| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Kastner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Stephen Carder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Stephen Carder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Joe Cathey double dribbles | 32-28 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | James Dewar denies the turnaround by Brandon Baker | 32-28 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nez | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Baker | 37-28 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Baker | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Brandon Baker steps in front of the Gene Stephens pass | 39-31 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker throws it down | 41-31 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Gene Stephens tips it in | 41-33 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 41-33 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 41-36 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Brandon Baker - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (PG) Brandon Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stephen Carder, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kastner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | David Nock makes the shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | William Corson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | David Nock pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | William Corson pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | William Corson is hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker (PG) William Corson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (PG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Juan Sanchez, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez's pass is intercepted by Stephen Carder | 41-38 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't finish the uncontested layup | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Joe Cathey blocks the short jumper by Brandon Baker | 41-40 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 41-40 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (SG), Javier Torres (SF), Zlatko Huminski (PF), Louis Jackson (C) Kenneth Nez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Robert Kastner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Jerome Somalski is called for the reach on Zlatko Huminski - foul #2 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the floater in the paint set up by Louis Jackson | 43-40 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | David Nock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Corson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Javier Torres (fresh) PF - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Corson and the foul's on James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Stephen Carder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-40 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits the finger roll and the foul's on Zlatko Huminski - foul #2 on Zlatko Huminski, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Robert Kastner (C) Brandon Baker, Javier Torres, Zlatko Huminski, Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner is fouled on the floor by Stephen Carder - foul #4 on Stephen Carder, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Stephen Carder, James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | William Corson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is hacked by Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #2 on Ivan Zuehlsdorff, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker (PG) William Corson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), David Nock (C) Neil Carter, Gene Stephens | |
| 09:15 | Xavier | David Nock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez is called for 3 seconds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) David Nock | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | The jump hook by Joe Cathey is blocked by Robert Kastner | 50-42 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ivan Zuehlsdorff and he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (SG), Javier Torres (SF), Zlatko Huminski (PF), Louis Jackson (C) Kenneth Nez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Robert Kastner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Joe Cathey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG) Brandon Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Corson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Javier Torres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 53-42 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | James Dewar blows the dunk | 53-42 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | William Corson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Nez | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Nez takes the ball from Gene Stephens | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-42 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Joe Cathey drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 58-44 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | William Corson snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | William Corson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Jackson and the foul's on James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Kastner (C) Kenneth Nez, Javier Torres, Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Stephen Carder double dribbles | 61-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker (PG) William Corson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 63-44 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stephen Carder and the foul's on Robert Kastner - foul #3 on Robert Kastner, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson (PF) Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Gene Stephens knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 63-48 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), Joe Cathey (C) James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brandon Baker, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Neil Carter (SG), David Nock (C) Stephen Carder, Stjepan Politowski, Joe Cathey | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses short on a floater from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Jerome Somalski blocks the short jumper by Brandon Baker | 65-48 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner grabs the offensive board | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Baker (fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kastner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 67-48 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-48 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Neil Carter double dribbles | 67-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Nez (SG), Javier Torres (SF), Zlatko Huminski (C) Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Louis Jackson, Robert Kastner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG) Jerome Somalski | |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Kastner (C) Javier Torres, Zlatko Huminski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Neil Carter | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez loses the ball out of bounds | 67-48 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Kastner hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Baker | 69-48 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Robert Kastner denies the turnaround by Timothy Gibbs | 69-48 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Kastner | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-50 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nez | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Baker runs out the clock | 71-50 |