| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Antione Rossi (fresh) SG - Neal Dugan (fresh) SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) PF - Reed Burt (fresh) C - Donald Anspach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Thomas Young is hacked by Devin Youngblood - foul #1 on Devin Youngblood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Richard Runion is fouled on the floor by Donald Anspach - foul #1 on Donald Anspach, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Thomas Young drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Runion | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Gochenour - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Hugh Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Donald Anspach steals it from Steven Gochenour | 0-2 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Devin Youngblood | 0-2 |
| 16:46 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antione Rossi | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore clanks a jump hook from close range | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Antione Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Dugan (fresh) SF - Devin Youngblood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reed Burt (fairly fresh) C - Donald Anspach (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Neal Dugan | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses short on a floater from the right block | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Neal Dugan - foul #1 on Neal Dugan, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez (PG), Roy Kuzma (SG), Robert Liddell (SF), Earl Fant (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Antione Rossi, Neal Dugan, Devin Youngblood, Reed Burt, Donald Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:15 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant is denied on a layup by Hugh Moore | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell tips it home | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:50 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Hugh Moore snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hugh Moore | 9-14 |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Wolfe | 9-14 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi (PG), Neal Dugan (SG), Donald Anspach (C) Francisco Gonzalez, Earl Fant, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it but misses | 12-14 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan loses the dribble to Steven Gochenour | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Gochenour | 12-16 |
| 11:49 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma misses the floater from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Antione Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Kuzma (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Liddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Anspach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brad Davis | 12-19 |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antione Rossi | 14-19 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is called for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez (PG), Garrett French (SG), Devin Youngblood (SF), Reed Burt (PF), Earl Fant (C) Antione Rossi, Neal Dugan, Roy Kuzma, Robert Liddell, Donald Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | Eric Draves takes the ball from Francisco Gonzalez in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Thomas Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 14-21 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 14-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Pearson | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 14-21 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Devin Youngblood is blocked by Hugh Moore | 14-21 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Thomas Young knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 14-23 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi (PG), Neal Dugan (SG), Roy Kuzma (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Francisco Gonzalez, Garrett French, Devin Youngblood, Reed Burt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), John Pearson (SF), David Bailey (PF) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | David Bailey can't finish the layup | 15-23 |
| 08:57 | Saint Louis | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 08:43 | Saint Louis | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Antione Rossi - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell (PF), Donald Anspach (C) Earl Fant, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Hugh Moore | |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-23 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Eric Draves grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a runner near the basket | 15-25 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 17-25 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | John Pearson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Anspach - foul #2 on Donald Anspach, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez (SG), Devin Youngblood (SF), Reed Burt (PF) Neal Dugan, Roy Kuzma, Donald Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| 07:58 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | John Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | Reed Burt snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 07:48 | Saint Louis | Hugh Moore is called for the reach on Antione Rossi - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, John Pearson | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Antione Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francisco Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reed Burt (fresh) C - Robert Liddell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 07:28 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Hugh Moore buries a floater from the right side | 19-28 |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | Reed Burt misses the floater from the right side | 19-28 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Youngblood | 19-28 |
| 06:54 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 21-28 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Hugh Moore buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brad Davis | 21-30 |
| 06:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan (SG), Roy Kuzma (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Antione Rossi, Devin Youngblood, Reed Burt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| 06:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Liddell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 22-30 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Eric Draves is fouled on the floor by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Reed Burt (PF), Earl Fant (C) Robert Liddell, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 22-30 |
| 05:49 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:35 | Saint Louis | Earl Fant misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-30 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | John Pearson gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Draves | 22-33 |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | David Bailey swats the short shot by Roy Kuzma | 22-33 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Reed Burt grabs the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Kuzma | 24-33 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-33 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Eric Draves double dribbles | 24-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Devin Youngblood (SF), Robert Liddell (C) Francisco Gonzalez, Earl Fant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF) John Pearson | |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Reed Burt is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Roy Kuzma | 26-33 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bailey and he's hacked by Roy Kuzma - foul #1 on Roy Kuzma, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi (PG), Garrett French (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Donald Anspach (C) Roy Kuzma, Neal Dugan, Reed Burt, Robert Liddell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:54 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) Eric Draves | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Garrett French - foul #1 on Garrett French, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Antione Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garrett French (fresh) SF - Devin Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Anspach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Saint Louis | Thomas Young steps in front of the Devin Youngblood pass in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 03:19 | Saint Louis | Garrett French gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 03:07 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #8 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (SG), Ronnie Sellars (SF) Garrett French, Devin Youngblood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| 03:07 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:07 | Saint Louis | Donald Anspach makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Brad Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Lever | 28-40 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma is hacked by Daniel Lever in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Richard Runion | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Antione Rossi is called for the reach on Thomas Young - foul #1 on Antione Rossi, team foul #9 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan (SG), Robert Liddell (SF), Earl Fant (PF) Roy Kuzma, Ronnie Sellars, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Brad Davis | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:12 | Saint Louis | Neal Dugan misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-44 |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Young - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma (SF) Donald Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Gochenour | 32-47 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Antione Rossi drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-47 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Eric Draves is called for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Francisco Gonzalez (PG), Devin Youngblood (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Donald Anspach (C) Antione Rossi, Neal Dugan, Robert Liddell, Earl Fant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Richard Runion (PF) Eric Draves, John Pearson | |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 35-49 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francisco Gonzalez | 38-49 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Roy Kuzma steals the ball from Steven Gochenour | 38-49 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Roy Kuzma clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-49 |