinson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Owens in the backcourt | 72-98 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Charles Robinson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 72-98 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam grabs the board | 72-98 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer's pass is intercepted by Dennis Lucero | 72-98 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Charles Robinson can't finish the layup | 72-98 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | William Delozier grabs the offensive rebound | 72-98 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Robert Bartlett picks off the pass by Charles Robinson | 72-98 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Charles Robinson swats the layup by Jeffrey Owens | 72-98 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam hits the follow up shot | 74-98 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Delozier runs out the clock | 74-98 |