| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) PF - Robert English (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran inbounds the ball | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the lay-in but the foul's on Van Johanson - foul #2 on Van Johanson, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo's floater is tipped away by Ralph Cochran | 41-25 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Teddy Sluss is called for the reach on Van Johanson - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson travels with the ball | 41-25 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Terry | 44-25 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Bembry swats the shot by Van Johanson | 44-25 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran gets the rebound | 44-25 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Robert English picks off the pass by Sidney Dean | 44-25 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Ingram | 44-28 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), John Molter (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | James Monroe hits a jump hook from the left block | 46-29 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram drills a 3 from straight away | 46-32 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | James Monroe double dribbles | 46-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Christopher Ingram | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is whistled for traveling | 46-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert English (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison travels with the ball | 46-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway | |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-32 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English tips it home | 46-34 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | James Monroe is fouled on the floor by Darrell Hill - foul #2 on Darrell Hill, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts | |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English loses the dribble to Ralph Cochran | 46-34 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran lays it up and in | 48-34 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-34 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | James Bembry's pass is intercepted by Frederick Dinger | 48-34 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the tip | 48-35 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Albert Conway | 48-35 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bembry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Christopher Ingram is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig - foul #3 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Christopher Ingram, Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Monroe | 50-37 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Sidney Dean is called for the reach on Darrell Hill - foul #2 on Sidney Dean, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG) Oscar Pitts | |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Harold Graves pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Terry (PF) Harold Graves, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Yuhas - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Bembry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF) Robert English | |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Christopher Ingram steals the ball from James Terry | 55-38 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Terry - foul #3 on James Terry, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF) Darrell Hill, John Molter | |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | James Terry is fouled on the floor by Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF) James Terry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert English (PF) Greg Decarlo | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Harrison and the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Bembry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Christopher Ingram | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert English (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison is called for traveling | 58-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (PG), Michael Brown (C) Jason Shepard, Albert Conway | |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 58-42 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is fouled on the floor by Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Darrell Hill (SG) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger | |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | James Bembry drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) Robert English | |
| 05:57 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Bembry | 61-43 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Ingram | 61-45 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss loses the ball out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Michael Brown | |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo's pass is intercepted by Leonard Harrison | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | James Monroe hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Darrell Hill (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Christopher Ingram, Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-45 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig's pass is intercepted by Jason Shepard in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Darrell Hill picks off the pass by Bradley Yuhas | 62-45 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Hill | 62-47 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | James Terry blows the layup | 62-47 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Terry picks off the pass by Jason Shepard | 62-47 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas travels with the ball | 62-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Sidney Dean - foul #3 on Sidney Dean, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Sidney Dean | 64-49 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | John Molter is called for the reach on Sidney Dean - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss runs out the clock | 65-49 |