| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (fresh) SG - Wesley Forbes (fresh) SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) PF - Jim Taylor (fresh) C - Francis Stepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Richard Henley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | La Salle | Jim Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Richard Henley blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | La Salle | Francis Stepp gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Forbes | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Richard Henley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Wesley Forbes | 6-0 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Wesley Forbes picks off the pass by James Caruso in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 18:17 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein is whistled for a carry | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jim Taylor - foul #1 on Jim Taylor, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Jon Blevins (SG), Bruce Wells (PF), Douglas Ross (C) Carl Bernstein, Wesley Forbes, Jim Taylor, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Richard Henley | |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Bruce Wells | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | La Salle | Bruce Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Carl Haro is called for the reach on Lynn Keen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Haro, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Dawson (C) Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 17:13 | Xavier | William Davis is hacked by Jon Blevins - foul #1 on Jon Blevins, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Neal Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | La Salle | Francis Stepp (C) Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Simon Dashner | |
| 16:32 | La Salle | William Davis takes the ball from Francis Stepp | 6-0 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Neal Walker lays it in set up by William Davis | 6-2 |
| 16:08 | La Salle | Jon Blevins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:07 | La Salle | Carl Haro can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Richard Henley pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Haro (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Blevins (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Ross (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Wells (fairly fresh) C - Francis Stepp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Davis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fairly fresh) C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | La Salle | Jon Blevins makes the shot from the right side | 8-4 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:01 | La Salle | Jon Blevins grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:54 | La Salle | Francis Stepp loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Jim Taylor (PF), Robert Dawson (C) Carl Haro, Jon Blevins, Douglas Ross, Bruce Wells, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Simon Dashner (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses short on a shot from close range | 8-4 |
| 14:27 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:10 | La Salle | Simon Dashner is called for the reach on Robert Dawson - foul #1 on Simon Dashner, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 13:49 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | William Davis is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 8-7 |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon (SG), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Wesley Forbes, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block | 8-7 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) William Davis, Simon Dashner | |
| 12:09 | La Salle | Francis Stepp is fouled on the floor by Richard Henley - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | La Salle | Douglas Ross (SF) Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:54 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 11:52 | La Salle | Bruce Wells hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 10-9 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Lauzon (fresh) SF - Douglas Ross (fresh) PF - Bruce Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Stepp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | La Salle | Douglas Ross is fouled on the floor by Derrick Tosh - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Jim Taylor (PF), Robert Dawson (C) Carl Bernstein, Shawn Lauzon, Bruce Wells, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) Derrick Tosh | |
| 11:04 | La Salle | Douglas Ross is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | La Salle | Alberto Esposito (SF) Douglas Ross | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Jon Blevins is called for the reach on Lynn Keen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Blevins, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG) Jon Blevins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (C) Richard Henley | |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Lynn Keen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 10:46 | La Salle | Jim Taylor grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 10:42 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Simon Dashner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Lynn Keen comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Bernstein - foul #1 on Carl Bernstein, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG) Carl Bernstein | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Neal Walker | |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:32 | La Salle | Lynn Keen takes the ball from Carl Haro in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Lynn Keen dunks the ball | 10-13 |
| 10:14 | La Salle | Jim Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 10-13 |
| 10:12 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:58 | La Salle | Derrick Tosh blocks the jumper by Jim Taylor | 10-13 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | John Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Simon Dashner pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 09:23 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:07 | La Salle | Jim Taylor's floater is tipped away by John Rice | 10-13 |
| 09:06 | La Salle | Robert Dawson grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 08:59 | La Salle | Robert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 08:57 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:51 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Douglas Ross (SF), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Carl Haro, Alberto Esposito, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 08:51 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 08:51 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Bruce Wells denies the turnaround by James Caruso | 11-13 |
| 08:24 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 08:20 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes is hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon (SG) Wesley Forbes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) William Davis | |
| 08:08 | La Salle | Bruce Wells is hacked by Derrick Tosh - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) Derrick Tosh | |
| 08:08 | La Salle | Bruce Wells makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:08 | La Salle | Bruce Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Shawn Lauzon is called for the reach on James Caruso - foul #1 on Shawn Lauzon, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 07:18 | La Salle | Lynn Keen picks off the pass by Bruce Wells | 13-16 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Lauzon (fresh) SF - Douglas Ross (fresh) PF - Bruce Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Stepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Caruso (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Carl Bernstein steps in front of the Lynn Keen pass | 13-16 |
| 06:42 | La Salle | Carl Bernstein misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-16 |
| 06:40 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 06:24 | La Salle | Douglas Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Stepp | 15-16 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Neal Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 05:54 | La Salle | Francis Stepp grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 05:49 | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Wesley Forbes (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Jim Taylor (PF), Robert Dawson (C) Carl Bernstein, Shawn Lauzon, Douglas Ross, Bruce Wells, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Simon Dashner (PF) James Caruso, Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Richard Henley buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Davis | 15-18 |
| 04:56 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Lynn Keen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), John Rice (PF) Lynn Keen, Richard Henley | |
| 04:38 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Taylor | 17-18 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 04:15 | La Salle | Jim Taylor grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 04:10 | La Salle | Alberto Esposito clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Simon Dashner | 17-18 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Esposito - foul #1 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG), Shawn Lauzon (SG), Bruce Wells (PF), Francis Stepp (C) Carl Haro, Wesley Forbes, Jim Taylor, Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF) James Caruso | |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 03:51 | La Salle | Francis Stepp makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Alberto Esposito | 19-20 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Neal Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (SG), Douglas Ross (SF) Shawn Lauzon, Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 03:09 | La Salle | Douglas Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Stepp | 21-20 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carl Bernstein (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jon Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (tiring) 3 pts. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Francis Stepp - foul #1 on Francis Stepp, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | La Salle | Shawn Lauzon (SG), Jim Taylor (PF) Carl Bernstein, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) James Caruso | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:19 | La Salle | Bruce Wells misses the lay-in | 21-21 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 01:56 | La Salle | Jim Taylor gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:52 | La Salle | Douglas Ross buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Blevins and he's fouled by Neal Walker - foul #1 on Neal Walker, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | La Salle | Wesley Forbes (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Robert Dawson (C) Jon Blevins, Shawn Lauzon, Bruce Wells | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| 01:52 | La Salle | Douglas Ross makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Wesley Forbes takes the ball from James Caruso in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 01:34 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Simon Dashner | 24-21 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | William Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Haro (PG), Francis Stepp (C) Douglas Ross, Jim Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:15 | La Salle | Robert Dawson makes the shot in the paint set up by Carl Haro | 26-21 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Carl Haro is called for the reach on James Caruso in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Haro, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Wesley Forbes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | James Caruso hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Davis | 26-25 |
| 00:17 | La Salle | Carl Haro is hacked by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jon Blevins (SG), Jim Taylor (PF), Bruce Wells (C) Wesley Forbes, Robert Dawson, Francis Stepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, John Rice | |
| 00:17 | La Salle | Carl Haro makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:17 | La Salle | Carl Haro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Neal Walker is hacked by Alberto Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | La Salle | Carl Bernstein (PG) Carl Haro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (PF) Simon Dashner | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Jon Blevins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |