| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Jerome Somalski swats the layup by Stephen Thomas | 26-23 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski knocks in the jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Timothy Gibbs is called for the reach on Charles Ray - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas | 28-25 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Gerald Greene | 28-25 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene throws it down | 30-25 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | James Dewar hits a floater from the right side set up by Stjepan Politowski | 30-27 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 32-27 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Charles Ray is called for the reach on Jerome Somalski - foul #3 on Charles Ray, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Jerome Somalski | |
| 16:56 | Xavier | James Dewar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-27 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | David Nock steps in front of the Casey Landis pass | 32-27 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses badly on a floater in the lane | 32-27 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | David Gunn steps in front of the James Dewar pass | 32-27 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is denied on a layup by David Nock | 32-27 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | James Dewar scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is hacked by James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Gerald Greene, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses long on a shot from the right block | 32-29 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Rudy Spencer | 32-29 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Rudy Spencer - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), Clifford Bryant (PF) Juan Sanchez, David Nock | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on Casey Landis - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 32-29 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #4 on Charles Ray, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), Gerald Greene (SG), David Gunn (PF) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| 13:09 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | David Gunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak's pass is intercepted by Thomas Musso | 35-31 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis lays it in set up by Thomas Musso | 37-31 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 8 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Wolak | 37-33 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 39-33 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | James Dewar banks in the layup | 39-35 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | David Gunn's pass is intercepted by Jerome Somalski | 39-35 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Casey Landis | 39-35 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | David Gunn blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-35 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-35 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 41-35 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Musso - foul #2 on Thomas Musso, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Casey Landis, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Samuel Wolak, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| 09:16 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 41-37 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali's floater is tipped away by Rudy Spencer | 41-37 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) James Dewar | |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | David Nock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) Clifford Bryant | |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Robert Taylor is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #5 on Charles Ray, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (PG), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Charles Ray, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 44-37 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Thomas Musso steps in front of the David Nock pass | 44-37 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Gunn and he's fouled by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Wolak | 47-39 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | David Gunn drills a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Samuel Wolak - foul #2 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 52-42 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | David Gunn is called for the reach on James Dewar - foul #2 on David Gunn, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Rudy Spencer (PF) Stephen Thomas, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF) Samuel Wolak, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Greene (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 55-42 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | John Jones gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | John Jones tips it home | 57-42 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski drills a 3 from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Gerald Greene steals the ball from James Dewar | 57-45 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene lays it in | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Musso - foul #3 on Thomas Musso, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Jones (PG), David Gunn (PF) Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), David Nock (PF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is fouled on the floor by David Nock - foul #2 on David Nock, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) Jerome Somalski | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | David Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Nock | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | David Nock banks in the layup | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | David Gunn hits the finger roll | 63-48 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Nock is hacked by Thomas Musso - foul #4 on Thomas Musso, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Jones runs out the clock | 63-50 |