| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jay Borror inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Reid | 34-33 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Smith | 37-33 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Jay Borror comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-33 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hunter | 40-33 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Richard Hampton drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Loyd and he's fouled by Ethan Wren - foul #2 on Ethan Wren, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Clifford Zuber swats the layup by Roland Smith | 40-37 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is hacked by Ethan Wren in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ethan Wren, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Ethan Wren | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Roland Smith gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | David Hunter tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jay Borror | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd drills a floater from the left block set up by George Reid | 40-39 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Lanier | 43-39 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Jay Borror loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Andre Burbach (C) Robert Vanwinkle, David Hunter, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, George Reid, Jay Borror, Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Dollinger (fresh) PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andre Burbach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | John Bible snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Greg Harris hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Delbert Briceno | 43-41 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister is fouled on the floor by Benny Mooney - foul #2 on Benny Mooney, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG) William Lanier | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Greg Harris is called for the reach on Robert Baumeister - foul #1 on Greg Harris, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), David Hunter (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Baumeister, Steven Dollinger, Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Delbert Briceno, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle drills a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | George Reid can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Clifford Zuber swats the short shot by Roland Smith | 46-41 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Roland Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Clarence Loyd steals the ball from Roland Smith | 46-41 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Vanwinkle, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Billy McNaughton (PF) Robert Vanwinkle, David Hunter, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Richard Hampton (C) George Reid, Jay Borror, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Dollinger (fresh) PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is fouled on the floor by Robert Baumeister - foul #3 on Robert Baumeister, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Ethan Wren | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Greg Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Bible - foul #1 on John Bible, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Roland Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Richard Hampton pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Steven Dollinger is called for the reach on Benny Mooney - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG) William Lanier | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Clarence Loyd, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible | |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber drills a jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Roland Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Roland Smith steps in front of the Clifford Zuber pass | 49-43 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Roland Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Baumeister | 51-43 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Jay Borror misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Zuber | 51-43 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), David Hunter (PF), Andre Burbach (C) Steven Dollinger, Billy McNaughton, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Delbert Briceno, George Reid, Jay Borror, Richard Hampton | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister loses the dribble to Clarence Loyd | 51-43 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Burbach - foul #1 on Andre Burbach, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Ethan Wren | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Lanier | 54-44 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Baumeister | 54-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Robert Baumeister (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Burbach (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andre Burbach | 57-44 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | David Hunter pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | John Bible pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is called for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Billy McNaughton (PF), Roland Smith (C) William Lanier, Robert Baumeister, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Roland Smith jams it | 59-44 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is whistled for traveling | 59-44 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith connects on the jumper in the paint | 61-44 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jay Borror is hacked by David Hunter - foul #3 on David Hunter, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Andre Burbach (C) Robert Vanwinkle, David Hunter, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Hampton | 61-46 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Billy McNaughton - foul #2 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, Richard Hampton | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy McNaughton | 64-48 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ethan Wren - foul #4 on Ethan Wren, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), David Hunter (PF), Roland Smith (C) Steven Dollinger, Billy McNaughton, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Roland Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Roland Smith snags the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Roland Smith connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Vanwinkle | 66-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Reid (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Jay Borror is whistled for a carry | 66-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Billy McNaughton (PF), Andre Burbach (C) Ethan Wren, Robert Baumeister, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF) George Reid, Jay Borror | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | David Hunter tips it home | 68-48 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Hunter | 68-48 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | David Hunter is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on David Hunter, team foul #10 | 68-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF) Robert Vanwinkle, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-50 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Lanier | 71-50 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | William Lanier steals it from Delbert Briceno | 71-50 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | John Bible pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Robert Baumeister steals it from John Bible | 71-50 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-50 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it in | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Benny Mooney comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-50 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Harris | 73-50 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Greg Harris blows the layup but he's hacked by Andre Burbach - foul #2 on Andre Burbach, team foul #11 | 73-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Robert Vanwinkle (SG), David Hunter (SF), Roland Smith (C) William Lanier, Robert Baumeister, Steven Dollinger, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren runs out the clock | 73-50 |