| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Joe Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Albert Sims (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Joe Holden scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Davis | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Albert Sims connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Parker | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Hutson - foul #1 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Albert Sims picks off the pass by Jeffery Wilson | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Albert Sims | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 3-8 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Donald Ordonez denies the turnaround by Anthony Mitchell | 3-8 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Reginald Hutson | 3-10 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Joe Holden buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Andrew Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Joe Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Richard Henley (SF), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant banks in the layup | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | James Giles can't finish the layup | 8-13 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Richard Henley gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | James Giles tips it home | 10-13 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF) Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG) Albert Sims | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Andrew Parker's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Wilson | 10-13 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | James Giles misses the shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Leif Taberski tips it in | 10-17 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden misses the runner from close range | 10-17 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | James Giles tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Dwayne Boden steals the ball from Joshua Pettaway | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-17 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Giles | 12-17 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden is hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #1 on Andrew Parker, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Joe Holden (SG), Richard Henley (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Jeffery Wilson, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Andrew Parker, Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Henley (fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Pettaway | 12-19 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell hits a floater near the basket set up by Joe Holden and the foul's on Joshua Pettaway - foul #1 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF) Albert Sims | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Andrew Parker knocks in the 3 from straight away | 15-22 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF) Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Aldo Rossi | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Albert Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell hits the finger roll | 19-22 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Joe Holden pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 19-22 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Albert Sims gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Albert Sims is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jacob Ewing - foul #1 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Hutson - foul #2 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Reginald Hutson | |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG), John Rice (C) Joe Holden, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Aldo Rossi steals the ball from Dwayne Boden | 21-26 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG) Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Aldo Rossi | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | James Giles misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 21-26 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | John Rice scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Davis | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-26 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) William Davis, Dwayne Boden, James Giles, John Rice | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger, Ivan Zausch | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 23-28 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Joe Holden connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 25-28 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Oscar Bryant takes the ball from Albert Sims after a doubleteam | 25-28 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 27-30 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffery Wilson and the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Richard Henley (SF) Oscar Bryant, Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Albert Sims | 32-33 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Albert Sims is fouled on the floor by Jacob Ewing - foul #2 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Michael Clevenger, Ivan Zausch | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | James Giles swats the short shot by Claudio Rossi | 32-33 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Joe Holden is hacked by Reginald Hutson - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Albert Sims (SG) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's floater is knocked away by James Giles | 34-35 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | James Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Pettaway - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Albert Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Claudio Rossi swats the shot by William Davis | 34-35 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Albert Sims scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Parker | 34-38 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | James Giles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Richard Henley (SF) William Davis, Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 02:14 | Xavier | James Giles makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | James Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | James Giles grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith's floater is tipped away by Andrew Parker | 36-38 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is fouled on the floor by James Giles - foul #1 on James Giles, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Michael Clevenger | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses long on a floater in the paint | 36-38 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell tips it in | 38-38 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the floater from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Henley knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Boden | 40-40 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't throw it down but he's fouled by Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #8 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #11 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the turnaround from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |