| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) SF - James Burns (fresh) PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) C - William Roy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rey (fresh) PF - Robert Owens (fresh) C - Rudy Ramsdell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Robert Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell's layup is rejected by William Roy | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Robert Owens tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | William Roy drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Burns | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Robert Owens clanks a jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | William Roy grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | William Roy jams it set up by Sean Gilham | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Charles Charles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Pauline | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | David Jones buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Sean Gilham | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Robert Owens makes the jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Sean Gilham | 8-5 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Charles is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Charles Charles, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dragan Zinn (SG), Rodolfo Alvarez (C) Stephen Pauline, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham is whistled for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG) Charles Charles | |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez is hacked by Edward Wimbish - foul #1 on Edward Wimbish, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG) Sean Gilham | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Robert Owens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Burns | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Robert Owens pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Robert Owens misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Rey is called for the reach on Everett Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Rey, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG), Rudy Ramsdell (C) John Ford, Dragan Zinn, Robert Owens | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rey (fairly fresh) PF - Rodolfo Alvarez (fresh) C - Rudy Ramsdell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | David Jones gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rudy Ramsdell - foul #1 on Rudy Ramsdell, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG) Everett Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rudy Ramsdell | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | James Burns grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Jones and he's hacked by Rodolfo Alvarez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Alvarez, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Roy (C) Christopher Maziarz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Owens (PF) Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish (PF) Theodore Milton | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | James Burns scores on a 3 from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 15-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG) Sean Gilham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dragan Zinn (SG) Stephen Pauline | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | William Roy's pass is intercepted by John Ford | 15-7 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Ford | 15-9 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Dragan Zinn is called for the reach on James Burns - foul #1 on Dragan Zinn, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (PG), Eugene Lynde (SF) David Jones, James Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Fred Church (SF), Rodolfo Alvarez (C) John Ford, Kenneth Rey, Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Fred Church comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Robinson | 17-9 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Fred Church travels with the ball | 17-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Everett Johnson, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Pauline (SG) Dragan Zinn | |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | David Robinson can't throw it down | 17-9 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Eugene Lynde tips it in | 19-9 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Charles | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Robinson (fresh) SG - Sean Gilham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Lynde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Milton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Church (fresh) PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Alvarez (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | David Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 19-12 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Robert Owens snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Charles Charles connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | David Robinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez hits the finger roll set up by Charles Charles | 21-16 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Church - foul #1 on Fred Church, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), James Burns (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), William Roy (C) Sean Gilham, Eugene Lynde, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Dragan Zinn (SG), Kenneth Rey (SF), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Stephen Pauline, Fred Church, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | David Robinson swats the shot by John Ford | 23-16 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | James Burns gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Rey is called for the reach on James Burns - foul #2 on Kenneth Rey, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Jones (PG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred Church (SF) Kenneth Rey | |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | James Burns makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | James Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Robert Owens misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | William Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dragan Zinn - foul #2 on Dragan Zinn, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (SG) Dragan Zinn | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | William Roy makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | William Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Fred Church knocks in the shot from close range | 26-18 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-18 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Robert Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Fred Church misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by William Roy - foul #1 on William Roy, team foul #2 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Pauline (SG), Rodolfo Alvarez (PF) Patrick Speakman, Robert Owens | |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Fred Church makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Fred Church misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | William Roy's layup is rejected by Rudy Ramsdell | 26-19 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | William Roy gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Wimbish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Church (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodolfo Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudy Ramsdell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | William Roy is hacked by Rudy Ramsdell - foul #2 on Rudy Ramsdell, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG) Everett Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Owens (PF) Rudy Ramsdell | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Robert Owens is hacked by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #3 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton (PF) Edward Wimbish | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG) John Ford | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Theodore Milton tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-19 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | James Burns gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | William Roy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Church - foul #2 on Fred Church, team foul #10 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish (PF) Theodore Milton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (SG), Kenneth Rey (SF) Stephen Pauline, Fred Church | |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:11 | Xavier | Rodolfo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Charles Charles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Wimbish is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Wimbish, team foul #4 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (SG), Theodore Milton (PF), Christopher Maziarz (C) Sean Gilham, Edward Wimbish, William Roy | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG) Charles Charles | |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Owens | 28-19 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Theodore Milton steals the ball from Kenneth Rey | 28-19 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Robinson (SF) James Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG) John Ford, Patrick Speakman | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Robert Owens buries a jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Maziarz hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Robinson | 31-21 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Theodore Milton | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Johnson (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Milton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Maziarz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Pauline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Owens (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodolfo Alvarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | David Robinson's layup is rejected by Rodolfo Alvarez | 31-21 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Alvarez | 31-21 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | David Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Charles Charles travels in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham (SG), Eugene Lynde (SF), Edward Wimbish (PF), William Roy (C) David Jones, Everett Johnson, Theodore Milton, Christopher Maziarz | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Ford (PG), Dragan Zinn (SG), Fred Church (PF), Rudy Ramsdell (C) Charles Charles, Stephen Pauline, Robert Owens, Rodolfo Alvarez | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Sean Gilham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey buries a jump hook from close range | 34-25 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | William Roy's floater is tipped away by Fred Church | 34-25 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Fred Church | 34-25 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Fred Church misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-25 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Fred Church tips it in | 34-27 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | David Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #12 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Burns (SF) Eugene Lynde | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Stephen Pauline (SG) John Ford, Dragan Zinn | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | William Roy is called for the reach on Fred Church - foul #2 on William Roy, team foul #5 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Kenneth Rey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Charles Charles grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Stephen Pauline makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | William Roy misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Rudy Ramsdell gets the rebound | 36-30 |