| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Traylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Curci (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Allen Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Vandyke - foul #2 on Raymond Vandyke, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Allen Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Allen Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:26 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Stewart | 25-29 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Johnson out of a doubleteam | 28-29 |
| 18:34 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Vester | 28-32 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Demoss | 28-32 |
| 17:48 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | The jump hook by Jack Curci is blocked by Raymond Vandyke | 28-34 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Allen Perkins tips it home | 30-34 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), David Christmas (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Allen Perkins, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke, John Demoss | |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Clayton Mason and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo is called for the reach on Dwight Chang - foul #2 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 15:51 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mauricio Russo | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) SG - Harvey James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Christmas | 36-34 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Hugh Clark and he's hacked by David Christmas - foul #1 on David Christmas, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Randy Parkins (SF), Allen Perkins (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Timothy Traylor, David Christmas, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SG), William Winebrenner (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, John Smith, Frank Bassett | |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Charles Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 39-37 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Harvey James | 39-39 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Randy Parkins is hacked by Harvey James - foul #1 on Harvey James, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Christmas (PF), Jack Curci (C) Allen Perkins, John Shively | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Raymond Vandyke (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Harvey James, Charles Stewart, Dwight Chang, William Winebrenner, John Demoss | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Randy Parkins clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is fouled in the backcourt by Mauricio Russo - foul #3 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Jack Curci is called for the reach on Raymond Vester - foul #1 on Jack Curci, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 12:26 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Christmas | 39-39 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | David Christmas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Timothy Traylor (SG), Allen Perkins (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Mauricio Russo, David Christmas, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), John Demoss (C) Michael Lingo, Aaron McConnaughy, Raymond Vandyke, Frank Bassett | |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG) Raymond Vester | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Charles Johnson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Smith | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randy Parkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Demoss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Hugh Clark | 39-41 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | John Demoss is called for the reach on Randy Parkins - foul #3 on John Demoss, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG) Hugh Clark | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Allen Perkins misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Vester - foul #1 on Raymond Vester, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), David Christmas (PF) Charles Johnson, Randy Parkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG) Dwight Chang | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Allen Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Allen Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:51 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James is hacked by Timothy Traylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Traylor, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG) Harvey James | |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is alone and drills a runner near the basket | 40-43 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Allen Perkins is fouled on the floor by John Demoss - foul #4 on John Demoss, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Randy Parkins (SF), Jack Curci (C) Clayton Mason, Timothy Traylor, Allen Perkins, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Raymond Vandyke (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Raymond Vester, Charles Stewart, John Smith, John Demoss | |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Jack Curci hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mauricio Russo | 42-43 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Timothy Traylor (SG), Allen Perkins (SF), Dennis Prue (PF) Charles Johnson, Mauricio Russo, Randy Parkins, David Christmas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF) Hugh Clark, Michael Lingo, Aaron McConnaughy, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Jack Curci is fouled on the floor by Charles Stewart as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Charles Stewart, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Jack Curci makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Jack Curci makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart's pass is intercepted by Timothy Traylor | 44-45 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Allen Perkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Traylor | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Traylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Prue (fresh) C - Jack Curci (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Bassett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwight Chang | 46-47 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Mauricio Russo (SG), Randy Parkins (SF), David Christmas (PF) Clayton Mason, Timothy Traylor, Allen Perkins, Jack Curci | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Raymond Vandyke (PF), John Demoss (C) Raymond Vester, Charles Stewart, John Smith, Frank Bassett | |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:56 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Hugh Clark | 46-49 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | David Christmas connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mauricio Russo and he's fouled by Dwight Chang - foul #2 on Dwight Chang, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Shively (C) Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Harvey James, Dwight Chang | |
| 06:13 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Randy Parkins snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Charles Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Randy Parkins | 51-49 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Aaron McConnaughy blocks the short jumper by Randy Parkins | 51-52 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:44 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Lingo | 51-54 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Timothy Traylor (SG), Allen Perkins (SF), Jack Curci (C) Charles Johnson, Mauricio Russo, Randy Parkins, John Shively | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), John Smith (PF) Hugh Clark, Aaron McConnaughy, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss knocks in the jumper near the basket | 51-56 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Jack Curci misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Christmas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Curci (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Demoss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG) David Christmas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang (SF), Frank Bassett (C) Michael Lingo, John Demoss | |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor is whistled for a carry | 51-56 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG) Clayton Mason | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG), Raymond Vandyke (PF), John Demoss (C) Dwight Chang, John Smith, Frank Bassett | |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 51-56 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Jack Curci snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Charles Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Demoss | 51-56 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Allen Perkins pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Timothy Traylor is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Jack Curci - foul #2 on Jack Curci, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Parkins (SF) Timothy Traylor | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Jack Curci pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Jack Curci misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Demoss - foul #5 on John Demoss, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett (C) John Demoss | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Jack Curci makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Jack Curci makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 56-58 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Randy Parkins snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Frank Bassett | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Frank Bassett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Jack Curci grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Johnson | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Perkins - foul #2 on Allen Perkins, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Charles Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester runs out the clock | 59-61 |