| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Milo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano is hacked by James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| 19:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt lays it in on a great pass from Sylvester Brown | 39-34 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Brown - foul #2 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymundo Romano - foul #2 on Raymundo Romano, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:34 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:15 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Raymundo Romano | 39-35 |
| 17:31 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Nolan | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 17:08 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan is hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Merle McInturff (PF), Richard Finch (C) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Michael Merritt, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 16:37 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Joe Cathey, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Raymundo Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Dikembe Ali, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Finch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle McInturff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:36 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Richard Knopp | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Knopp | 45-35 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | David Nock snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Knopp - foul #1 on Richard Knopp, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Raymundo Romano (SF), Michael Merritt (PF), Milo Bruno (C) David Taylor, Richard Knopp, Waldo Reilly, Richard Finch, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Gene Stephens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 14:24 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt is hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #1 on Gene Stephens, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 13:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt is hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| 13:37 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt is hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| 13:20 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses the 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Dewar | 45-37 |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #3 on Joe Cathey, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG) Michael Nolan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens knocks in the jumper from the right block | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Milo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-39 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Stephen Carder scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez | 46-42 |
| 11:06 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gibbs - foul #3 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Merle McInturff (PF), Richard Finch (C) Sylvester Brown, Richard Knopp, Michael Merritt, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| 11:06 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:06 | Northern Arizona | Richard Finch grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:54 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | James Dewar is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Dewar, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Raymundo Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) James Dewar | |
| 10:12 | Northern Arizona | David Taylor double dribbles | 48-42 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Merle McInturff - foul #2 on Merle McInturff, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt (PF) Richard Finch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Joe Cathey double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Milo Bruno (C) David Taylor, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Gene Stephens (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| 09:00 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 08:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 08:58 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 48-42 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Joe Cathey tips it home | 48-44 |
| 07:55 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Milo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Nolan | 50-44 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Waldo Reilly - foul #1 on Waldo Reilly, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Raymundo Romano (SF), Merle McInturff (PF), Richard Finch (C) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Waldo Reilly, Michael Merritt, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali, Joe Cathey | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:03 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 07:01 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:54 | Northern Arizona | David Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 06:52 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Gene Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno (C) Richard Finch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Gene Stephens | |
| 06:11 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff misses the shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Joe Cathey comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Merritt (PF) David Taylor, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:25 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sylvester Brown | 54-48 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | James Dewar is hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) Jerome Somalski | |
| 05:02 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:02 | Northern Arizona | Milo Bruno grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:42 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 54-48 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Stephen Carder connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 57-51 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Milo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Northern Arizona | Gene Stephens is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Taylor (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Merle McInturff (C) Sylvester Brown, Richard Knopp, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| 03:39 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:39 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Merritt - foul #3 on Michael Merritt, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Raymundo Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:19 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 03:05 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Waldo Reilly | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | The jump hook by Timothy Gibbs is blocked by Michael Merritt | 60-52 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Raymundo Romano (SF), Milo Bruno (C) David Taylor, Waldo Reilly, Merle McInturff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 02:34 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Northern Arizona | Michael Merritt is whistled for a carry | 60-52 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 01:57 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Milo Bruno | 60-52 |
| 01:28 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Northern Arizona | Joe Cathey steals it from Milo Bruno | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | James Dewar buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Arizona | Juan Sanchez picks off the pass by Michael Nolan | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Carder - foul #1 on Stephen Carder, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Liang China (PG), Merle McInturff (PF) Sylvester Brown, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:07 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | Northern Arizona | Raymundo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Michael Merritt (PF) Liang China, Michael Nolan, Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown runs out the clock | 62-57 |