| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Campisi inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | The short jumper by Kevin Dennis is denied by James Taylor | 31-29 |
| 19:20 | Columbia | James Coleman hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson is hacked by John Roberts - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Rodney Lay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Columbia | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | John Roberts can't throw it down | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Rodney Lay | 31-31 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | John Roberts is hacked by Jonathan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Poling | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Bernard Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Bernard Smith is called for the reach on Derrick Poling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Smith, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante | |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Derrick Poling can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | John King gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Derrick Poling - foul #1 on Derrick Poling, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) John Roberts | |
| 16:49 | Xavier | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | James Taylor steps in front of the Derrick Poling pass in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Dennis - foul #1 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, John King | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), James Campisi (SF) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal, Tom Watson | |
| 16:29 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis is hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Roberts (C) Derrick Poling | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Jurica Zank hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rodney Lay | 38-34 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | John Roberts hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Coleman | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | James Taylor is hacked by Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Bernard Smith is hacked by John Roberts - foul #4 on John Roberts, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) John Roberts | |
| 14:12 | Xavier | James Taylor can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Bernard Smith tips it in | 40-36 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Derrick Poling drills a jump hook from the left block | 40-38 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Bernard Smith hits a shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Luther Ingram knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Bernard Smith loses the dribble to Tom Watson | 42-40 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Jerry Neal is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Luther Ingram | 42-42 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | James Taylor connects on the floater from the right block set up by Bernard Smith | 44-42 |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John King | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John King (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Watson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 3 reb. C - Derrick Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Jerry Neal takes the ball from Robert Buch | 44-42 |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses the dunk attempt | 44-42 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Tom Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Tom Watson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Traylor - foul #2 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), James Campisi (PF), John Roberts (C) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal, Kevin Dennis, Derrick Poling | |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Tom Watson makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Tom Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | James Campisi pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | James Campisi misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-44 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | James Campisi gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Tom Watson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Rodney Lay connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Taylor | 47-44 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | John Roberts is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Rodney Lay tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 49-46 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | James Taylor lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Rodney Lay | 51-46 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | James Taylor is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (PG), Bernard Smith (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, Tom Watson | |
| 08:00 | Columbia | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 51-46 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | John Roberts can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Bernard Smith loses the dribble to Derrick Poling | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SG - Bernard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathan Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Neal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Columbia | Derrick Poling is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Claude Headrick, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SF) Luther Ingram, James Campisi | |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerry Neal | 51-46 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | James Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | John Roberts tips it home | 51-48 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Bernard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | John Roberts gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | James Coleman misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Bernard Smith grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Xavier | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Poling - foul #2 on Derrick Poling, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor, John King | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (SG), James Campisi (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) Jerry Neal, Gordon Escalante, John Roberts | |
| 05:27 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:22 | Columbia | James Campisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Taylor (PF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Jurica Zank connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Taylor and he's hacked by Kevin Dennis - foul #3 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Jurica Zank makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Luther Ingram misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jurica Zank - foul #2 on Jurica Zank, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Escalante (SG), John Roberts (C) James Coleman, Derrick Poling | |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Luther Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Luther Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | James Taylor splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Lay | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Dennis and he's hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #3 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (SF), James Taylor (PF) Stephen Matthes, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG) Luther Ingram | |
| 03:54 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #4 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG), John King (C) Jurica Zank, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Rodney Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | John King is called for the reach on James Campisi - foul #2 on John King, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (SG) Rodney Lay | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG), Derrick Poling (C) Gordon Escalante, John Roberts | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Claude Headrick grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SF - Bernard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John King (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Neal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Campisi (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Derrick Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | John King is hacked by Derrick Poling - foul #3 on Derrick Poling, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Escalante (SF) James Campisi | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | John King misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, John King | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF) Jerry Neal | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Rodney Lay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 58-54 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | James Taylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | James Taylor can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Jurica Zank drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Coleman | 61-57 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Jurica Zank hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante travels in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), John Roberts (C) Tom Watson, Derrick Poling | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Gordon Escalante is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Gordon Escalante, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), James Taylor (C) Rodney Lay, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 64-57 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | James Coleman is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #12 | 64-57 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Robert Buch steals the ball from James Coleman in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | James Taylor is hacked by John Roberts - foul #5 on John Roberts, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (C) John Roberts | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses badly on a floater in the lane | 67-57 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Buch runs out the clock | 67-57 |