| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fresh) SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Foote (fresh) PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) C - Kevin Weyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gene Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Xavier | Gary Tate steps in front of the Juan Sanchez pass | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Richmond | Eugene Foote blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer clanks a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Richmond | Harold Osborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Richmond | Harold Osborn's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Stephens | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Richmond | Gene Stephens is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Gene Stephens, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Richmond | Gene Stephens picks off the pass by Kevin Weyer | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Eugene Foote steals the ball from Juan Sanchez | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Richmond | Gary Tate lays it up and in set up by Eugene Foote | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Richmond | Stjepan Politowski steps in front of the Gary Tate pass | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Harold Osborn - foul #1 on Harold Osborn, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeffry Carter (PG), David Hill (SG), Glenn Kitzmiller (SF), Billy Robbins (PF), Dale White (C) Gary Tate, Joseph Brown, Eugene Foote, Harold Osborn, Kevin Weyer | |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski's floater is tipped away by Glenn Kitzmiller | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Billy Robbins | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Richmond | Billy Robbins scores on a runner in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Richmond | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Richmond | David Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Billy Robbins - foul #1 on Billy Robbins, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Timothy Gibbs, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Tate (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Eugene Foote (SF), Harold Osborn (PF), Kevin Weyer (C) Jeffry Carter, David Hill, Glenn Kitzmiller, Billy Robbins, Dale White | |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Richmond | Eugene Foote hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Gary Tate | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Neil Carter (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Foote (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) C - Kevin Weyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:44 | Richmond | Gary Tate grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:28 | Richmond | Harold Osborn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Tate | 4-8 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Neil Carter tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 15:01 | Richmond | Gary Tate is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG), Billy Robbins (PF) Joseph Brown, Harold Osborn | |
| 14:38 | Richmond | David Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG), Harold Osborn (PF) David Hill, Billy Robbins | |
| 14:23 | Xavier | The short jumper by Joe Cathey is denied by Eugene Foote | 6-8 |
| 14:21 | Richmond | Harold Osborn gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:02 | Richmond | Joseph Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Gibbs | 6-8 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez and he's fouled by Eugene Foote - foul #1 on Eugene Foote, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:35 | Richmond | Eugene Foote makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 13:35 | Richmond | Eugene Foote makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez knocks in the jump hook from close range | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | Richmond | Harold Osborn buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Tate and he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Joe Cathey, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 12:51 | Richmond | Harold Osborn makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Joe Cathey scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Stjepan Politowski | 13-14 |
| 12:23 | Richmond | Gene Stephens is called for the reach on Harold Osborn - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG), Billy Robbins (PF) David Hill, Harold Osborn | |
| 12:09 | Richmond | Eugene Foote misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Neil Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Foote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Weyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Neil Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (C) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Richmond | Harold Osborn (PF) Billy Robbins | |
| 11:26 | Richmond | Eugene Foote lays it up and in set up by Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) James Dewar | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 11:26 | Richmond | Eugene Foote misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | David Nock hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 11:01 | Richmond | Joseph Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 10:30 | Richmond | Gary Tate misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 10:29 | Richmond | Joseph Brown gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:15 | Richmond | Joseph Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Foote | 18-19 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski loses the dribble to Harold Osborn | 18-19 |
| 09:45 | Richmond | Timothy Gibbs steals it from Kevin Weyer | 18-19 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Juan Sanchez | 21-19 |
| 09:20 | Richmond | Eugene Foote hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 21-19 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG), Billy Robbins (PF) Joseph Brown, Harold Osborn | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Clifford Bryant (PF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Richmond | Harold Osborn (PF) Billy Robbins | |
| 08:37 | Richmond | Gary Tate knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Weyer and he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG) David Hill | |
| 08:37 | Richmond | Gary Tate makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | James Dewar's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Tate | 23-22 |
| 08:14 | Richmond | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 07:55 | Richmond | Joe Cathey is called for the reach on Kevin Weyer - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG), Billy Robbins (PF) Joseph Brown, Harold Osborn | |
| 07:55 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:55 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Bryant (fresh) C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) SF - Eugene Foote (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Billy Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Weyer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Dewar is hacked by Eugene Foote - foul #2 on Eugene Foote, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG), Glenn Kitzmiller (SF), Harold Osborn (PF) David Hill, Eugene Foote, Billy Robbins | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Neil Carter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 07:22 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:18 | Richmond | Gary Tate misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | James Dewar pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Neil Carter scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jerome Somalski | 25-24 |
| 07:00 | Richmond | Gary Tate scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Brown | 25-26 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | David Nock clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:16 | Richmond | Harold Osborn grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 06:05 | Richmond | David Nock swats the short shot by Kevin Weyer | 25-26 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 25-26 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Clifford Bryant (PF) Neil Carter, David Nock | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeffry Carter (PG), David Hill (SG), Billy Robbins (PF) Gary Tate, Joseph Brown, Harold Osborn | |
| 05:25 | Richmond | Clifford Bryant is called for the reach on Jeffry Carter - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG), Harold Osborn (PF) David Hill, Kevin Weyer | |
| 05:25 | Richmond | Jeffry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:25 | Richmond | Jeffry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 05:08 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Glenn Kitzmiller | 25-28 |
| 05:03 | Richmond | Joseph Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant tips it in | 27-28 |
| 04:43 | Richmond | Glenn Kitzmiller misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Tate (PG), David Hill (SG), Kevin Weyer (C) Jeffry Carter, Joseph Brown, Harold Osborn | |
| 04:43 | Richmond | Glenn Kitzmiller makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:43 | Richmond | Glenn Kitzmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-30 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 03:56 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Dewar | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) SF - Glenn Kitzmiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Weyer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Clifford Bryant, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG), Eugene Foote (SF), Harold Osborn (PF) David Hill, Glenn Kitzmiller, Billy Robbins | |
| 03:25 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 29-32 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 03:03 | Richmond | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Gary Tate - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 03:03 | Richmond | Gary Tate makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:03 | Richmond | Gary Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 02:36 | Richmond | Eugene Foote pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 02:21 | Richmond | Joseph Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 02:19 | Richmond | Gary Tate can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 02:17 | Richmond | Eugene Foote tips it home | 29-36 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Neil Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 01:57 | Richmond | Joseph Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Eugene Foote takes the ball from Joe Cathey | 32-36 |
| 01:21 | Richmond | Gary Tate can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Neil Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Tate - foul #1 on Gary Tate, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF) Neil Carter, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:42 | Richmond | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Kevin Weyer - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #13 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 00:42 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-36 |
| 00:42 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:42 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-38 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 00:22 | Richmond | Juan Sanchez steals it from Gary Tate in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 00:04 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-38 |