| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Runion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Young inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | James Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Runion is called for the reach on Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Richard Runion, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits a shot from the left block set up by Clayton Ellis | 22-29 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Eric Draves lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Young | 24-29 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain connects on the turnaround in the lane | 24-31 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Willie Longacre steps in front of the Richard Runion pass | 24-31 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain slams it home set up by Willie Longacre | 24-33 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons is hacked by Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (SF), Hugh Moore (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, James Wilson, Thomas Young, Brandon Simmons, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Shane Callas is called for the reach on Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Richard Runion (C) Brad Davis, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the lay-in | 27-33 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Runion | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Hugh Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it home | 29-35 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | John Pearson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Gochenour | 32-35 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, John Pearson, Hugh Moore, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 32-38 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 34-38 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Brandon Simmons - foul #2 on Brandon Simmons, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG) Robert Germain | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Clayton Ellis is called for the reach on Brandon Simmons - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (C) James Wilson, Thomas Young, Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is hacked by Hugh Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Willie Longacre | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow double dribbles | 34-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), John Pearson (PF) Brad Davis, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | John Pearson is fouled on the floor by Travis Brumbelow - foul #3 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - John Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Andrew Cobb takes the ball from John Pearson | 34-40 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Germain | 34-42 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | James Wilson picks off the pass by Robert Germain in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | James Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Germain | 37-44 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | John Pearson is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, James Wilson, Thomas Young, John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on Robert Germain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Germain | 37-46 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons is fouled on the floor by Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | The jump hook by Liang Hong is blocked by Travis Brumbelow | 37-46 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons can't tip it in | 37-46 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Simmons | 37-46 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | A charge is called on Liang Hong - foul #2 on Liang Hong, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is hacked by Steven Gochenour - foul #3 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG) Robert Germain | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Thomas Young pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Hugh Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-46 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (PF) James Wilson, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Clayton Ellis, Freddie Robinson | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Willie Longacre and he's hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #8 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), James Wilson (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, John Pearson, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Willie Longacre | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Travis Brumbelow is called for the reach on Brandon Simmons - foul #4 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons can't throw it down | 37-51 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (PF), Hugh Moore (C) James Wilson, Brandon Simmons, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Travis Brumbelow, Sean Starkey | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | John Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | John Pearson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 37-52 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 37-52 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | John Pearson snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - John Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Hugh Moore's floater is tipped away by Freddie Robinson | 37-52 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Liang Hong hits a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Andrew Cobb - foul #2 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (PG), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow (PF) Shane Callas | |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Liang Hong misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 39-52 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #10 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (SF) Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | John Pearson misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Clayton Ellis - foul #3 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #9 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Donald Bible | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | John Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre can't finish the layup | 40-54 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | John Pearson double dribbles | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #10 | 40-54 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Hugh Moore knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 42-54 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #11 | 42-54 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 42-55 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey loses the dribble to John Pearson | 42-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | John Pearson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre runs out the clock | 42-55 |