| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Gross inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Karl Buckingham steals the ball from Lawrence Goings | 25-36 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Kevin Claar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Lawrence Goings pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings scores on a jumper from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | John Luce is called for the reach on Kevin Claar - foul #3 on John Luce, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, Karl Buckingham | |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Frank Tully picks off the pass by Jason Bluford | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Lawrence Goings loses the dribble to James Arechiga | 29-36 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers loses the dribble to Paul Erickson | 29-36 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | James Arechiga hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Philip McQuay and he's hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #3 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Philip McQuay, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:19 | Houston | David Smith gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:54 | Houston | David Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Paul Erickson tips it in | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Erickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Christopher Caley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 15:22 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Dominick Cook pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Dominick Cook is hacked by John Luce - foul #4 on John Luce, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Paul Erickson (C) William Curto, John Luce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG) Kevin Claar | |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham's floater is tipped away by Paul Erickson | 33-38 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham snags the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Dominick Cook can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-38 |
| 14:25 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Peter Fierro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro, David Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Ronald Parker, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-38 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Paul Erickson scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Jason Bluford - foul #1 on Jason Bluford, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) William Curto | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) James Mahoney | |
| 13:43 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Jason Bluford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Jason Bluford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (C) Jason Bluford | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings tips it in | 37-38 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF) Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Arechiga (PF), Dominick Cook (C) Kevin Claar, Philip McQuay, Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Paul Erickson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the floater from the left side | 37-38 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Erickson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominick Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Paul Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Frank Tully, Peter Fierro, David Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Ronald Parker, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 11:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 37-38 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Paul Erickson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-38 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Gerry Carley gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Jason Bluford is fouled on the floor by Paul Erickson - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Karl Buckingham (C) James Mahoney, Jason Bluford | |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Kevin Claar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracey Williamson | 37-41 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Paul Erickson is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 39-41 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Claar | 39-44 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Christopher Caley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Claar | 39-46 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Tracey Williamson steps in front of the William Curto pass | 39-46 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Joshua Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF) William Curto, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SG), James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 08:21 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Gross - foul #3 on Joshua Gross, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:21 | Houston | David Smith gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by James Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by James Mahoney - foul #2 on James Mahoney, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) Dominick Cook | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the jump hook from close range | 39-47 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Lawrence Goings tips it in | 41-47 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Luce - foul #5 on John Luce, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, John Luce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) James Mahoney, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip McQuay - foul #1 on Philip McQuay, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross, David Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG) Philip McQuay | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 41-49 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Dominick Cook lays it in | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-51 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Dominick Cook pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Christopher Caley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Caley, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joshua Gross (SF) William Curto, Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Thomas Rogers, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Frank Tully drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Jason Bluford - foul #2 on Jason Bluford, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Houston | Jason Bluford swats the layup by Paul Erickson | 43-54 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Jason Bluford snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Ronald Parker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 05:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 43-54 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Joshua Gross is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) Ronald Parker | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | James Arechiga knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Claar | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Paul Erickson is fouled on the floor by Tracey Williamson - foul #1 on Tracey Williamson, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Karl Buckingham (C) James Mahoney, Jason Bluford | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Kevin Claar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Karl Buckingham | 45-59 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Joshua Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Frank Tully | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Dominick Cook (C) Kevin Claar, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-59 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Gerry Carley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't tip it in | 45-59 |
| 03:38 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Gerry Carley gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Erickson (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerry Carley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dominick Cook (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Christopher Caley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Rogers | 45-62 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Peter Fierro knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Peter Fierro is called for the reach on Christopher Caley - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), Jason Bluford (C) Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Joshua Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF) Christopher Caley | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Dominick Cook buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Mahoney and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 48-66 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Dominick Cook makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:27 | Houston | David Smith can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Peter Fierro scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Curto | 50-67 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Dominick Cook buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Bluford | 50-69 |
| 01:59 | Houston | William Curto comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Bluford - foul #3 on Jason Bluford, team foul #8 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:59 | Houston | William Curto misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 01:59 | Houston | William Curto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Dominick Cook hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-69 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Philip McQuay connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Mahoney | 51-71 |
| 01:07 | Houston | David Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dominick Cook - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Joseph Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:07 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:07 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Jason Bluford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 00:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Joshua Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Peter Fierro steps in front of the Dominick Cook pass | 51-71 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Paul Erickson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Philip McQuay runs out the clock | 53-71 |