| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Calvin Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Leighty (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Rey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Carl Leighty inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Charles Charles grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodolfo Alvarez | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | Boston College | Carl Leighty hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Neal | 39-29 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Charles Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 18:58 | Boston College | Tony Neal misses short on a jump hook from close range | 39-29 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:46 | Boston College | Tony Neal snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:39 | Boston College | Tony Neal connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carl Leighty and the foul's on Rodolfo Alvarez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Alvarez, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell (C) Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 18:39 | Boston College | Tony Neal misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Charles Charles is hacked by Calvin Cranston - foul #1 on Calvin Cranston, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Robert Owens can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jay Dublin - foul #1 on Jay Dublin, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | Phillip Smith (PG), Patrick Blanch (PF), John Perry (C) Calvin Cranston, Jay Dublin, Tony Neal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dragan Zinn (SG), Fred Church (PF) Stephen Pauline, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Robert Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Robert Owens gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Charles Charles loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Fred Church | |
| 17:28 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch double dribbles | 41-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Knarr (SF) Carl Leighty | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn blows the dunk but the foul's on Frank Knarr - foul #1 on Frank Knarr, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eugene Templeman (SG) Kenneth Hairston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (SG) Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:44 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Rey | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rey | 41-31 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Patrick Blanch steals it from Robert Owens | 41-31 |
| 16:13 | Boston College | Frank Knarr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 16:12 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch can't tip it in | 41-31 |
| 16:10 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:04 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Robert Owens gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) SG - Eugene Templeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Knarr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Blanch (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Perry (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Speakman (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dragan Zinn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Xavier | John Ford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 15:55 | Boston College | Frank Knarr gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cranston (PG), Kenneth Hairston (SG), Carl Leighty (SF), Jay Dublin (PF), Tony Neal (C) Phillip Smith, Eugene Templeman, Frank Knarr, Patrick Blanch, John Perry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG), Rodolfo Alvarez (PF), Rudy Ramsdell (C) John Ford, Patrick Speakman, Robert Owens, Dragan Zinn | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Charles Charles makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Rey | 41-34 |
| 15:13 | Boston College | Tony Neal scores on a floater from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell's pass is intercepted by Jay Dublin | 43-34 |
| 14:33 | Boston College | Tony Neal buries a jumper from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline hits a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 14:03 | Boston College | Carl Leighty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Phillip Smith (PG), Eugene Templeman (SG), Patrick Blanch (PF), John Perry (C) Calvin Cranston, Kenneth Hairston, Jay Dublin, Tony Neal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dragan Zinn (SG), Fred Church (SF), Robert Owens (PF) Stephen Pauline, Kenneth Rey, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 13:19 | Boston College | Fred Church steps in front of the Carl Leighty pass | 45-37 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Charles Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:03 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Eugene Templeman | 45-37 |
| 12:50 | Boston College | John Perry is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zinn - foul #2 on Dragan Zinn, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Knarr (SF) Carl Leighty | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 12:36 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Knarr | 47-37 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | John Ford makes the 3pt shot from the right corner and he's hacked by Patrick Blanch - foul #2 on Patrick Blanch, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston (SG) Eugene Templeman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Pauline (SG) Dragan Zinn | |
| 12:19 | Xavier | John Ford makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:09 | Boston College | John Perry buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Phillip Smith | 49-41 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | John Ford hits a jumpshot from the right side | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Knarr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Blanch (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Perry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy Ramsdell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch scores on a shot from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Fred Church misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Knarr - foul #2 on Frank Knarr, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cranston (PG), Carl Leighty (SF), Jay Dublin (PF), Tony Neal (C) Phillip Smith, Frank Knarr, Patrick Blanch, John Perry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Rodolfo Alvarez (C) John Ford, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Fred Church misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Fred Church makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:10 | Boston College | Tony Neal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Fred Church grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Fred Church connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Rodolfo Alvarez | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston loses the dribble to Rodolfo Alvarez | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline hits a 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Carl Leighty misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Charles Charles snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Charles Charles travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Eugene Templeman (SG) Kenneth Hairston | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Dragan Zinn (SG), Kenneth Rey (SF) Charles Charles, Stephen Pauline, Fred Church | |
