| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (fresh) SG - Perry Athey (fresh) SF - Patrick Butler (fresh) PF - Mark Jackson (fresh) C - Eugene Vetter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Jurica Zank drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Matthes | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter comes up short on the shot in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Vetter | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Rodney Lay can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Johnson | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Perry Athey is called for the reach on Jurica Zank - foul #1 on Perry Athey, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Rodney Lay makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Matthes | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mark Jackson | 6-6 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | James Taylor is open and buries a floater from the left block | 6-8 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 17:39 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John King | 6-10 |
| 17:35 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG), Frank Bassett (PF), Chris Kain (C) Perry Athey, Mark Jackson, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:20 | Xavier | James Taylor hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Headrick | 6-12 |
| 17:17 | St. Joseph's | Claude Headrick is called for the reach on Harvey James in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Headrick, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Raymond Vester (SF) Jason Borunda, Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | James Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG), Mark Jackson (PF), Eugene Vetter (C) Harvey James, Frank Bassett, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, James Taylor, John King | |
| 16:30 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | James Taylor knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jurica Zank | 8-14 |
| 16:12 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | James Taylor gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Rodney Lay snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Norris (fairly fresh) SG - Perry Athey (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Vester (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Vetter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jurica Zank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Norris | 10-14 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Rodney Lay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Harvey James (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Frank Bassett (PF), Chris Kain (C) Donald Norris, Perry Athey, Raymond Vester, Mark Jackson, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor | |
| 14:57 | St. Joseph's | A charge is called on Frank Bassett - foul #1 on Frank Bassett, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John King (C) Jonathan Johnson | |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Robert Buch is hacked by Jason Borunda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Borunda, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Buch | 10-16 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Matthes blocks the short jumper by Patrick Butler | 10-16 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Robert Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Bassett - foul #2 on Frank Bassett, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG), Mark Jackson (PF), Eugene Vetter (C) Harvey James, Frank Bassett, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Stephen Matthes, John King | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson (C) James Taylor | |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Rodney Lay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-17 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Bernard Smith is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (SG) Jurica Zank | |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Claude Headrick - foul #2 on Claude Headrick, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG), Chris Kain (C) Patrick Butler, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), Timothy Traylor (PF), John King (C) Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey makes the 3rd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Jason Borunda takes the ball from Rodney Lay in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-17 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Jurica Zank scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Matthes | 13-20 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harvey James and he's hacked by Rodney Lay - foul #1 on Rodney Lay, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler (SF), Eugene Vetter (C) Perry Athey, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), James Taylor (PF) Rodney Lay, Timothy Traylor | |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Jurica Zank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jason Borunda (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Harvey James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Vetter (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zank (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Matthes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John King (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey James | 18-20 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Jurica Zank is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Raymond Vester (SF), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Patrick Butler, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Bernard Smith (SG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Jurica Zank, John King | |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson is denied on a layup by James Taylor | 18-20 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 10:20 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 10:13 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey James | 20-20 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Taylor clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Jackson, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Perry Athey (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Harvey James, Raymond Vester, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (C) Rodney Lay, Bernard Smith, Stephen Matthes, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by James Taylor | 20-22 |
| 09:44 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler tips it in | 22-22 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Jurica Zank clanks a jump hook in the lane | 22-22 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Taylor is hacked by Eugene Vetter - foul #1 on Eugene Vetter, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Bernard Smith (SF), John King (C) Robert Buch, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor | |
| 08:39 | Xavier | John King travels with the ball | 22-22 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG) Perry Athey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Matthes (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Jurica Zank, John King | |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Patrick Butler is called for the reach on Bernard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Butler, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (SF) Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Mark Jackson (PF) Donald Norris, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Taylor (PF) James Taylor | |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson jams it on a nice dish by Rodney Lay | 22-26 |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson's layup is rejected by Jonathan Johnson | 22-26 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Bernard Smith gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Jason Borunda takes the ball from Stephen Matthes in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the easy layup | 22-26 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Rodney Lay is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey James - foul #1 on Harvey James, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Chris Kain (C) Harvey James, Raymond Vester, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (PF), John King (C) Bernard Smith, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John King is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG) Jason Borunda | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Bernard Smith (SF) Rodney Lay, Stephen Matthes | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Norris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Perry Athey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Butler (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Kain (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zank (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Traylor (fresh) C - John King (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain is hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson (C) John King | |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-26 |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Donald Norris is called for the reach on Robert Buch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Norris, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Robert Buch misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Chris Kain grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:01 | St. Joseph's | Bernard Smith picks off the pass by Perry Athey in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Jurica Zank connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Buch | 22-28 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Harvey James (SG), Raymond Vester (SF), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Perry Athey, Patrick Butler, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Taylor (PF) Timothy Traylor | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | James Taylor can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-28 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses the jumpshot from the left side | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Mark Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler (SF), Frank Bassett (PF) Raymond Vester, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Stephen Matthes (SF) Robert Buch, Bernard Smith | |
| 05:43 | Xavier | James Taylor buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Matthes | 22-30 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Jonathan Johnson is called for the reach on Frank Bassett - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Perry Athey (SG), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Harvey James, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SG) Jurica Zank | |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | James Taylor gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | James Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson tips it home | 22-32 |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey is hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (SF) Patrick Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG) James Taylor | |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 24-34 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG) Rodney Lay | |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson can't finish the layup | 24-34 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Vester | 26-34 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Raymond Vester is called for the reach on Bernard Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Vester, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Chris Kain (C) Perry Athey, Raymond Vester, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, Stephen Matthes, Timothy Traylor | |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Bernard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses badly on a floater from the right block | 26-36 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Rodney Lay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG) Jason Borunda | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (SG), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Jurica Zank, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler knocks in the jumper from the right block | 28-36 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Claude Headrick snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Norris (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Harvey James (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bassett (tiring) C - Chris Kain (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Smith (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John King (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | James Taylor misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-36 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Claude Headrick gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Claude Headrick travels in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda (PG), Eugene Vetter (C) Donald Norris, Chris Kain | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Stephen Matthes (SF) Rodney Lay, Bernard Smith | |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | John King steals the ball from Patrick Butler | 28-36 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | James Taylor misses long on an open shot from the left block | 28-36 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey (SG), Raymond Vester (SF), Mark Jackson (PF) Harvey James, Patrick Butler, Frank Bassett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF) Stephen Matthes, James Taylor | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | James Taylor hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Traylor | 28-38 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's | Jason Borunda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Vetter snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey loses the dribble to Claude Headrick | 28-38 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Claude Headrick lays it in | 28-40 |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's | Perry Athey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Norris (PG), Chris Kain (C) Jason Borunda, Eugene Vetter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (C) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Timothy Traylor, John King | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor can't throw it down but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #2 on Mark Jackson, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler (SF) Raymond Vester | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Bernard Smith is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Butler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-44 |