| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamer (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - James Bible (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Rodney Lay hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 19:29 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather is open and buries a shot from the left block | 41-41 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 19:05 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:46 | Holy Cross | James Bible blows the dunk | 41-41 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Matthew Collins steals it from Jurica Zank in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 18:41 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer lays it up and in set up by Matthew Collins | 43-41 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 18:25 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 18:16 | Holy Cross | James Bible hits a turnaround from the right block | 45-41 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dixon - foul #2 on Wayne Dixon, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), David Gray (SF), James Wilde (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Robert Hamer, Wayne Dixon, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Bernard Smith (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 17:41 | Xavier | James Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Buch and the foul's on James Wilde - foul #2 on James Wilde, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | David Gray knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 47-44 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | James Taylor is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier (SF), Peter Merchant (PF), James Bible (C) David Gray, James Wilde, Gordon Jamison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith, James Taylor | |
| 16:41 | Holy Cross | James Bible comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), Matthew Collins (SG) Keith Branco, Phillip Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) James Taylor, John King | |
| 16:41 | Holy Cross | James Bible makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:41 | Holy Cross | James Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Collins - foul #1 on Matthew Collins, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Rodney Lay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 16:27 | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:25 | Holy Cross | Rodney Lay is called for the reach on Robert Prather in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Lay, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon (PF) James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG) Rodney Lay | |
| 16:15 | Holy Cross | Claude Headrick is called for the reach on Robert Prather - foul #2 on Claude Headrick, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 16:00 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Prather | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Prather (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Merchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SG - Jurica Zank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (tiring) PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the shot near the basket | 52-44 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Claude Headrick grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | James Taylor drills a driving attempt near the basket | 52-46 |
| 15:10 | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Prather and he's fouled by Timothy Traylor - foul #2 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), James Wilde (PF), James Bible (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Wayne Dixon, Peter Merchant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Bernard Smith (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Claude Headrick, Jurica Zank, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 15:10 | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | James Taylor's layup is rejected by James Wilde | 55-46 |
| 14:48 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 14:41 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 55-46 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | James Taylor buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Smith and the foul's on James Wilde - foul #3 on James Wilde, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Gray (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Phillip Morgan, Charles Frazier, James Wilde, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG) Robert Buch | |
| 14:14 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 13:54 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Bernard Smith grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | John King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Bernard Smith, John King | |
| 13:29 | Holy Cross | David Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 13:13 | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison misses long on a shot from the right block | 55-49 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Rodney Lay grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), James Wilde (PF), James Bible (C) Keith Branco, David Gray, Wayne Dixon, Gordon Jamison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), John King (C) Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 12:33 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Bible | 57-49 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Rodney Lay clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 12:22 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:13 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Rodney Lay loses the dribble to James Bible in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 11:53 | Holy Cross | James Wilde is denied on a layup by John King | 57-49 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Bernard Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Phillip Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hamer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Wilde (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Bible (tiring) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (tiring) PF - James Taylor (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John King (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Wilde - foul #4 on James Wilde, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), David Gray (SF), Peter Merchant (PF) Phillip Morgan, Robert Hamer, James Wilde | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Rodney Lay, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, John King | |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes is hacked by Robert Prather - foul #2 on Robert Prather, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan (SG), Gordon Jamison (C) Matthew Collins, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | James Taylor is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 57-49 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Robert Buch gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | James Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Robert Buch and the foul's on Peter Merchant - foul #2 on Peter Merchant, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) Phillip Morgan, David Gray, Peter Merchant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF) Claude Headrick, Stephen Matthes | |
| 10:23 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 09:44 | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:38 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 57-52 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Gordon Jamison - foul #1 on Gordon Jamison, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), Charles Frazier (SF), James Bible (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Robert Hamer, Gordon Jamison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor | |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:21 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:12 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan is fouled on the floor by Jurica Zank - foul #1 on Jurica Zank, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (SG), John King (C) Jurica Zank, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 08:49 | Holy Cross | James Bible buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Keith Branco | 59-54 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | James Taylor is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Dixon | 62-56 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Rodney Lay scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 08:01 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan loses the dribble to Claude Headrick in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 07:50 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Bible | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Keith Branco (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Dixon (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - James Bible (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Claude Headrick (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Taylor (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John King (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan is hacked by John King in the backcourt - foul #2 on John King, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), James Wilde (PF), Peter Merchant (C) Keith Branco, Phillip Morgan, Charles Frazier, Wayne Dixon, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Rodney Lay, Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, John King | |
| 07:31 | Holy Cross | James Wilde drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hamer | 64-59 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | The short jumper by Jonathan Johnson is denied by James Wilde | 64-59 |
| 07:12 | Holy Cross | James Wilde gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 07:09 | Holy Cross | Jurica Zank picks off the pass by Robert Prather in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Robert Buch jams it on a great pass from Jurica Zank | 64-61 |
| 07:04 | Holy Cross | Jurica Zank steals the ball from Matthew Collins in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson is denied on a layup by James Wilde | 64-61 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | James Wilde snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:45 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wilde | 67-61 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), David Gray (SF), James Bible (C) Robert Prather, Robert Hamer, James Wilde | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Robert Buch, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Jurica Zank makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Lay | 67-64 |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan (SG) Matthew Collins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (PG), Bernard Smith (SG) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank | |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Bernard Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Headrick | 67-67 |
| 06:06 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Claude Headrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Keith Branco, David Gray, Peter Merchant, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, John King | |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon misses long on a jumper from the right side | 70-67 |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison tips it home | 72-67 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Taylor | 72-69 |
| 04:51 | Holy Cross | 3 seconds is called on Gordon Jamison | 72-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), Charles Frazier (SF), James Wilde (PF), James Bible (C) Phillip Morgan, Robert Hamer, Wayne Dixon, Gordon Jamison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | James Wilde denies the turnaround by John King | 72-69 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | James Taylor tips it in | 72-71 |
| 04:25 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 72-71 |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | James Wilde snags the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | John King snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | James Bible is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Bible, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | The refs have stopped play. Jurica Zank is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 72-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), David Gray (SF), Peter Merchant (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Charles Frazier, James Wilde, James Bible | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Bernard Smith, John King | |
| 03:49 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Keith Branco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gordon Jamison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (tiring) 2 reb. PF - James Taylor (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - James Taylor (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant's pass is intercepted by James Taylor | 72-72 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Claude Headrick grabs the offensive board | 72-72 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 03:02 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:51 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Robert Buch pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) David Gray, Gordon Jamison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Frazier | 72-72 |
| 02:28 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:18 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Johnson | 72-72 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Bernard Smith is hacked by Phillip Morgan - foul #2 on Phillip Morgan, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), James Bible (C) Keith Branco, Phillip Morgan, Charles Frazier, Peter Merchant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG) Claude Headrick | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:59 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather travels in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG) Bernard Smith | |
| 01:43 | Xavier | James Taylor is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 72-74 |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 01:35 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | James Taylor gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-74 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Wayne Dixon swats the short shot by James Taylor | 72-74 |
| 01:16 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Matthew Collins | 72-74 |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-74 |
| 01:03 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:49 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 72-74 |
| 00:48 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:36 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:35 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to James Bible | 72-74 |
| 00:30 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Hamer | 75-74 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather is hacked by Rodney Lay - foul #4 on Rodney Lay, team foul #7 | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Rodney Lay double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins is fouled on the floor by Jurica Zank - foul #2 on Jurica Zank, team foul #8 | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Jurica Zank hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer is hacked by Jurica Zank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jurica Zank, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG) Robert Prather | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:11 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is hacked by Keith Branco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Branco, team foul #11 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG) Keith Branco | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Rodney Lay makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Rodney Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer is fouled in the backcourt by Jurica Zank - foul #4 on Jurica Zank, team foul #10 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG) Robert Prather | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:06 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Keith Branco is called for the reach on Rodney Lay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Branco, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG) Keith Branco | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Rodney Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather runs out the clock | 80-77 |