| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Roemer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) PF - Daniel Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Pate (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Roosevelt Roemer is called for the reach on Justin Pate - foul #2 on Roosevelt Roemer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Skates | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | The short jumper by Clifford Zuber is denied by Daniel Ross | 35-35 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 18:27 | Saint Louis | Clifford Zuber denies the turnaround by Jason Barnes | 37-35 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Marvin Maust blows the dunk | 37-35 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:50 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Justin Pate is denied by Stephen Williams | 37-35 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Marvin Maust comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Ureno - foul #3 on Michael Ureno, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG) Michael Ureno | |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Marvin Maust misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:20 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Skates | 38-38 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Daniel Ross picks off the pass by Clarence Loyd | 38-38 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Marvin Maust snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Marvin Maust comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rod Knauss - foul #1 on Rod Knauss, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), Gregory Gray (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Clarence Loyd, Roosevelt Roemer, Clifford Zuber, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terrance Massengale (SG), Mark Green (SF), Darren Crandell (PF), Brian Gastelum (C) Michael Skates, Jason Barnes, Daniel Ross, Justin Pate | |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Marvin Maust misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Timothy Hartshorn denies the turnaround by Darren Crandell | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gregory Gray | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Gregory Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Applewhite (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Maust (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rod Knauss (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Massengale (fresh) SF - Mark Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Crandell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gastelum (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Darren Crandell - foul #1 on Darren Crandell, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG) Marvin Maust | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG) Terrance Massengale | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Gregory Gray makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:47 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Richard Hampton tips it in | 42-38 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Gastelum | 42-41 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Gregory Gray scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Applewhite | 44-41 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss loses the dribble to Gregory Gray | 44-41 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Gray | 46-41 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | George Reid is called for the reach on Mark Green - foul #1 on George Reid, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Marvin Maust (SG), Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Stephen Williams (C) Daniel Applewhite, George Reid, Gregory Gray, Timothy Hartshorn, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Campbell (PG), Jason Barnes (SF), Daniel Ross (PF), Justin Pate (C) Rod Knauss, Mark Green, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 14:06 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Stephen Williams - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG) Joseph Campbell | |
| 14:06 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Marvin Maust dunks the ball set up by Clarence Loyd | 48-44 |
| 13:36 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 48-44 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber clanks a shot from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Stephen Williams tips it home | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marvin Maust - foul #1 on Marvin Maust, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Stephen Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Justin Pate | 50-46 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Daniel Ross pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 12:20 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:10 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates is hacked by Clarence Loyd - foul #3 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Gray (SF) Roosevelt Roemer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (PG), Terrance Massengale (SG), Mark Green (SF), Darren Crandell (C) Michael Skates, Michael Ureno, Jason Barnes, Justin Pate | |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | Clifford Zuber swats the short shot by Daniel Ross | 50-46 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | Mark Green tips it in | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rod Knauss (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Massengale (fresh) SF - Mark Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Darren Crandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Gregory Gray hits a shot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darren Crandell, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Gastelum (C) Daniel Ross | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Marvin Maust clanks a shot near the basket | 52-48 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Gregory Gray gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Stephen Williams hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 10:25 | Saint Louis | Terrance Massengale connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Marvin Maust knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Timothy Hartshorn | 56-51 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Mark Green and he's fouled by Clarence Loyd - foul #4 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG), George Reid (SG), Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Richard Hampton (C) Clarence Loyd, Marvin Maust, Gregory Gray, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Daniel Ross (PF), Justin Pate (C) Terrance Massengale, Mark Green, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer blows the dunk | 56-53 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Daniel Ross knocks in the shot in the lane | 56-55 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | George Reid misses the floater from the right side | 56-55 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite's pass is intercepted by Justin Pate | 56-55 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Hampton - foul #3 on Richard Hampton, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Maust (SG), Clifford Zuber (PF), Stephen Williams (C) George Reid, Timothy Hartshorn, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG) Rod Knauss | |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Marvin Maust hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Applewhite | 58-56 |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno buries a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Applewhite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Maust (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Roemer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Pate (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Marvin Maust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Gregory Gray (SF) Daniel Applewhite, Roosevelt Roemer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mark Green (SF), Darren Crandell (PF), Brian Gastelum (C) Jason Barnes, Daniel Ross, Justin Pate | |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | Mark Green snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Marvin Maust is called for the reach on Michael Skates - foul #2 on Marvin Maust, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terrance Massengale (SG) Michael Ureno | |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:30 | Saint Louis | Terrance Massengale buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Crandell | 58-61 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Marvin Maust misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Stephen Williams tips it home | 60-61 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Mark Green is hacked by Clifford Zuber - foul #2 on Clifford Zuber, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer (SF) Gregory Gray | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Daniel Ross (PF), Justin Pate (C) Michael Skates, Terrance Massengale, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Mark Green misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Williams | 60-62 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Ross - foul #3 on Daniel Ross, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG) Mark Green | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Pate - foul #1 on Justin Pate, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG) Rod Knauss | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Williams | 64-65 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Michael Skates is called for the reach on Clarence Loyd - foul #2 on Michael Skates, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Gregory Gray (SF), Richard Hampton (C) Marvin Maust, Roosevelt Roemer, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:50 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG) Clarence Loyd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Gregory Gray drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Applewhite | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Applewhite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Justin Pate (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Maust (SG), Stephen Williams (C) George Reid, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mark Green (SF), Darren Crandell (PF), Brian Gastelum (C) Jason Barnes, Daniel Ross, Justin Pate | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Gregory Gray misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 03:15 | Saint Louis | Brian Gastelum gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:52 | Saint Louis | Mark Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Crandell | 68-65 |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Roosevelt Roemer (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Daniel Applewhite, Gregory Gray, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF), Daniel Ross (PF), Justin Pate (C) Mark Green, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Marvin Maust can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses short on a jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Marvin Maust pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Marvin Maust and the foul's on Michael Ureno - foul #4 on Michael Ureno, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Marvin Maust grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Roosevelt Roemer misses the lay-in | 71-65 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:42 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Barnes and he's hacked by Clarence Loyd - foul #5 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Applewhite (PG) Clarence Loyd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:42 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Jason Barnes is called for the reach on Marvin Maust - foul #2 on Jason Barnes, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Gray (SF) Roosevelt Roemer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Marvin Maust misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Daniel Ross pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Gregory Gray snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Michael Ureno is called for the reach on Marvin Maust in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Ureno, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG) Michael Ureno | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Marvin Maust makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-68 |