| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Marco Russo inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Charles Moses is hacked by Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Louis Fox is called for the reach on Joe Holden - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | William Davis loses the dribble to Marco Russo | 29-26 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joe Holden and he's hacked by Louis Fox - foul #2 on Louis Fox, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | Louis Fox hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Metcalf | 32-29 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Paul Metcalf - foul #1 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Charles Moses lays it in | 35-31 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Joe Holden scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Davis | 38-31 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Louis Fox | 38-33 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rafael Martinez | 38-33 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Anthony Mitchell is called for the reach on Paul Metcalf - foul #2 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 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 | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Robert Osborne (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Barry Marsala (PF) Charles Moses, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Rafael Martinez | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Henley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Giles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) C - Paul Metcalf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Alabama | Robert Osborne is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Boden - foul #3 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | James Giles hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Boden | 40-35 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Steven Brown is hacked by Oscar Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (PF) Paul Metcalf | |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle's fadeaway is rejected by James Giles | 40-35 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Barry Marsala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF) Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (SF) Steven Brown, Rafael Martinez | |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Barry Marsala snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson steals it from Louis Fox out of a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Giles - foul #2 on James Giles, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Rafael Martinez (PF) Robert Osborne, Marco Russo | |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Joe Holden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell tips it home | 42-36 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Charles Moses's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG) Joe Holden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Lavalle, Barry Marsala | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Louis Fox buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF) Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (SG), Barry Marsala (PF) Louis Fox, Rafael Martinez | |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | William Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Giles | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Charles Moses is hacked by William Davis - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) William Davis, Dwayne Boden, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF) Robert Osborne, Marco Russo, Paul Metcalf | |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Charles Moses misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG) Joe Holden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Paul Metcalf (C) Charles Moses, Barry Marsala | |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 47-41 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell blows the layup | 47-41 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Louis Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Robert Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Ewing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Robert Lavalle takes the ball from Jeffery Wilson | 47-41 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Louis Fox lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lavalle | 47-43 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing lays it in | 49-43 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Robert Osborne hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 49-46 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Bryant | 51-46 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Robert Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jacob Ewing | 51-46 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Joe Holden (SG), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Marco Russo (SF) Robert Osborne, Robert Lavalle | |
| 05:20 | Xavier | James Giles misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Rafael Martinez takes the ball from Jeffery Wilson | 51-46 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Louis Fox works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Moses | 51-49 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Metcalf | 51-49 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Louis Fox is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Louis Fox, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (PF) James Giles | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Rafael Martinez, Paul Metcalf | |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a floater from the left block | 51-49 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Joe Holden is fouled on the floor by Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Jeffery Wilson, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (SG) Louis Fox | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Charles Moses misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Robert Osborne drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Lavalle | 54-51 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Rafael Martinez (PF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Robert Lavalle, Barry Marsala | |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Charles Moses misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 54-51 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it home | 56-51 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 56-51 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Joe Holden gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell buries a jumper from close range set up by William Davis | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Charles Moses hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Charles Moses is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Moses, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Paul Metcalf is called for the reach on Jacob Ewing - foul #2 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Louis Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 60-54 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Louis Fox is called for the reach on Anthony Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Fox, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Charles Moses is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Moses, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez can't connect on a shot from the left block | 64-54 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf tips it in | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Davis runs out the clock | 64-56 |