| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward scores on a floater in the paint | 42-43 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | James Bembry blows the dunk but the foul's on Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | John Higley is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leonard Silvey out of the doubleteam | 43-45 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Charles Wood is hacked by Allen Symonds - foul #2 on Allen Symonds, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | John Higley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 43-45 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | John Higley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | James Bembry steals the ball from Fred Hatfield | 46-47 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | John Higley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | James Bembry tips it in | 48-47 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Teddy Sluss steals it from Fred Hatfield | 48-47 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Wood | 48-47 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Jack Cowell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Cowell, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Terry (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Jack Cowell, John Higley, Charles Wood, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ward | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Sidney Dean (fresh) SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Cabana (fresh) PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan's fadeaway is rejected by James Terry | 48-47 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | James Terry snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | James Terry misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edward Chapman | 48-47 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Cooper | 48-49 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | James Terry misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | David Chandler gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ducan | 48-51 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Teddy Sluss is blocked by David Chandler | 48-51 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Teddy Sluss - foul #3 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), John Higley (SG), Charles Wood (PF), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, Antoine Hartwig, James Terry, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Edward Chapman, Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Leonard Silvey is called for the reach on John Higley - foul #1 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG) Ruben Cooper | |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Charles Wood slams it home | 50-53 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Charles Wood grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | John Higley connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jack Cowell | 52-53 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Teddy Sluss - foul #4 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Bogar (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds (PF) Arthur Ducan | |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Bogar (fresh) PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Charles Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wood - foul #1 on Charles Wood, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Chandler (C) Arthur Ward | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Jack Cowell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Roger Bogar grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Roger Bogar makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Higley | 56-56 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | David Chandler is hacked by Charles Wood - foul #2 on Charles Wood, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Bembry (C) Jack Cowell, John Higley, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Arthur Ducan (PF) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield | |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper is fouled on the floor by Roger Bogar - foul #1 on Roger Bogar, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) Charles Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward (C) David Chandler | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Allen Symonds | 56-58 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | James Bembry tips it in | 58-58 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper is fouled on the floor by Sidney Dean - foul #1 on Sidney Dean, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG) Allen Symonds | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Roger Bogar buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Sidney Dean | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Ducan | 60-63 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ruben Cooper - foul #1 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), John Howle (SF), Charles Wood (PF) Sidney Dean, Roger Bogar, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF) Ruben Cooper, Edward Chapman | |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Wood | 62-63 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | James Bembry can't connect on a runner near the basket | 62-63 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Howle (fresh) PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bembry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 62-63 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | John Higley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Charles Wood clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Bembry - foul #3 on James Bembry, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Teddy Sluss (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Jack Cowell, John Howle, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Chandler (C) Arthur Ward | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Charles Wood is called for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG), Allen Symonds (PF) Leonard Silvey, Arthur Ducan | |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | David Chandler is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Sidney Dean loses the dribble to Phillip Cabana | 62-65 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Bradley Yuhas swats the layup by David Chandler | 62-65 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Charles Wood loses the dribble to Trevor Stone | 62-65 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone dunks the ball | 62-67 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | David Chandler is called for the reach on Charles Wood - foul #1 on David Chandler, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG) John Higley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Edward Chapman, Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-67 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-67 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Charles Wood grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-67 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it back up and in | 64-67 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward clanks a shot in the lane | 64-67 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward tips it home | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Wood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Yuhas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Symonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Charles Wood knocks in the shot from close range set up by Teddy Sluss | 66-69 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Sidney Dean gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Arthur Ducan (PF) Ruben Cooper, Allen Symonds | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Trevor Stone steals the ball from James Bembry | 66-69 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on James Bembry - foul #4 on James Bembry, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Fred Hatfield - foul #2 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #6 | 68-72 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Trevor Stone | 69-75 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Charles Wood misses the driving attempt near the basket | 69-75 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses long on a shot in the lane | 69-75 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield tips it back up and in | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Charles Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Teddy Sluss | 69-77 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Charles Wood is hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #7 | 69-77 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Charles Wood makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Charles Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Wood is called for the reach on Arthur Ducan - foul #3 on Charles Wood, team foul #10 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey grabs the board | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is hacked by John Higley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Higley, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the easy layup | 70-81 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Cowell | 70-81 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Charles Wood buries a shot from the left block | 72-81 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is fouled in the backcourt by John Higley - foul #2 on John Higley, team foul #12 | 72-81 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Charles Wood connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jack Cowell | 74-83 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is hacked by John Higley in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Higley, team foul #13 | 74-83 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Arthur Ducan swats the short shot by Jack Cowell | 74-85 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone runs out the clock | 74-85 |