| 09:43 | Boston College | Rodolfo Alvarez is called for the reach on Calvin Cranston - foul #4 on Rodolfo Alvarez, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Phillip Smith (PG), John Perry (C) Calvin Cranston, Tony Neal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell (C) Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Carl Leighty can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-49 |
| 09:32 | Boston College | Phillip Smith snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Knarr (SF), Patrick Blanch (PF) Carl Leighty, Jay Dublin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:17 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:17 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | John Perry steals it from Kenneth Rey out of a doubleteam | 53-49 |
| 08:51 | Boston College | John Perry clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dragan Zinn | 53-49 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | John Perry blocks the short jumper by Rudy Ramsdell | 53-49 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Owens | 53-49 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | John Perry snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 07:58 | Boston College | John Perry buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Smith and he's hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cranston (PG), Kenneth Hairston (SG), Carl Leighty (SF), Tony Neal (C) Phillip Smith, Eugene Templeman, Frank Knarr, Patrick Blanch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG), Fred Church (PF), Rodolfo Alvarez (C) John Ford, Dragan Zinn, Robert Owens, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 07:58 | Boston College | John Perry makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Charles Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jay Dublin (PF) John Perry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:47 | Boston College | Calvin Cranston is hacked by Charles Charles - foul #2 on Charles Charles, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 07:36 | Boston College | Tony Neal hits the finger roll | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Calvin Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Leighty (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Neal (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Rey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Church (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodolfo Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Charles Charles buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Pauline | 58-51 |
| 06:55 | Boston College | Charles Charles steps in front of the Kenneth Hairston pass | 58-51 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Fred Church misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Jay Dublin pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:21 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Phillip Smith (PG), Patrick Blanch (PF), John Perry (C) Calvin Cranston, Jay Dublin, Tony Neal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dragan Zinn (SG), Robert Owens (PF) Stephen Pauline, Kenneth Rey | |
| 06:02 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston hits a shot in the paint set up by Phillip Smith | 63-51 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Carl Leighty is called for the reach on Fred Church - foul #3 on Carl Leighty, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Knarr (SF) Carl Leighty | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | John Ford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 05:29 | Boston College | John Perry grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:06 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Owens - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cranston (PG), Eugene Templeman (SG), Tony Neal (C) Phillip Smith, Kenneth Hairston, John Perry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Rey (SF) Fred Church | |
| 05:06 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch misses the free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Tony Neal knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Knarr | 67-54 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-54 |
| 04:27 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:22 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch hits the follow up shot | 69-54 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | John Ford knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rudy Ramsdell | 69-57 |
| 03:56 | Boston College | Eugene Templeman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 03:54 | Boston College | Patrick Blanch tips it in | 71-57 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston (SG), Carl Leighty (SF), Jay Dublin (PF) Eugene Templeman, Frank Knarr, Patrick Blanch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG) John Ford, Dragan Zinn | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Calvin Cranston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Leighty (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Neal (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Ramsdell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jay Dublin | 74-60 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred Church (SF), Rodolfo Alvarez (C) Kenneth Rey, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 02:49 | Boston College | Robert Owens picks off the pass by Jay Dublin | 74-60 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez banks in the layup | 74-62 |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Carl Leighty misses the easy layup | 74-62 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Fred Church gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Charles | 74-65 |
| 01:48 | Boston College | Carl Leighty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Rey (SF), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Fred Church, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Robert Owens can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 01:27 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Carl Leighty | 74-65 |
| 01:19 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 00:59 | Boston College | Kenneth Hairston pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Carl Leighty misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Stephen Pauline - foul #1 on Stephen Pauline, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Boston College | Phillip Smith (PG), Eugene Templeman (SG), Patrick Blanch (PF), John Perry (C) Calvin Cranston, Kenneth Hairston, Jay Dublin, Tony Neal | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Dragan Zinn (SG), Fred Church (SF), Rodolfo Alvarez (PF) Charles Charles, Stephen Pauline, Kenneth Rey, Robert Owens | |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Carl Leighty misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Carl Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Blanch - foul #3 on Patrick Blanch, team foul #7 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Knarr (SF) Carl Leighty | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Phillip Smith runs out the clock | 78-67 |