| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) C - James Bembry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) C - Robert Floyd (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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | James Bembry picks off the pass by Filiberto Colombo | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | James Terry hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin is fouled on the floor by Sidney Dean - foul #1 on Sidney Dean, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin hits a runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran loses the dribble to Filiberto Colombo | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead lays it up and in set up by Filiberto Colombo | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Floyd, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | James Bembry clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Norman Winegar - foul #1 on Norman Winegar, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | James Terry swats the layup by Norman Winegar | 8-7 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Burkhead - foul #1 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand (C) Robert Floyd | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Charles Baker (SF), John Huynh (C) Filiberto Colombo, Norman Winegar, Roger Burkhead | |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | Saint Louis | Harold Graves takes the ball from Kevin Catlin after a doubleteam | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - James Monroe (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) C - John Huynh (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Jack Marchand is called for the reach on James Monroe - foul #1 on Jack Marchand, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (SG) Kevin Catlin | |
| 15:12 | Xavier | John Huynh takes the ball from Bradley Yuhas | 10-7 |
| 14:53 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the driving attempt from the left block | 10-7 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | John Huynh grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand lays it up and in | 10-9 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Baker - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Kevin Catlin (SG), Norman Winegar (SF), John Jordan (PF), Robert Floyd (C) Walter Thomas, Ted Westley, Charles Baker, Jack Marchand, John Huynh | |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Cochran - foul #1 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Bembry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Sidney Dean comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Bembry | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Norman Winegar picks off the pass by James Terry | 12-11 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Filiberto Colombo - foul #1 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Sidney Dean, Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand (PF) John Jordan | |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | James Terry is fouled on the floor by Robert Floyd - foul #2 on Robert Floyd, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Huynh (C) Robert Floyd | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Graves | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | James Terry is fouled on the floor by Kevin Catlin - foul #1 on Kevin Catlin, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Huynh (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo is fouled on the floor by Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Monroe (PF) Antoine Hartwig, James Terry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Sidney Dean clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | James Bembry hits the follow up shot | 19-15 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin misses the shot from the left side | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand misses the tip | 19-15 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | James Monroe pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the floater from the right block set up by Leonard Harrison and he's fouled by Filiberto Colombo - foul #2 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Ted Westley (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Jordan (C) Filiberto Colombo, Kevin Catlin, Norman Winegar, Jack Marchand | |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:58 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker travels with the ball | 22-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 09:37 | Xavier | James Terry knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Harold Graves | 24-15 |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Bradley Yuhas steals it from John Jordan | 24-15 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-15 |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | John Jordan snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:55 | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Huynh | 24-17 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran travels with the ball | 24-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), James Bembry (C) Harold Graves, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG), Norman Winegar (SF), Jack Marchand (PF) Ted Westley, Charles Baker, John Huynh | |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand's floater is tipped away by James Monroe | 24-17 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar tips it but misses | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is fouled on the floor by Walter Thomas - foul #1 on Walter Thomas, team foul #11 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Huynh (C) John Jordan | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Huynh | 24-17 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | James Monroe picks off the pass by Jack Marchand | 24-17 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Bembry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Huynh - foul #1 on John Huynh, team foul #12 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (PG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (PG) Walter Thomas | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Harold Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ted Westley (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Huynh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Bembry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:13 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:13 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | James Terry can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Huynh - foul #2 on John Huynh, team foul #13 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Baker (SF), John Jordan (C) Norman Winegar, John Huynh | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker is fouled on the floor by Ralph Cochran - foul #2 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Harold Graves, Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Jack Marchand denies the turnaround by James Terry | 27-21 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | James Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF), James Bembry (C) James Terry, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Norman Winegar (SF) Ted Westley, Charles Baker | |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Sidney Dean takes the ball from Norman Winegar | 27-21 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Sidney Dean lays it up and in | 29-21 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar is fouled on the floor by Leonard Harrison - foul #1 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | James Monroe drills a shot in the paint set up by James Bembry | 31-21 |
| 04:43 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | John Jordan snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 04:28 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar gets the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Jim Nordin (SF), James Terry (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (SG), Charles Baker (SF) Kevin Catlin, Norman Winegar | |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Sidney Dean can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | James Terry tips it in | 33-26 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | James Terry swats the layup by John Jordan | 33-26 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Charles Baker grabs the board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Harold Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Nordin (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Westley (fresh) SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | James Terry jams it | 35-26 |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Bembry (C) Harold Graves, Sidney Dean, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Kevin Catlin (SG), Norman Winegar (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF), Robert Floyd (C) Walter Thomas, Ted Westley, Charles Baker, Jack Marchand, John Jordan | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | James Terry can't throw it down but he's fouled by Filiberto Colombo - foul #3 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #14 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Saxon (PG) Filiberto Colombo | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | William Saxon can't tip it in | 36-26 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | James Bembry gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 39-26 |
| 01:10 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead can't tip it in | 39-26 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Bembry | 39-26 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-26 |
| 00:57 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | William Saxon is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG) William Saxon | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Baker (SF), John Huynh (C) Norman Winegar, Robert Floyd | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 39-26 |