| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Timothy Carson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Umstead (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Robert Umstead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 23-25 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | Timothy Carson's floater is tipped away by Joe Cathey | 23-25 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Timothy Carson steals the ball from Stephen Carder in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Timothy Carson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Michael Lazo can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Michael Lazo snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Timothy Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Jim Guidry makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Carson | 25-28 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses short on an open floater from the left side | 25-28 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | James Dewar misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Joe Cathey tips it home | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | The jumper by Robert Umstead is denied by Joe Cathey | 25-30 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Dewar | 25-30 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Stephen Carder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Lazo | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Timothy Carson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Guidry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Umstead (fairly fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Ohio | Michael Lazo is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Geoffrey Edgell (SG), Robert McGregory (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF), Robert Daniell (C) Timothy Carson, Jim Guidry, Tyler Edwards, Robert Umstead, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 25-32 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Stephen Carder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | James Benedict gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | James Benedict hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert McGregory | 28-32 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Robert McGregory grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Robert Daniell - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Carson (PG), Jim Guidry (SG), Tyler Edwards (SF), Robert Umstead (PF), Michael Lazo (C) James Benedict, Geoffrey Edgell, Robert McGregory, Peter Sedgwick, Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Jim Guidry scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Timothy Carson | 30-32 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Michael Lazo steals it from James Dewar | 30-32 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Carson | 32-32 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joe Cathey | 32-35 |
| 11:52 | Ohio | Timothy Carson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Guidry | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Timothy Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Guidry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Umstead (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Michael Lazo steals it from Joe Cathey | 34-35 |
| 11:18 | Ohio | Timothy Carson knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jim Guidry | 36-35 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert McGregory (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF), Robert Daniell (C) Tyler Edwards, Robert Umstead, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar | |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Robert McGregory makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Guidry | 39-35 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-35 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 39-35 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Gene Stephens connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Daniell - foul #3 on Robert Daniell, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Geoffrey Edgell (SG) Timothy Carson, Jim Guidry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert McGregory | 39-37 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Robert Daniell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert McGregory and he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Umstead (PF) Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Gene Stephens | |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Robert Daniell makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Geoffrey Edgell is called for the reach on Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Geoffrey Edgell, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Edwards (SF), Michael Lazo (C) Robert McGregory, Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) David Nock | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | Michael Lazo pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell is hacked by James Dewar - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Carson (PG), Jim Guidry (SG) James Benedict, Geoffrey Edgell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs | |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Umstead | 45-37 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Daniell (PF) Robert Umstead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Gene Stephens (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| 07:52 | Ohio | Jim Guidry misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Timothy Carson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Guidry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lazo (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Xavier | James Dewar is hacked by Robert Daniell - foul #4 on Robert Daniell, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert McGregory (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF) Tyler Edwards, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Timothy Carson picks off the pass by Stephen Carder out of a doubleteam | 45-37 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Robert McGregory clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Robert McGregory misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Robert McGregory makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Timothy Carson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 46-41 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Robert Daniell blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Stephen Carder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Peter Sedgwick | 46-41 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Edwards (SF), Robert Umstead (PF), Michael Lazo (C) Robert McGregory, Peter Sedgwick, Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Michael Lazo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Stephen Carder buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dewar | 46-44 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Jim Guidry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Michael Lazo tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Michael Lazo is called for the reach on Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Michael Lazo, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Geoffrey Edgell (SG) Timothy Carson, Jim Guidry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:07 | Xavier | James Dewar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-44 |
| 04:06 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards is hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #3 on Gene Stephens, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Michael Lazo buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Tyler Edwards and he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Michael Lazo makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Benedict (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Edgell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Umstead (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 27 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | James Dewar is hacked by Michael Lazo - foul #2 on Michael Lazo, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Carson (PG), Jim Guidry (SG) James Benedict, Geoffrey Edgell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 03:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Lazo | 51-44 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Timothy Carson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Carder - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Jerome Somalski | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is whistled for traveling | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Timothy Carson blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Carder - foul #4 on Stephen Carder, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Timothy Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Timothy Carson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 55-46 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Michael Lazo can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the contested 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Cathey | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Ohio | James Dewar steals the ball from Jim Guidry | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's floater is tipped away by Tyler Edwards | 55-49 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Joe Cathey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Robert McGregory (SF) Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Michael Lazo is fouled in the backcourt by Stjepan Politowski - foul #3 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Carson (PG), Geoffrey Edgell (SG) James Benedict, Jim Guidry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Michael Lazo makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Michael Lazo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Michael Lazo gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Edwards (SF) Robert McGregory | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Michael Lazo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Carder, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG) Stephen Carder | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Michael Lazo makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Michael Lazo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Benedict (PG), Robert McGregory (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF), Robert Daniell (C) Timothy Carson, Tyler Edwards, Robert Umstead, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | James Benedict runs out the clock | 59-49 |