| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | James Bembry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sidney Dean | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from David Myers | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is hacked by David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 18:31 | Xavier | James Terry misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses badly on a runner near the basket | 32-34 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Jason Williams steals the ball from Ralph Cochran | 32-34 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Sidney Dean can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | James Bembry comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF) Ralph Cochran, James Terry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| 16:57 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | David Myers is hacked by Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Patrick Sheard | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is hacked by Leonard Harrison - foul #2 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG) Randall Murray | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | David Myers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Breaux | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Myers - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF) Antoine Hartwig, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Randall Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Sidney Dean blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Bembry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bryan Espey, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | James Terry takes the ball from Jason Williams | 34-37 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits the finger roll set up by Antoine Hartwig and he's fouled by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Antoine Hartwig, Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Teddy Sluss steals the ball from Chad Smith | 36-37 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Harrison | 38-37 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is denied on a layup by James Terry | 38-37 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Sidney Dean gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Sidney Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Monroe (PF) Sidney Dean, James Terry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | David Myers loses the dribble to Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison dunks the ball on a great pass from Antoine Hartwig | 40-37 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | David Myers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Leonard Harrison, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Patrick Sheard | |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hamilton | 40-37 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it home | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 42-40 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | David Myers connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Bryan Espey | 42-43 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-46 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 42-46 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (PG), Sidney Dean (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, Antoine Hartwig, Ralph Cochran, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Terry can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Myers - foul #5 on David Myers, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) David Myers | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | James Terry connects on the jump hook near the basket | 45-48 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Harold Graves gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Harold Graves knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Harold Graves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | James Bembry snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | James Terry lays it up and in and the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 06:54 | Xavier | James Terry makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | James Bembry swats the short shot by Shawn Breaux | 51-48 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Terry | 51-48 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | James Bembry misses short on a floater from the right block | 51-48 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Sidney Dean pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Cochran | 53-48 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's fadeaway is rejected by James Bembry | 53-48 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | James Terry misses the jump hook in the lane | 53-50 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | James Bembry tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Dwight Jones (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | James Terry snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux tips it in | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Sidney Dean can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is hacked by James Monroe - foul #3 on James Monroe, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the runner in the lane | 58-52 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), James Bembry (C) Leonard Harrison, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Cochran steals it from Chad Smith | 58-52 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses the lay-in | 63-52 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |