| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) C - James Bembry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Terry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parks - foul #1 on Joshua Parks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Arthur Ward swats the short shot by Sidney Dean | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | James Bembry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Teddy Sluss takes the ball from Trevor Stone after a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is fouled on the floor by James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | The short jumper by James Terry is denied by Joshua Parks | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | James Bembry buries a jump hook from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) SF - Ralph Cochran (fairly fresh) PF - James Terry (fairly fresh) C - James Bembry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | James Bembry connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ralph Cochran | 6-5 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | James Bembry snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Joshua Parks | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Teddy Sluss steps in front of the Arthur Ward pass | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison lays it in on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 9-5 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig is fouled on the floor by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) Arthur Ward | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the jumper from the baseline | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig loses the dribble to Edward Chapman in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Monroe | 11-7 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison misses long on a jumper from the right block | 11-7 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Frank Matthews is blocked by Bradley Yuhas | 11-7 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-7 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Monroe can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mitchell Currie - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Leonard Harrison, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Trevor Stone (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Edward Chapman, Samuel Surles, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie, Frank Matthews | |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | James Bembry gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | James Bembry blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Parks - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), James Terry (PF) Sidney Dean, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (PF) Joshua Parks | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 14-9 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | James Bembry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-9 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | James Terry snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | James Terry buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Michael Horne - foul #1 on Michael Horne, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Frank Matthews (PF) Donnie Nelson, Wayne Wright, Michael Horne | |
| 10:26 | Xavier | James Terry misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | James Terry can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | James Terry knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 18-9 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-12 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF) Frank Matthews | |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 20-12 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Duane Russell, Arthur Ward | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 23-15 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the wide open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bradley Yuhas - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Samuel Surles, Wayne Wright, Mitchell Currie | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 26-20 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Duane Russell, Frank Matthews | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 26-22 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Harold Graves can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 26-22 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Michael Horne (C) Trevor Stone, Arthur Ward | |
| 04:32 | Xavier | James Monroe is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Chapman | 27-24 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | James Bembry's layup is rejected by Mitchell Currie | 27-24 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Samuel Surles out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Terry (PF) Harold Graves, Sidney Dean, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Joshua Parks (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Samuel Surles, Wayne Wright, Mitchell Currie, Michael Horne | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | James Terry comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-27 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 27-27 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Chapman | 27-30 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | James Terry misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell is fouled on the floor by Leonard Harrison - foul #1 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Leonard Harrison, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas loses the ball out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks's layup is rejected by Bradley Yuhas | 27-32 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Trevor Stone | 27-35 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | James Terry comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-35 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | James Terry tips it in | 29-35 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 32-35 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 32-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Monroe (PF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Terry, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks, Arthur Ward | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-35 |