| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Angel Morales (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Grotberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Ray (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Greathouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti inbounds the ball | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Angel Morales drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-54 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse misses the dunk | 43-54 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Charles Greathouse | |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Angel Morales misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-54 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Bruce Ray snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Bruce Ray buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Bowersox | 43-56 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Michael Grotberg is blocked by Timothy Knisely | 43-56 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it in | 45-56 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Sanders - foul #3 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #1 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Felipe Rodriguez (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Michael Grotberg, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Charles Greathouse (C) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Timothy Knisely | |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Angel Morales | 48-58 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Bruce Ray picks off the pass by Diego Ayala | 48-58 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Bruce Ray hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Kelly | 48-60 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Antonio Hammond is called for the reach on Yuri Ziek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #1 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Greer (PG), Michael Grotberg (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (PF) Angel Morales, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Antonio Hammond, Augustus Replenski, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-60 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Gustavo Costa steals it from Roberto Conti | 48-60 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Ralph Greer can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Knisely - foul #1 on Timothy Knisely, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Roberto Conti, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SF), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Gustavo Costa, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Ralph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Ralph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Ivan Zervas swats the short shot by Bruce Ray | 50-60 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ralph Greer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Grotberg (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) PF - Oscar Ortiz (tired) 5 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Davenport (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bowersox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Bruce Ray (tiring) 26 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Greathouse (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Diego Ayala | 52-62 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Ralph Greer takes the ball from Melvin Mohr in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Bruce Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Oscar Ortiz - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #2 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Morales (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Felipe Rodriguez (C) Ralph Greer, Michael Grotberg, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Christopher Davenport, Michael Bowersox, Charles Greathouse | |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Angel Morales is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 55-62 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Bruce Ray comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Knisely | 55-62 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Angel Morales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti tips it back up and in | 57-62 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Angel Morales and the foul's on Antonio Hammond - foul #3 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #3 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Antonio Hammond, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Timothy Knisely | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hager | 60-65 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Angel Morales scores on a 3 from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Sanders - foul #4 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #3 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Oscar Ortiz (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Angel Morales, Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport | |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Andrew Bullock steals the ball from Melvin Mohr | 63-65 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joel Herman | 65-65 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Joel Herman steals the ball from Melvin Mohr in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Joel Herman lays it up and in | 67-65 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski is fouled on the floor by Diego Ayala - foul #1 on Diego Ayala, team foul #4 | 67-65 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Morales (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Felipe Rodriguez (PF) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Bruce Ray (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Augustus Replenski, Robert Hager, Charles Greathouse | |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gustavo Costa | 67-68 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Christopher Davenport is called for the reach on Yuri Ziek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Davenport, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Christopher Davenport steps in front of the Angel Morales pass | 67-68 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the easy layup | 67-68 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely tips it home | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Angel Morales (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Felipe Rodriguez (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (very tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Ray (tiring) 26 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Knisely (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Felipe Rodriguez tips it home | 69-70 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Davenport | 69-72 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Angel Morales misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-72 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bruce Ray | 69-72 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Oscar Ortiz steals it from Matthew Kelly | 69-72 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Matthew Kelly steals it from Yuri Ziek in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly lays it up and in | 69-74 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Bruce Ray gets the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Davenport | 69-77 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Angel Morales misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits the follow up shot | 71-77 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG), Charles Greathouse (C) Gustavo Costa, Timothy Knisely | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-79 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Angel Morales buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas snags the defensive board | 74-79 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Angel Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Angel Morales is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Greathouse - foul #2 on Charles Greathouse, team foul #5 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Greer (PG), Andrew Bullock (SF), Felipe Rodriguez (PF) Angel Morales, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Christopher Davenport | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the lay-in | 74-79 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Greer - foul #2 on Ralph Greer, team foul #5 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Michael Grotberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF) Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray | |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Andrew Bullock is called for the reach on Augustus Replenski - foul #4 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #6 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg (SG), Oscar Ortiz (C) Andrew Bullock, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Bruce Ray (PF) Melvin Mohr, Augustus Replenski, Robert Hager | |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF) Ralph Greer, Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG) Antonio Hammond | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Felipe Rodriguez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Bruce Ray snags the defensive board | 74-79 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Bruce Ray hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Grotberg - foul #1 on Michael Grotberg, team foul #7 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Morales (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Joel Herman, Michael Grotberg, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa | |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Angel Morales (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Oscar Ortiz (very tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bowersox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ray (tired) 29 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Greathouse (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Angel Morales connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Sanders | 77-80 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the driving attempt from the right block | 77-80 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 77-80 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Angel Morales | 79-80 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Greer (PG), Roberto Conti (SF) Angel Morales, Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Augustus Replenski, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hager steals the ball from Roberto Conti | 79-80 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Ivan Zervas (C) Andrew Bullock, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG) Gustavo Costa | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ralph Greer is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Robert Hager snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Ralph Greer connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Sanders | 82-80 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly's pass is intercepted by Douglas Sanders | 82-80 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hager steps in front of the Ralph Greer pass in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-80 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely grabs the offensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Morales (PG), Michael Grotberg (SG), Andrew Bullock (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Ralph Greer, Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Christopher Davenport, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Melvin Mohr picks off the pass by Angel Morales in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Bruce Ray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Mohr | 82-80 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Bruce Ray connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Bowersox | 82-82 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Costa - foul #2 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #6 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Felipe Rodriguez (C) Michael Grotberg, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Sanders | 85-82 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 85-82 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felipe Rodriguez | 85-82 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Kelly - foul #1 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #7 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Bruce Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-82 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox snags the offensive board | 85-82 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Angel Morales (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Bullock (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Diego Ayala (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Felipe Rodriguez (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bowersox (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ray (tired) 31 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Greathouse (very tired) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 85-84 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Charles Greathouse - foul #3 on Charles Greathouse, team foul #8 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Michael Grotberg (SG), Oscar Ortiz (C) Angel Morales, Diego Ayala, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Augustus Replenski | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-84 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-84 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 87-84 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Bruce Ray tips it back up and in | 87-86 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Charles Greathouse is called for the reach on Oscar Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Greathouse, team foul #9 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Morales (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Roberto Conti (SF) Joel Herman, Michael Grotberg, Andrew Bullock | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Bruce Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 88-86 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly's pass is intercepted by Angel Morales in the backcourt | 88-86 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Angel Morales connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 91-86 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG), Florentino Yazzie (PF) Christopher Davenport, Charles Greathouse | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the dunk but the foul's on Angel Morales - foul #1 on Angel Morales, team foul #8 | 91-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG) Antonio Hammond | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-86 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Kelly is called for the reach on Angel Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #10 | 91-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Greathouse (C) Florentino Yazzie | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Angel Morales makes the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Angel Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Greathouse | 92-88 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 92-88 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti pulls down the rebound | 92-88 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-88 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 92-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg (SG) Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is called for 5 seconds | 92-88 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-88 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Michael Grotberg picks off the pass by Gustavo Costa | 92-88 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Grotberg | 94-88 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 94-88 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | The short jumper by Bruce Ray is denied by Oscar Ortiz | 94-88 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport tips it but misses | 94-88 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg gets the rebound | 94-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Grotberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #11 | 94-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SF) Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg makes the 1st free throw | 95-88 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Michael Grotberg makes the 2nd free throw | 96-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Matthew Kelly | 96-91 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Kelly is called for the reach on Angel Morales in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #12 | 96-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Michael Grotberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Angel Morales makes the 1st free throw | 97-91 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Angel Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 98-91 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Andrew Bullock steals the ball from Bruce Ray | 98-91 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Kelly - foul #5 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #13 | 98-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG) Matthew Kelly | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 99-91 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 100-91 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 100-91 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 100-91 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Melvin Mohr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Mohr, team foul #14 | 100-91 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 101-91 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 102-91 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Andrew Bullock steps in front of the Gustavo Costa pass in the backcourt | 102-91 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Angel Morales runs out the clock | 102-91 |