| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Kevin Bowers inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Cal | Kevin Bowers misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Kevin Bowers grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Andrews | 33-38 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard scores on a floater in the paint | 35-38 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-38 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Kevin Bowers snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:32 | Cal | Daniel Andrews is hacked by Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Marvin Duda (C) Frank Emery, Donald Massenburg, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Walker (C) Daniel Andrews, Kevin Bowers, Ed Walters | |
| 18:24 | Cal | Thomas Doyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-38 |
| 18:22 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff is hacked by Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:51 | Cal | Thomas Doyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Paul Reese | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses badly on a jumper from close range | 35-38 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 35-38 |
| 17:26 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:10 | Cal | Robin Belliveau is called for the reach on Rodney Pinkston - foul #3 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Ed Walters (PF) Thomas Doyle, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 16:55 | Cal | Ed Walters drills a jumper from the right block | 35-40 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:30 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses short on an open runner in the paint | 35-40 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Daniel Andrews grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | 35-42 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Frank Emery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 15:49 | Cal | Ed Walters grabs the board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Robert Walker knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Pinkston and the foul's on Walter Crews - foul #2 on Walter Crews, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Frank Emery, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Dikembe Masudi (PF) Daniel Andrews, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Ed Walters | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Robert Walker makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Massenburg | 37-45 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Adam Whitley - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Donald Massenburg, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Ed Walters (PF) Rodney Pinkston, Robert Walker | |
| 15:15 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 39-47 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Ed Walters hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Andrews and he's fouled by Robin Belliveau - foul #4 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (PG) Daniel Andrews | |
| 14:39 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Frank Emery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (PF) Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Walker (C) Thomas Doyle, Kevin Bowers, Ed Walters | |
| 14:04 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston is hacked by Adam Whitley - foul #2 on Adam Whitley, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF) Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Daniel Andrews, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 14:04 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Frank Emery knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Massenburg | 42-50 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Kevin Bowers blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SF), Adam Whitley (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Ed Walters (PF), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (C) Thomas Doyle, Dikembe Masudi, Robert Walker | |
| 13:30 | Cal | Kevin Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Kevin Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Paul Reese connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Emery | 45-51 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Kevin Bowers blows the dunk | 45-51 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Frank Emery pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Joseph Ford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the dunk attempt | 48-51 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Frank Emery buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Duda | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Marvin Duda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Cal | Daniel Andrews can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 11:36 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Marvin Duda snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Joseph Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Frank Emery, Adam Whitley, Marvin Duda | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (PG), Dikembe Masudi (PF), Robert Walker (C) Daniel Andrews, Ed Walters, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 10:58 | Cal | Thomas Doyle drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Walker | 50-53 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Paul Reese loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Ed Walters (SF) Rodney Pinkston, Kevin Bowers | |
| 10:40 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 50-53 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Daniel Andrews splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Doyle | 50-56 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Walter Crews loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) Joseph Ford | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (PG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF) Daniel Andrews, Robert Walker | |
| 10:04 | Cal | Ed Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Frank Emery grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Masudi | 50-56 |
| 09:31 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston is fouled on the floor by Donald Massenburg as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Robert Walker (C) Thomas Doyle, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Ed Walters | |
| 09:31 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:31 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Joseph Ford is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Ford, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG) Paul Reese | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG) Rodney Pinkston | |
| 08:55 | Cal | Kevin Bowers lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Andrews | 50-60 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Emery | 50-60 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Frank Emery misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Frank Emery connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Thomas Doyle hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Daniel Andrews and the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #3 on Frank Emery, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Joseph Ford, Frank Emery, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Daniel Andrews, Kevin Bowers, Robert Walker | |
| 07:43 | Cal | Thomas Doyle misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Walter Crews gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Walter Crews (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Doyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Walter Crews loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF) Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG) Thomas Doyle | |
| 07:15 | Cal | Ed Walters is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 53-62 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Adam Whitley | 53-62 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Andrews - foul #2 on Daniel Andrews, team foul #1 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG) Daniel Andrews | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Doyle | 55-64 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Paul Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Robert Walker (C) Thomas Doyle, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 05:27 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Frank Emery misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 05:18 | Cal | Kevin Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Daniel Andrews misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Ed Walters hits the finger roll | 57-66 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Walter Crews can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ed Walters - foul #2 on Ed Walters, team foul #2 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF) Paul Reese, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Dikembe Masudi (C) Kevin Bowers, Robert Walker | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robin Belliveau - foul #5 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #12 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Robin Belliveau | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Bowers (SF) Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Ed Walters misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Micheal Leonard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ed Walters (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 59-67 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard tips it home | 61-67 |
| 03:06 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-67 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard is fouled on the floor by Ed Walters - foul #3 on Ed Walters, team foul #3 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (PG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Walker (C) Daniel Andrews, Kevin Bowers, Ed Walters | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Thomas Doyle is called for the reach on Paul Reese - foul #1 on Thomas Doyle, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Ed Walters (PF) Rodney Pinkston, Robert Walker | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Thomas Doyle misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #4 on Frank Emery, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Bowers (SF) Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Thomas Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Thomas Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SG) Thomas Doyle | |
| 01:17 | Cal | Kevin Bowers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Andrews and he's fouled by Micheal Leonard - foul #2 on Micheal Leonard, team foul #14 | 64-71 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Kevin Bowers misses the free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Ed Walters snags the offensive board | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Kevin Bowers tips it in | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Frank Emery can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Ed Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Cal | Ed Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Emery - foul #5 on Frank Emery, team foul #15 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:49 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Ed Walters is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Andrews | 64-77 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Rodney Pinkston steps in front of the Paul Reese pass | 64-77 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Daniel Andrews lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Pinkston | 64-79 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Kevin Bowers swats the shot by Donald Massenburg | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Daniel Andrews grabs the board | 64-79 |