| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Richard Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jessie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Moses (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Stephen Carder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 19:35 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Jessie Harris | 20-19 |
| 19:11 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Leming | 20-21 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Stephen Carder scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez | 23-21 |
| 18:48 | Appalachian State | James Dewar steals the ball from Billy Moses | 23-21 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | James Dewar can't throw it down | 23-21 |
| 18:41 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:37 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 18:17 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:57 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane slams it home and he's hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #3 on Gene Stephens, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 17:57 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Stephen Carder buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 17:12 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 17:10 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Leming | 26-23 |
| 16:57 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 26-23 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 16:34 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 16:16 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Leming | 26-26 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it home | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Richard Leming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jessie Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Moses (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses is fouled on the floor by Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lucio Costa (PG), Andrew Boyd (SG), Richard Damico (SF), Vincent Araujo (PF), James Hewlett (C) Richard Leming, Pat Cavender, Jessie Harris, Billy Moses, Robert Lane | |
| 15:08 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett scores on a shot near the basket set up by Lucio Costa | 28-28 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 14:26 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 13:53 | Appalachian State | Timothy Gibbs blocks the short jumper by Vincent Araujo | 31-28 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Carder, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Leming (PG), Pat Cavender (SG), Billy Moses (PF), Robert Lane (C) Lucio Costa, Andrew Boyd, Vincent Araujo, James Hewlett | |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Dewar - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Gene Stephens gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Richard Damico picks off the pass by Juan Sanchez | 31-28 |
| 12:27 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 12:25 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane tips it in | 31-30 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Stephen Carder comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 11:57 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Richard Leming (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Damico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Leming | 31-33 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 11:26 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 11:02 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF) Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris (SF) Richard Damico | |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Robert Lane steals it from Stephen Carder | 31-33 |
| 09:45 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Leming | 31-35 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits a 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 09:02 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 34-35 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Stephen Carder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lucio Costa (PG), Andrew Boyd (SG), Richard Damico (PF), James Hewlett (C) Richard Leming, Pat Cavender, Billy Moses, Robert Lane | |
| 08:41 | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lucio Costa | 34-37 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Juan Sanchez | 37-37 |
| 08:02 | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-37 |
| 08:00 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 07:42 | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 30 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lucio Costa (fresh) SG - Andrew Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Damico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hewlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Appalachian State | Lucio Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 07:27 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | A charge is called on Stephen Carder - foul #2 on Stephen Carder, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Leming (PG), Pat Cavender (SG), Vincent Araujo (PF), Robert Lane (C) Lucio Costa, Andrew Boyd, Jessie Harris, James Hewlett | |
| 06:48 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 06:47 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 06:24 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Leming | 37-44 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 05:59 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 05:34 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming hits a floater from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs banks in the layup set up by Juan Sanchez | 39-46 |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Carder - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris (SF), Billy Moses (PF) Richard Leming, Richard Damico | |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 04:34 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 04:21 | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Somalski | 39-48 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Pat Cavender steals the ball from Stjepan Politowski | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-48 |
| 03:34 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses tips it in | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 30 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Vincent Araujo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Pat Cavender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jessie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Moses (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 02:47 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses is fouled on the floor by James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Gene Stephens (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Leming (PG), Andrew Boyd (SG), James Hewlett (C) Vincent Araujo, Pat Cavender, Robert Lane | |
| 02:47 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 02:47 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Neil Carter (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), David Nock (C) Stephen Carder, Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lucio Costa (PG), Richard Damico (SF), Kevin Bourbeau (C) Richard Leming, Jessie Harris, Billy Moses | |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by Lucio Costa | 42-52 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski drills a floater from the right side set up by Timothy Gibbs | 44-52 |
| 01:52 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski, Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Leming (PG), Pat Cavender (SG), Jessie Harris (SF), Billy Moses (PF), Robert Lane (C) Lucio Costa, Andrew Boyd, Richard Damico, James Hewlett, Kevin Bourbeau | |
| 01:23 | Appalachian State | Billy Moses connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Leming | 44-54 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Stephen Carder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 01:16 | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 01:14 | Appalachian State | Stephen Carder steps in front of the Richard Leming pass in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Stephen Carder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Stephen Carder buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dewar | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Richard Leming in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Carder, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Damico (SF), Vincent Araujo (PF) Jessie Harris, Billy Moses | |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Gene Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico is hacked by Stephen Carder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Carder, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Stephen Carder | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | Richard Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Joe Cathey drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stjepan Politowski and the foul's on Pat Cavender - foul #1 on Pat Cavender, team foul #1 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris (SF), Billy Moses (PF) Richard Damico, Vincent Araujo | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:29 | Appalachian State | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on Robert Lane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Damico (SF), Vincent Araujo (PF) Jessie Harris, Billy Moses | |
| 00:29 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:29 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #11 | 50-59 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Vincent Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | The jumper by Juan Sanchez is denied by Robert Lane | 50-61 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Vincent Araujo - foul #1 on Vincent Araujo, team foul #2 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jessie Harris (SF), Billy Moses (PF) Richard Damico, Vincent Araujo | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:12 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Sanchez - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Damico (SF), Vincent Araujo (PF) Jessie Harris, Billy Moses | |
| 00:12 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:12 | Appalachian State | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the easy layup | 52-63 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Richard Leming runs out the clock | 52-63 |