| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clark Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roosevelt Roemer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer inbounds the ball | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Marvin Maust hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Loyd | 34-52 |
| 19:34 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer grabs the board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Clarence Rupert denies the turnaround by Stephen Williams | 34-52 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer is hacked by John Kyle - foul #3 on John Kyle, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith (C) John Kyle | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer is fouled on the floor by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Marvin Maust is hacked by Clark Cooper - foul #2 on Clark Cooper, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Marvin Maust hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Clarence Loyd | 37-54 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-54 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Clarence Rupert picks off the pass by Roosevelt Roemer | 37-54 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Roosevelt Roemer takes the ball from Clarence Rupert | 37-54 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Stephen Williams can't finish the layup | 37-54 |
| 16:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 16:27 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert travels with the ball | 37-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts (PG), Chad Weathersby (SG), Fred Daniels (SF), Simon Monarrez (PF), Gary Sharkey (C) Donald Hoffman, Clark Cooper, David Duncan, Clarence Rupert, Warren Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Gregory Gray (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Clarence Loyd, Marvin Maust, Roosevelt Roemer, Clifford Zuber, Stephen Williams | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Benny Mooney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn tips it home | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Weathersby (fresh) SF - Fred Daniels (fresh) PF - Simon Monarrez (fresh) C - Gary Sharkey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Applewhite (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:27 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey travels with the ball | 37-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG), John Kyle (C) Chad Weathersby, Fred Daniels | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 15:10 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez double dribbles | 37-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan (SF), Warren Smith (PF) Simon Monarrez, Gary Sharkey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Marvin Maust (SG), Stephen Williams (C) Daniel Applewhite, Benny Mooney, Richard Hampton | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Gray | 37-58 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Marvin Maust buries a jumper from the baseline | 40-60 |
| 13:45 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Gregory Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Warren Smith takes the ball from Stephen Williams | 40-60 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-60 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Gregory Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Marvin Maust clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Kyle - foul #4 on John Kyle, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Clark Cooper (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF), Gary Sharkey (C) Michael Roberts, David Duncan, Warren Smith, John Kyle | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Gregory Gray, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:21 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper blows the layup | 40-62 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clarence Loyd | 40-62 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is denied on a layup by Clarence Rupert | 40-62 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer can't tip it in | 40-62 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Marvin Maust tips it but misses | 40-62 |
| 11:52 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 11:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 11:33 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clark Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Sharkey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roosevelt Roemer (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Stephen Williams misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Sharkey - foul #2 on Gary Sharkey, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan (SF) Quinton Short | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), Benny Mooney (SG) Clarence Loyd, Marvin Maust | |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Stephen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Stephen Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber gets the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber can't tip it in | 42-63 |
| 10:41 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:29 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-63 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Stephen Williams hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Applewhite | 42-65 |
| 10:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Roemer - foul #1 on Roosevelt Roemer, team foul #1 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts (PG), Chad Weathersby (SG), Simon Monarrez (PF), Warren Smith (C) Donald Hoffman, Clark Cooper, Clarence Rupert, Gary Sharkey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Maust (SG), Gregory Gray (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Benny Mooney, Roosevelt Roemer, Clifford Zuber, Stephen Williams | |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Chad Weathersby knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Roberts | 44-65 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Richard Hampton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Duncan - foul #2 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG) Chad Weathersby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG) Daniel Applewhite | |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Richard Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Richard Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 08:57 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Quinton Short | 47-67 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd double dribbles | 47-67 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Clarence Rupert (PF) Michael Roberts, Simon Monarrez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Zuber (PF) Timothy Hartshorn | |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Hampton - foul #1 on Richard Hampton, team foul #2 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Stephen Williams (C) Gregory Gray, Richard Hampton | |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Zuber | 47-67 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-67 |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Quinton Short | 49-67 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Stephen Williams makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roosevelt Roemer | 49-69 |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Clarence Loyd in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roosevelt Roemer (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Roosevelt Roemer is blocked by Warren Smith | 49-69 |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to David Duncan | 49-69 |
| 07:00 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Hoffman | 51-69 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Marvin Maust misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-69 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer misses the tip | 51-69 |
| 06:42 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short blows the layup | 51-69 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Roemer | 51-69 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Stephen Williams misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Warren Smith - foul #1 on Warren Smith, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts (PG), Clark Cooper (SF), Simon Monarrez (PF), John Kyle (C) Donald Hoffman, David Duncan, Clarence Rupert, Warren Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Gregory Gray (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (PF) Clarence Loyd, Marvin Maust, Roosevelt Roemer, Clifford Zuber | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Stephen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Stephen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:40 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gregory Gray - foul #1 on Gregory Gray, team foul #3 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey (PF) Quinton Short | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Hampton (C) Stephen Williams | |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper can't throw it down | 51-71 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle tips it in | 53-71 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses long on a shot from the right block | 53-71 |
| 04:15 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Kyle | 53-71 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Hartshorn | 53-71 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Richard Hampton snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Quinton Short (SG), David Duncan (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF) Clark Cooper, Michael Roberts, Simon Monarrez, Gary Sharkey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Marvin Maust (SG), Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Stephen Williams (C) Daniel Applewhite, Benny Mooney, Gregory Gray, Timothy Hartshorn, Richard Hampton | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber knocks in the shot from the left block | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Quinton Short and he's fouled by Clarence Loyd - foul #3 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #4 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Simon Monarrez (SF), Warren Smith (PF) Donald Hoffman, Quinton Short, David Duncan, Clarence Rupert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Gregory Gray (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Clarence Loyd, Marvin Maust, Roosevelt Roemer, Clifford Zuber, Stephen Williams | |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle makes the free throw | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clark Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simon Monarrez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kyle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Applewhite (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn slams it home set up by Daniel Applewhite | 56-75 |
| 02:40 | Cal State Northridge | Benny Mooney is called for the reach on Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Benny Mooney, team foul #5 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey (C) John Kyle | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:18 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Clark Cooper | 58-75 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the easy layup | 58-75 |
| 02:00 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 58-75 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite is fouled on the floor by Clark Cooper - foul #3 on Clark Cooper, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the tip | 58-75 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite tips it home | 58-77 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-77 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Gregory Gray is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper is hacked by Daniel Applewhite - foul #1 on Daniel Applewhite, team foul #6 | 58-77 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Gray - foul #2 on Gregory Gray, team foul #7 | 58-77 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge 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 man to man (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Benny Mooney is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Benny Mooney, team foul #8 | 60-77 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite runs out the clock | 60-77 |