| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Zalesky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Downing (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Stallings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Prue (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Dennis Prue can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Pollard - foul #3 on Howard Pollard, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Lopes (C) Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | Philip Stallings snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Raymond Downing clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | Philip Stallings snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Philip Stallings misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | John Shively can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Dennis Prue is called for the reach on Philip Stallings - foul #1 on Dennis Prue, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, John Shively | |
| 18:03 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | John Lor gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | John Lor scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by James Mahoney | 29-36 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Raymond Downing can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Philip Stallings hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Dennis Prue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Randy Holt (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Swietomierz Zalesky, Raymond Downing, Philip Stallings, William Lopes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) John Lor, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dennis Prue | |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Holt | 33-36 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers's pass is intercepted by Goran Plotrowski | 33-36 |
| 16:12 | Virginia | Nelson Posada throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky (PG) Nelson Posada | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Karl Buckingham | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | John Lor drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Caley | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Swietomierz Zalesky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Holt (fresh) C - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Holt | 35-39 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | John Lor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Raymond Downing (SF), Philip Stallings (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Jerry Nguyen, Randy Holt, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dennis Prue (PF) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Dominick Cook | |
| 14:41 | Virginia | Philip Stallings hits the finger roll | 37-39 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | John Shively misses the driving attempt from the left block | 37-39 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Arthur Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:08 | Virginia | Clayton Mason steals the ball from Raymond Downing in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | James Mahoney blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Dennis Prue can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | John Shively misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 14:04 | Virginia | Howard Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | Virginia | Philip Stallings connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Kevin Claar is called for a backcourt violation | 39-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Goran Plotrowski (PF) Arthur Knight, Swietomierz Zalesky, Philip Stallings | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Karl Buckingham (C) Clayton Mason, Kevin Claar, John Shively | |
| 13:07 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Raymond Downing takes the ball from Christopher Caley | 39-39 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Nelson Posada clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Randy Holt (PF), William Lopes (C) Gustavo Romano, Raymond Downing, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), John Shively (C) James Mahoney, Dennis Prue, Karl Buckingham | |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:02 | Virginia | Randy Holt grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 11:37 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | John Lor pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Zalesky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Holt (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | William Lopes is called for the reach on Christopher Caley - foul #2 on William Lopes, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Raymond Downing (SF), Philip Stallings (PF) Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Randy Holt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Dennis Prue (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Dominick Cook, John Shively | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Clayton Mason is called for the reach on Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG) Swietomierz Zalesky | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 10:21 | Virginia | Philip Stallings loses the dribble to James Arechiga | 41-39 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | James Arechiga is hacked by Arthur Knight - foul #4 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Howard Pollard (C) Arthur Knight, William Lopes | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (C) James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is hacked by Philip Stallings - foul #1 on Philip Stallings, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky (PG), Jerry Nguyen (SF) Nelson Posada, Raymond Downing | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), John Shively (C) Kevin Claar, Dennis Prue | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Clayton Mason's floater is knocked away by Howard Pollard | 41-39 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Clayton Mason grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Nguyen | 41-39 |
| 08:29 | Virginia | Philip Stallings misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Clayton Mason grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Clayton Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Raymond Downing (SF), Randy Holt (PF), William Lopes (C) Gustavo Romano, Jerry Nguyen, Philip Stallings, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dennis Prue (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook, John Shively | |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Dennis Prue steals it from Swietomierz Zalesky | 41-39 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | John Lor connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Prue | 41-42 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Caley - foul #3 on Christopher Caley, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Nelson Posada connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Downing | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Zalesky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Downing (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Holt (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Prue (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Swietomierz Zalesky is called for the reach on Kevin Claar - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zalesky, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Swietomierz Zalesky | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | John Lor knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Nelson Posada, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky (SG), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Nelson Posada, Randy Holt, William Lopes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Dennis Prue comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Dennis Prue tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 06:03 | Virginia | Raymond Downing misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Raymond Downing misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Raymond Downing tips it home | 45-47 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Howard Pollard swats the shot by James Mahoney | 45-47 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Knight | 45-47 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Arthur Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Philip Stallings (PF), William Lopes (C) Arthur Knight, Raymond Downing, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, James Mahoney, Dennis Prue, Dominick Cook | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 04:03 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | John Shively gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | John Shively lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Claar | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky is hacked by Kevin Claar - foul #1 on Kevin Claar, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG), Howard Pollard (C) Swietomierz Zalesky, William Lopes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Dennis Prue (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Kevin Claar, James Arechiga, John Shively | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Stallings (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Prue (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Philip Stallings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Prue - foul #2 on Dennis Prue, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Nelson Posada - foul #3 on Nelson Posada, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Raymond Downing (SF), Randy Holt (PF) Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Philip Stallings | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3rd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Randy Holt | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 02:49 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Caley, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Philip Stallings (PF) Arthur Knight, Randy Holt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF) John Lor, Christopher Caley, James Mahoney | |
| 02:49 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gustavo Romano | 47-52 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Karl Buckingham is called for the reach on Philip Stallings - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky (SG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), John Shively (C) Kevin Claar, Karl Buckingham | |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Prue | 49-52 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Clayton Mason steps in front of the Nelson Posada pass in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Dennis Prue drills a jumper from the left block | 49-54 |
| 01:05 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nelson Posada | 51-54 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Dennis Prue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Dennis Prue tips it in | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Philip Stallings hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | John Shively is fouled in the backcourt by Swietomierz Zalesky - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zalesky, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | John Shively misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Howard Pollard snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Nelson Posada throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG) Clayton Mason | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Howard Pollard is called for the reach on John Shively - foul #4 on Howard Pollard, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | John Shively misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is hacked by Philip Stallings - foul #2 on Philip Stallings, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Philip Stallings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers is hacked by Nelson Posada in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nelson Posada, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), James Arechiga (PF) John Lor, Dennis Prue | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Swietomierz Zalesky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | John Shively is hacked by Swietomierz Zalesky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Swietomierz Zalesky, team foul #12 | 54-60 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | John Shively misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Nelson Posada hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-61 |