| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe McDoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Marts (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Crews - foul #3 on Walter Crews, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), Joseph Singer (PF) Ryan Harvey, Harry Marts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), John Davis (PF), Adam Whitley (C) James Wetzel, James Robertson, Walter Crews | |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:02 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Paul Reese scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Davis | 38-29 |
| 18:32 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joe McDoe | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-29 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Whitley | 40-29 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Robert George misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 18:01 | Saint Louis | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:56 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Hill, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Scott Brooks (SF), Harry Marts (PF) Joe McDoe, Thomas Hill, William Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Paul Reese, Robert George, Adam Whitley | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Joseph Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Lang | 40-32 |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Lang - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa (SG) Keith Shimp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG) Richard Lang, Joseph Ford | |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Harry Marts steps in front of the Paul Reese pass | 42-32 |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe (PG), Thomas Hill (SF) Ryan Harvey, Scott Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Robert George | |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:54 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Joseph Ford steals it from Harry Marts | 44-32 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Joseph Singer denies the turnaround by Paul Reese | 44-32 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kevin Delarosa | 44-32 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), William Murray (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Joe McDoe, Kevin Delarosa, Harry Marts, Joseph Singer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, John Davis | |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to William Murray | 45-32 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | William Murray drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Keith Shimp | 47-32 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 15:06 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 14:47 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-32 |
| 14:36 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:28 | Saint Louis | Walter Crews steps in front of the Thomas Hill pass | 49-32 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | James Wetzel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Lang | 49-35 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Trevor Smith steps in front of the Robert George pass | 49-35 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | William Murray misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Richard Lang grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Trevor Smith - foul #2 on Trevor Smith, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe (PG), Kevin Delarosa (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Harry Marts (PF), Joseph Singer (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Shimp, Thomas Hill, William Murray, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), John Davis (PF) Robert George, James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 3 from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts knocks in the floater in the paint | 51-38 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Reese | 51-41 |
| 11:57 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Brooks | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe McDoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) PF - Harry Marts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | John Davis misses short on a floater from the left side | 54-41 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | John Davis tips it home | 54-43 |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joe McDoe | 57-43 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Walter Crews loses the dribble to Scott Brooks | 57-43 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Emery steals the ball from Kevin Delarosa | 57-43 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kevin Delarosa | 57-43 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | Kevin Delarosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Thomas Hill (SF), William Murray (C) Kevin Delarosa, Scott Brooks, Joseph Singer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, John Davis | |
| 09:49 | Xavier | James Robertson lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| 09:35 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ryan Harvey and he's fouled by Richard Lang - foul #4 on Richard Lang, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Richard Lang | |
| 09:35 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the shot from the right side | 60-45 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Walter Crews loses the dribble to Harry Marts | 60-45 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill tips it home | 62-45 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | James Wetzel makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert George | 62-48 |
| 07:42 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (PG), Scott Brooks (SF), Joseph Singer (PF) Ryan Harvey, Thomas Hill, Harry Marts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), John Davis (PF) Paul Reese, James Robertson | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe McDoe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) PF - Joseph Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Crews (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | John Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Singer | 62-48 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | John Davis snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Richard Lang can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-48 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Crews | 62-48 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | John Davis scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 06:30 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Murray | 65-50 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to William Murray | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:55 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks is fouled on the floor by Robert George - foul #1 on Robert George, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Kevin Delarosa (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Harry Marts (PF) Keith Shimp, Joe McDoe, Scott Brooks, William Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) John Davis | |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey is hacked by Walter Crews - foul #4 on Walter Crews, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith (C) Joseph Singer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Joseph Ford (SG) Robert George, James Wetzel | |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | James Robertson tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| 04:48 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 65-52 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | James Robertson is hacked by Trevor Smith - foul #3 on Trevor Smith, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Joseph Singer (PF), William Murray (C) Ryan Harvey, Kevin Delarosa, Harry Marts, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford | |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Robert George knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Harry Marts (PF) Keith Shimp, William Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Marts - foul #1 on Harry Marts, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp (SG), William Murray (C) Ryan Harvey, Harry Marts | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Joseph Singer misses short on a floater near the basket | 65-57 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp tips it back up and in | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe McDoe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Shimp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Walter Crews (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Robert George grabs the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 02:53 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:38 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe is hacked by Robert George - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks (SF), Trevor Smith (C) Thomas Hill, William Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), John Davis (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Richard Lang, Robert George, James Wetzel, James Robertson, Walter Crews | |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:59 | Saint Louis | Joe McDoe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 69-60 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Thomas Hill (SF), Harry Marts (PF), William Murray (C) Keith Shimp, Scott Brooks, Joseph Singer, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Joseph Ford, John Davis, Adam Whitley | |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Joe McDoe steals the ball from James Robertson | 69-60 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill lays it in on a great pass from Joe McDoe | 71-60 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | The jump hook by James Robertson is blocked by Harry Marts | 71-60 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Robert George can't tip it in | 71-60 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Harry Marts grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Thomas Hill misses the lay-in | 71-60 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | James Robertson is denied on a layup by Harry Marts | 71-60 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey runs out the clock | 71-60 |