| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Douglas Haught (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac St. George (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Haught | 36-34 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Donald Bible clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 36-34 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl tips it in | 36-36 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Pauls, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Donald Bible | |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl connects on the shot in the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory's floater is tipped away by Broderick Shiflett | 36-38 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Thomas Emory is called for the reach on Jessie Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Emory, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (PG), Micheal Clarke (SG), Eli Lemoine (SF), Julian Jones (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Douglas Haught, Joseph Zunker, Isaac St. George, Harold Pauls, Thomas Emory | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:30 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SF) Liang Hong | |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Johnny Williams loses the dribble to Julian Jones | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jessie Williams | 36-38 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Julian Jones steals the ball from Jessie Williams | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Williams - foul #2 on Johnny Williams, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker (SG), Harold Pauls (PF), Thomas Emory (C) Micheal Clarke, Julian Jones, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Donald Bible, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Thomas Emory denies the turnaround by Jessie Williams | 37-38 |
| 16:04 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 15:58 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback's pass is intercepted by Jessie Williams in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Barry Railsback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eli Lemoine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:44 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:19 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:59 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Pauls - foul #2 on Harold Pauls, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught (PG), Isaac St. George (SF), Julian Jones (PF) Barry Railsback, Eli Lemoine, Harold Pauls | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Johnny Williams (C) Jessie Williams, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:54 | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:37 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Zunker | 39-39 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:17 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:15 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 14:14 | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:53 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Haught | 41-39 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:35 | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:31 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Zunker | 43-39 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Williams | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Isaac St. George | 45-41 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Jason Boese connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Branko Zacherl - foul #1 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (SG), Michael Cassity (SF), Harold Pauls (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Joseph Zunker, Isaac St. George, Julian Jones, Thomas Emory | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Donald Bible (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Branko Zacherl, Liang Hong, Jason Boese, Johnny Williams | |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 12:03 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bible - foul #3 on Donald Bible, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG) Douglas Haught | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) James Wilson | |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Barry Railsback (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Cassity (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Jessie Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 46-45 |
| 11:28 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback is hacked by Donald Bible in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Bible, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George (SF), Eli Lemoine (C) Michael Cassity, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Donald Bible | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George loses the dribble to Brandon Simmons | 46-45 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Jessie Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 10:46 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:40 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Barry Railsback | 49-45 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses the floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback is hacked by Branko Zacherl - foul #2 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG), Joseph Zunker (SG), Michael Cassity (SF), Julian Jones (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Barry Railsback, Micheal Clarke, Isaac St. George, Harold Pauls, Eli Lemoine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Boese (PF) Brandon Simmons | |
| 09:40 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Jason Boese gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Liang Hong's fadeaway is rejected by Julian Jones | 49-45 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Liang Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:54 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 49-45 |
| 08:53 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson tips it home | 51-45 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Branko Zacherl is blocked by Julian Jones | 51-45 |
| 08:31 | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Williams Cortes | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Jessie Williams hits a jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 07:50 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cassity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (very tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jason Boese (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Michael Cassity takes the ball from Jessie Williams | 54-47 |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Jason Boese pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Liang Hong is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Liang Hong, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught (PG), Barry Railsback (SG), Isaac St. George (SF), Harold Pauls (PF), Thomas Emory (C) Williams Cortes, Joseph Zunker, Michael Cassity, Julian Jones, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Liang Hong, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 06:39 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG) James Wilson | |
| 06:39 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:39 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Haught - foul #2 on Douglas Haught, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is denied on a layup by Thomas Emory | 56-49 |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Haught | 58-49 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses badly on a runner in the lane | 58-49 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Thomas Emory | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught is hacked by Donald Bible in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Bible, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Julian Jones (PF), Eli Lemoine (C) Barry Railsback, Harold Pauls, Thomas Emory | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Donald Bible, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 04:58 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jason Boese | 58-49 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 04:15 | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 04:13 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones banks in the wide open layup set up by Micheal Clarke | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Douglas Haught is called for the reach on Broderick Shiflett - foul #3 on Douglas Haught, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Williams Cortes (PG), Joseph Zunker (SG), Thomas Emory (C) Douglas Haught, Micheal Clarke, Isaac St. George | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Thomas Emory blocks the short jumper by Branko Zacherl | 60-52 |
| 03:30 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Williams Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eli Lemoine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Julian Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (very tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jason Boese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Broderick Shiflett (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Boese steps in front of the Eli Lemoine pass | 60-52 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Thomas Emory blocks the short jumper by Jason Boese | 60-52 |
| 02:59 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:59 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (PG), Isaac St. George (SF), Harold Pauls (PF) Williams Cortes, Eli Lemoine, Julian Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Williams (C) Broderick Shiflett | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:33 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Railsback | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl's pass is intercepted by Joseph Zunker | 62-52 |
| 01:53 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George lays it in set up by Barry Railsback and the foul's on Branko Zacherl - foul #3 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Eli Lemoine (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Joseph Zunker, Harold Pauls, Thomas Emory | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Simmons (PF) Jason Boese | |
| 01:53 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Michael Johnson takes the ball from Jessie Williams | 64-52 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback is hacked by Branko Zacherl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones (PF) Isaac St. George | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine is hacked by Branko Zacherl in the backcourt - foul #5 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #12 | 65-52 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Daigre (SG) Branko Zacherl | |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Liang Hong snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons drills a jumper from the right block | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Railsback | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons buries a floater from the left block set up by David Daigre | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback runs out the clock | 68-56 |