| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Emmanuel Waldo (fresh) SG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) SF - Roger Nordin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) SG - George Reid (fresh) SF - Jay Borror (fresh) PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) C - Richard Hampton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Clifford Zuber - foul #1 on Clifford Zuber, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Clarence Loyd - foul #1 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem knocks in the runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hampton | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Borror steals the ball from Emmanuel Waldo | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | George Reid banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay Borror | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | George Reid pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Beem | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 17:37 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hockenberry and he's fouled by Jay Borror - foul #1 on Jay Borror, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Richard Hampton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Reid | 5-8 |
| 17:03 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Jay Borror clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Richard Hampton tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry is whistled for traveling | 5-10 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the jump hook from the left block set up by George Reid | 5-12 |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Hampton - foul #1 on Richard Hampton, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (SG) Matthew Hockenberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Beem - foul #1 on Gilbert Beem, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Emmanuel Waldo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Choquette (fresh) SF - Roger Nordin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Jeffrey Eccleston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) SG - George Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | George Reid loses the dribble to Emmanuel Waldo | 5-12 |
| 15:21 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Borror steps in front of the Dikembe Alvarenga pass | 5-12 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Jay Borror lays it up and in | 5-14 |
| 15:07 | St. Bonaventure | Clarence Loyd is called for the reach on Emmanuel Waldo - foul #2 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Carmine Greco (SF), Terry Deegan (C) Emmanuel Waldo, Roger Nordin, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 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 | |
| 14:56 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn can't connect on a jumper from close range | 5-14 |
| 14:35 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette is fouled on the floor by Benny Mooney - foul #1 on Benny Mooney, team foul #6 | 5-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem (C) Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | John Bible gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 5-14 |
| 13:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston grabs the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:21 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem lays it in on a nice dish by James Choquette | 7-14 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Benny Mooney can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Eccleston | 7-14 |
| 12:49 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry misses the 3 from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 12:48 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 7-14 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Mooney | 7-17 |
| 12:01 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Gilbert Beem | 9-17 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 11:45 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - James Choquette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hockenberry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmine Greco (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Eccleston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benny Mooney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fairly fresh) PF - John Bible (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Hartshorn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hartshorn blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Beem | 9-17 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-17 |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | John Bible's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Eccleston | 9-17 |
| 10:47 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 10:34 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Hartshorn | 9-17 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Benny Mooney scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bible | 9-20 |
| 10:16 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hartshorn - foul #1 on Timothy Hartshorn, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo (PG), William Stutts (SG), Roger Nordin (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) James Choquette, Matthew Hockenberry, Carmine Greco, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| 10:16 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Richard Hampton gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | The jump hook by Delbert Briceno is blocked by Roger Nordin | 9-20 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | George Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-20 |
| 09:44 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the board | 9-20 |
| 09:33 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Borror is called for the reach on Emmanuel Waldo - foul #2 on Jay Borror, team foul #8 | 9-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan (C) Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Harris (SF) Jay Borror | |
| 09:33 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:33 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Reid and he's fouled by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 10-22 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Delbert Briceno - foul #1 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #10 | 10-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG) Delbert Briceno | |
| 08:10 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the jumper from the left wing | 10-23 |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 07:59 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-23 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to George Reid | 10-23 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Richard Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG) William Stutts | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Emmanuel Waldo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Nordin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Deegan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) SG - George Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-23 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Richard Hampton gets the rebound | 10-23 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Greg Harris throws it down | 10-25 |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Hampton denies the turnaround by Terry Deegan | 10-25 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber grabs the board | 10-25 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Reid | 10-27 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo is fouled on the floor by Richard Hampton - foul #2 on Richard Hampton, team foul #11 | 10-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) Roger Nordin, Dikembe Alvarenga, Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) George Reid, Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Jeffrey Eccleston is called for the reach on Timothy Hartshorn - foul #1 on Jeffrey Eccleston, team foul #3 | 12-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG), William Stutts (SG) Emmanuel Waldo, Matthew Hockenberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Benny Mooney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Bible | 12-30 |
| 05:43 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston is called for traveling | 12-30 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco (SF) Henry Bains | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Gilbert Beem blocks the jumper by Benny Mooney | 12-30 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd grabs the offensive board | 12-30 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Benny Mooney and the foul's on James Choquette - foul #1 on James Choquette, team foul #4 | 12-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) William Stutts, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the free throw | 12-33 |
| 04:52 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roger Nordin | 14-33 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Greg Harris loses the dribble to Jeffrey Eccleston | 14-33 |
| 04:32 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-33 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the board | 14-33 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-36 |
| 03:47 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-36 |
| 03:45 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Eccleston | 14-36 |
| 03:31 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo (PG), Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Terry Deegan (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) James Choquette, Carmine Greco, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Clarence Loyd, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Emmanuel Waldo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Nordin (fresh) PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | George Reid misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-36 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the offensive board | 14-36 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Delbert Briceno and the foul's on Matthew Hockenberry - foul #1 on Matthew Hockenberry, team foul #5 | 14-38 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the free throw | 14-39 |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Nordin | 16-39 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emmanuel Waldo - foul #1 on Emmanuel Waldo, team foul #6 | 16-39 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Roger Nordin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno misses the 1st free throw | 16-39 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno makes the 2nd free throw | 16-40 |
| 02:07 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 16-40 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Richard Hampton grabs the board | 16-40 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Clifford Zuber, team foul #12 | 16-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG) Delbert Briceno | |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by George Reid - foul #1 on George Reid, team foul #13 | 16-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) Terry Deegan, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 2nd free throw | 17-40 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #7 | 17-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn (C) Richard Hampton | |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 17-41 |
| 00:59 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-41 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber scores on a shot in the paint set up by Clarence Loyd | 20-43 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Hockenberry | 22-43 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-43 |
| 00:25 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | Emmanuel Waldo misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-43 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses long on a fullcourt shot | 22-43 |