| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Javier Villa (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Seaborn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard George (fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl is fouled on the floor by Jeff Seaborn - foul #3 on Jeff Seaborn, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Santiago Macias (SG) Jeff Seaborn | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 19:38 | Saint Louis | Richard George grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Richard George misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Javier Villa gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Javier Villa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-27 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Javier Villa pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Joe Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 18:34 | Saint Louis | Richard George misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-27 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Curtis Pate gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Joe Holden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilberto Esposito - foul #1 on Gilberto Esposito, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:05 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 18:03 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Samuel Wagner steals it from Curtis Pate | 36-29 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Richard George takes the ball from Dikembe Akuchie | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | Saint Louis | Curtis Pate takes the ball from Santiago Macias | 36-29 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Joe Holden steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Joe Holden, Dikembe Akuchie, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), Paul Myers (SG), William Stroman (SF), Joseph Farley (PF), Charles Calvin (C) Gilberto Esposito, Santiago Macias, Samuel Wagner, Richard George, Warren Bell | |
| 16:18 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SG) Curtis Pate | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 36-31 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Giles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Myers (fresh) SF - William Stroman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Calvin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Farley - foul #2 on Joseph Farley, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) Jack Bayerl | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn (SG) Paul Myers | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:24 | Saint Louis | William Stroman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeff Seaborn | 38-33 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Wilson | 41-33 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 41-33 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:17 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-33 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | James Giles gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden buries a shot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden tips it but misses | 43-33 |
| 13:36 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley is denied on a layup by Anthony Mitchell | 43-33 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 43-33 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | James Giles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffery Wilson | 46-33 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | William Stroman is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson, Dwayne Boden, Anthony Mitchell, James Giles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Santiago Macias (SG), Samuel Wagner (SF), Richard George (PF), Warren Bell (C) John Fuhrman, Jeff Seaborn, William Stroman, Joseph Farley, Charles Calvin | |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Samuel Wagner blocks the jumper by Joe Holden | 46-33 |
| 12:18 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:03 | Saint Louis | Santiago Macias misses the jump hook near the basket | 46-33 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell tips it in | 46-35 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Bell | 46-35 |
| 11:38 | Saint Louis | Richard George grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Javier Villa (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santiago Macias (fresh) SF - Samuel Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard George (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 11:31 | Saint Louis | Richard George pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Santiago Macias banks in the layup set up by Warren Bell and the foul's on Curtis Pate - foul #3 on Curtis Pate, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Santiago Macias makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gilberto Esposito - foul #2 on Gilberto Esposito, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn (SG) Santiago Macias | |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:46 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Javier Villa is fouled on the floor by Warren Bell - foul #3 on Warren Bell, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Pate | 49-41 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Wagner is blocked by Dikembe Akuchie | 49-41 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 09:39 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Holden - foul #2 on Joe Holden, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Joe Holden, Dikembe Akuchie, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), William Stroman (SF), Santiago Macias (PF), Joseph Farley (C) Gilberto Esposito, Samuel Wagner, Richard George, Warren Bell | |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Curtis Pate | 51-42 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | James Giles gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell drills a floater from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 07:50 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Fuhrman | 53-44 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | James Giles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Pate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bayerl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Seaborn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Santiago Macias (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | William Stroman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Seaborn | 55-47 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 57-47 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Santiago Macias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Curtis Pate, Jack Bayerl, Anthony Mitchell, James Giles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Samuel Wagner (SF), Richard George (PF), Warren Bell (C) John Fuhrman, Jeff Seaborn, William Stroman, Joseph Farley | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Javier Villa scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joe Holden | 59-47 |
| 05:44 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Akuchie swats the layup by Samuel Wagner | 59-47 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Javier Villa grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 05:14 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Santiago Macias | 59-50 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Curtis Pate (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF) Jeffery Wilson, Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn (SG) Santiago Macias | |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Gilberto Esposito steps in front of the Joe Holden pass | 59-52 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-55 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Javier Villa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Seaborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gilberto Esposito | 59-58 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Richard George gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:23 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Akuchie is called for the reach on Samuel Wagner - foul #2 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SG), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Joe Holden, Curtis Pate, Dikembe Akuchie, Javier Villa | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), Santiago Macias (SG), William Stroman (SF), Joseph Farley (PF), Charles Calvin (C) Gilberto Esposito, Jeff Seaborn, Samuel Wagner, Richard George, Warren Bell | |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Anthony Mitchell swats the shot by John Fuhrman | 59-58 |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | William Stroman tips it home | 59-60 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Curtis Pate (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF) Jeffery Wilson, James Giles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Jeff Seaborn (SG), Samuel Wagner (SF), Warren Bell (C) John Fuhrman, William Stroman, Joseph Farley, Charles Calvin | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Pate | 61-60 |
| 01:39 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeff Seaborn | 61-63 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the lay-in | 61-63 |
| 01:13 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Samuel Wagner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard George (PF) Santiago Macias | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Warren Bell - foul #4 on Warren Bell, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell is called for traveling | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Jeff Seaborn picks off the pass by Joe Holden in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Jeff Seaborn is fouled on the floor by Curtis Pate - foul #4 on Curtis Pate, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (SG), Santiago Macias (PF) Jeff Seaborn, Richard George | |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Akuchie is called for the reach on Santiago Macias - foul #3 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Akuchie is called for the reach on Gilberto Esposito - foul #4 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito runs out the clock | 62-65 |