| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Eric Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rod Knauss (fresh) SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Crandell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Justin Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jay Borror inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 25-28 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by George Reid - foul #2 on George Reid, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | George Reid can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:53 | Saint Louis | Clifford Zuber swats the short shot by Rod Knauss | 25-29 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Rod Knauss | 25-29 |
| 18:33 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell makes the jumper in the paint set up by Eric Weekes | 25-31 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Borror | 28-31 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Jay Borror buries a turnaround from the left block | 30-34 |
| 17:08 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes is fouled on the floor by Jay Borror - foul #1 on Jay Borror, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (PG), Brian Gastelum (C) Eric Weekes, Justin Pate | |
| 16:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Richard Hampton gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Jay Borror slams it home on a great pass from Clarence Loyd | 32-34 |
| 16:08 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ureno | 32-36 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Brian Gastelum steps in front of the Clarence Loyd pass | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Richard Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rod Knauss (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Crandell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Brian Gastelum (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rod Knauss and he's hacked by Clarence Loyd - foul #1 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Terrance Massengale (SF), William Hagopian (PF), Justin Pate (C) Rod Knauss, Jason Barnes, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Benny Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 15:27 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Eric Weekes | 32-38 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Terrance Massengale is hacked by Greg Harris - foul #2 on Greg Harris, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | John Bible pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | John Bible hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benny Mooney | 34-38 |
| 14:14 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno is fouled on the floor by Benny Mooney - foul #1 on Benny Mooney, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Delbert Briceno, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG), Darren Crandell (SF) Michael Ureno, Terrance Massengale | |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Hartshorn - foul #1 on Timothy Hartshorn, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Hampton (C) Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF) William Hagopian | |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darren Crandell - foul #2 on Darren Crandell, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Richard Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Richard Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:14 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Weekes and he's fouled by George Reid - foul #3 on George Reid, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (PG), Brian Gastelum (C) Eric Weekes, Justin Pate | |
| 13:14 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Borror | 38-43 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno is fouled on the floor by Richard Hampton - foul #3 on Richard Hampton, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Rod Knauss is called for the reach on Jay Borror - foul #1 on Rod Knauss, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Jay Borror tips it home | 40-44 |
| 11:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Borror (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rod Knauss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Crandell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Brian Gastelum (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Richard Hampton hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno is denied on a layup by Clifford Zuber | 42-44 |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | Brian Gastelum can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clarence Loyd | 42-44 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Jay Borror misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darren Crandell - foul #3 on Darren Crandell, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) George Reid, Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Michael Skates (SG), Terrance Massengale (SF), William Hagopian (PF), Justin Pate (C) Michael Ureno, Rod Knauss, Jason Barnes, Darren Crandell, Brian Gastelum | |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hagopian | 44-46 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | The jumper by Clarence Loyd is denied by Justin Pate | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Jay Borror's fadeaway is rejected by William Hagopian | 44-46 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | William Hagopian grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-46 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | John Bible gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terrance Massengale - foul #1 on Terrance Massengale, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Greg Harris (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF) Clarence Loyd, Jay Borror, John Bible | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Darren Crandell (PF) Michael Skates, Terrance Massengale, William Hagopian | |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Benny Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Pate | 45-48 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Greg Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno tips it in | 47-48 |
| 08:33 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell is fouled on the floor by Delbert Briceno - foul #1 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), George Reid (SG), Richard Hampton (C) Delbert Briceno, Benny Mooney, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:33 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side | 49-48 |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | Richard Hampton steals it from Justin Pate | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is fouled on the floor by Rod Knauss as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Rod Knauss, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (PG), Brian Gastelum (C) Eric Weekes, Justin Pate | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Michael Ureno - foul #1 on Michael Ureno, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jay Borror (SF) Greg Harris | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (SG), Terrance Massengale (SF), William Hagopian (PF) Rod Knauss, Jason Barnes, Darren Crandell | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 3rd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Ureno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Skates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Massengale (fresh) PF - William Hagopian (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Gastelum (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | George Reid pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | William Hagopian takes the ball from Clarence Loyd | 52-48 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Clarence Loyd is called for the reach on Michael Ureno - foul #2 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn (PF) Clifford Zuber | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss (SG), Jason Barnes (SF), Darren Crandell (PF) Michael Skates, Terrance Massengale, William Hagopian | |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:08 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 06:07 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | George Reid can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brian Gastelum | 52-48 |
| 05:29 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss's floater is knocked away by Richard Hampton | 52-48 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Jay Borror comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Brian Gastelum grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Zuber (PF) Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes (PG), Justin Pate (C) Michael Ureno, Brian Gastelum | |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clifford Zuber - foul #3 on Clifford Zuber, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Rod Knauss is called for the reach on Clifford Zuber - foul #3 on Rod Knauss, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:48 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 04:27 | Saint Louis | Richard Hampton is called for the reach on Justin Pate - foul #4 on Richard Hampton, team foul #12 | 52-49 |
| 04:27 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | George Reid is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-51 |
| 04:11 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Justin Pate | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Weekes - foul #1 on Eric Weekes, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:24 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Crandell | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Eric Weekes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rod Knauss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darren Crandell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Pate (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | George Reid gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jay Borror | 55-53 |
| 02:38 | Saint Louis | Justin Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Greg Harris (SF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, Jay Borror, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Delbert Briceno - foul #2 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #13 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG) George Reid | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Gastelum (C) Justin Pate | |
| 02:21 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Richard Hampton (C) Delbert Briceno, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Justin Pate (C) Brian Gastelum | |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Borror | 55-56 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Jay Borror buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clifford Zuber | 57-56 |
| 01:32 | Saint Louis | Darren Crandell's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Zuber | 57-56 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss tips it home | 57-58 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Justin Pate swats the layup by Clarence Loyd | 57-58 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | George Reid grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Jay Borror hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 57-58 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Richard Hampton gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Darren Crandell denies the turnaround by Richard Hampton | 57-58 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it in | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is hacked by Rod Knauss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rod Knauss, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Rod Knauss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd gets the rebound | 61-58 |