| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Thomas Rogers denies the turnaround by Jerry Moore | 28-37 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | John Lor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | John Lor pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | John Lor clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-37 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Clayton Mason connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Claar and the foul's on Jack Llanas - foul #3 on Jack Llanas, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 28-39 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore loses the dribble to Kevin Claar | 28-39 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Kevin Claar throws it down | 28-41 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 28-41 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen tips it in | 30-41 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Kevin Claar scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Prue | 30-43 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dennis Prue | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Jan Christensen steals it from Thomas Rogers | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Dennis Breeden is denied by Dominick Cook | 30-43 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | John Shively gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Moore - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (PF) Dominick Cook | |
| 16:17 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:15 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Rogers | 30-46 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | John Shively buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Lor | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | John Shively is called for the reach on Dennis Breeden in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Shively, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, John Shively | |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 33-48 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Clayton Mason buries a jumper near the basket | 33-50 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 36-50 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-50 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham | |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Jerry Moore steps in front of the Thomas Rogers pass | 38-50 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 41-50 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Clayton Mason drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers | 41-52 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Christopher Caley grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Dennis Prue | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | James Mahoney snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | John Shively comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:00 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-54 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel clanks a floater from the right side | 41-54 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | John Shively pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 10 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Shively (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Lor drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas double dribbles | 41-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF) Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Dennis Prue buries a shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Caley | 41-59 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Caley, team foul #2 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled on the floor by Dominick Cook - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 44-59 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | John Lor hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-61 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Dominick Cook snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Dennis Prue clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), James Mahoney (SF), James Arechiga (PF) John Lor, Thomas Rogers, Dominick Cook | |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Myers | 47-62 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Llanas - foul #4 on Jack Llanas, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Shively (C) Dennis Prue | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 47-63 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato's pass is intercepted by James Mahoney in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | James Mahoney lays it up and in | 47-65 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 50-65 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | John Shively misses the shot from the left side | 50-65 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Clayton Mason snags the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | John Shively comes up short on the jumper from close range | 50-65 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | John Shively pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Clayton Mason | 50-67 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 50-67 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | John Shively snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | John Shively drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Clayton Mason | 50-69 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Arechiga - foul #1 on James Arechiga, team foul #4 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, James Mahoney, James Arechiga, John Shively | |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Kevin Claar snags the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | John Lor hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Prue and he's hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:23 | Xavier | John Lor makes the free throw | 50-72 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Bostick | 53-72 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Dennis Prue dunks the ball on a great pass from John Lor | 53-74 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Dennis Prue can't finish the layup | 53-74 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas is fouled in the backcourt by John Lor - foul #4 on John Lor, team foul #6 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, Dennis Prue | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Llanas | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | John Shively hits a shot from the baseline | 55-76 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | James Mahoney is called for the reach on Jerry Moore - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #7 | 55-76 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | John Shively misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-76 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Llanas | 59-76 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Clayton Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-76 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Clayton Mason can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas tips it back up and in | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Kevin Claar loses the dribble to Omer Kotarski | 61-76 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Clayton Mason is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #8 | 61-76 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Dominick Cook gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Clayton Mason runs out the clock | 62-76 |