| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) SG - Clifford Richins (fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) C - Ronald Hale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Jesse Ketchum (fresh) SG - John Cuffee (fresh) SF - Carlos Quintana (fresh) PF - Donald Sellers (fresh) C - Chris Pound (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Donald Sellers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | La Salle | William Waits picks off the pass by Donald Sellers | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | William Waits lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | La Salle | Chris Pound misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to John Cuffee | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | La Salle | Donald Sellers is fouled on the floor by Scott Hoke - foul #1 on Scott Hoke, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | La Salle | John Cuffee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bryan McBroom | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is hacked by Carlos Quintana - foul #1 on Carlos Quintana, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Clifford Richins gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | William Waits comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | La Salle | Chris Pound grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | La Salle | William Waits is called for the reach on Jesse Ketchum in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Waits, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | La Salle | The jump hook by Donald Sellers is blocked by Scott Hoke | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Waits | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Clifford Richins travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Lowell Bone (PG), David Bean (SG), Baran Jeleniewski (SF), Sergei Walentoski (PF), George Jones (C) Jesse Ketchum, John Cuffee, Carlos Quintana, Donald Sellers, Chris Pound | |
| 17:48 | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski is hacked by Billy Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Andrews, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:28 | La Salle | David Bean is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the shot from close range set up by Billy Andrews | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | George Jones blocks the short jumper by Robert Phillips | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 17:06 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Baran Jeleniewski | 4-0 |
| 16:59 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | La Salle | Lowell Bone grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | La Salle | Lowell Bone hits a shot in the lane set up by Sergei Walentoski | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is hacked by George Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG), Carlos Quintana (SF), Donald Sellers (PF), Chris Pound (C) Lowell Bone, Baran Jeleniewski, Sergei Walentoski, George Jones | |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Robert Phillips can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Bean - foul #1 on David Bean, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Cuffee (SG) David Bean | |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | La Salle | John Cuffee pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | La Salle | Donald Sellers connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Robert Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left block | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | La Salle | Donald Sellers snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gustavo Santana (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Cline (tiring) SF - William Bentley (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Andrews (fairly fresh) C - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Jesse Ketchum (fairly fresh) SG - John Cuffee (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Quintana (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Sellers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Pound (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | La Salle | John Cuffee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | William Waits is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Phillips | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | La Salle | John Cuffee clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) Clifford Richins | |
| Subs | La Salle | Lowell Bone (PG), Baran Jeleniewski (SF), Sergei Walentoski (PF), George Jones (C) Jesse Ketchum, Carlos Quintana, Donald Sellers, Chris Pound | |
| 15:15 | La Salle | John Cuffee misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | La Salle | John Cuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | John Cuffee steps in front of the Scott Hoke pass in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | La Salle | John Cuffee banks in the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | William Waits's pass is intercepted by John Cuffee | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | La Salle | Lowell Bone slams it home on a nice dish by John Cuffee | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:37 | La Salle | Lowell Bone misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | William Waits misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Adam Bourque snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Lowell Bone is called for the reach on William Waits - foul #1 on Lowell Bone, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG), David Bean (SG), Carlos Quintana (SF), Donald Sellers (PF), Chris Pound (C) Lowell Bone, John Cuffee, Baran Jeleniewski, Sergei Walentoski, George Jones | |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 8-10 |
| 13:51 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum loses the ball out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Gustavo Santana and he's fouled by Donald Sellers - foul #1 on Donald Sellers, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:24 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana scores on a shot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Jesse Ketchum picks off the pass by William Bentley in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-12 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Clifford Richins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Ketchum - foul #1 on Jesse Ketchum, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Lowell Bone (SG), Sergei Walentoski (SF), George Jones (C) David Bean, Carlos Quintana, Chris Pound | |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | La Salle | Donald Sellers pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Cuffee (SG) Jesse Ketchum | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Clifford Richins hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gustavo Santana | 14-12 |
| 12:07 | La Salle | John Cuffee misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Hale - foul #1 on Ronald Hale, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG), Carlos Quintana (SF), Chris Pound (C) Lowell Bone, Donald Sellers, George Jones | |
| 12:07 | La Salle | John Cuffee makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | La Salle | John Cuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | William Waits is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | William Waits pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom hits a wide open runner in the paint on a great pass from William Bentley | 16-14 |
| 11:47 | La Salle | John Cuffee comes up short on the floater from close range | 16-14 |
| 11:45 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana can't tip it in | 16-14 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Cline (tired) SF - William Bentley (tiring) PF - Bryan McBroom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Jesse Ketchum (tiring) SG - John Cuffee (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Quintana (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergei Walentoski (tiring) C - Chris Pound (tiring) | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Sergei Walentoski denies the turnaround by Bryan McBroom | 16-14 |
| 11:28 | La Salle | Chris Pound gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:23 | La Salle | The jumper by John Cuffee is denied by William Bentley | 16-14 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Stephen Cline pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sergei Walentoski - foul #1 on Sergei Walentoski, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), Lowell Bone (SG), Donald Sellers (PF), George Jones (C) Jesse Ketchum, John Cuffee, Sergei Walentoski, Chris Pound | |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:10 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Andrews (PF) Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is hacked by George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Chris Pound (C) George Jones | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Scott Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Scott Hoke misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:01 | La Salle | Chris Pound snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:50 | La Salle | Donald Sellers misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gustavo Santana - foul #1 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski (SF) Carlos Quintana | |
| 10:50 | La Salle | Donald Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:50 | La Salle | Donald Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Robert Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 10:40 | La Salle | David Bean hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Sellers | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Clifford Richins's pass is intercepted by Baran Jeleniewski in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 10:24 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lowell Bone | 19-19 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Bone - foul #2 on Lowell Bone, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG) Lowell Bone | |
| 10:21 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:09 | La Salle | David Bean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Ronald Hale gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | William Waits is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 09:41 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Bean | 23-22 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Stephen Cline, William Bentley, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Cuffee (SG), Carlos Quintana (SF), Sergei Walentoski (PF) Jesse Ketchum, Baran Jeleniewski, Donald Sellers | |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is called for traveling | 23-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 09:19 | La Salle | The jump hook by Chris Pound is blocked by Bryan McBroom | 23-22 |
| 09:17 | La Salle | Chris Pound tips it home | 23-24 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Phillips and he's fouled by Sergei Walentoski - foul #2 on Sergei Walentoski, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Ronald Hale (C) Stephen Cline, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG), Donald Sellers (PF) David Bean, Sergei Walentoski | |
| 08:59 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-24 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:59 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Donald Sellers | 25-24 |
| 08:45 | La Salle | John Cuffee hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 25-24 |
| 08:43 | La Salle | Donald Sellers tips it in | 25-26 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Santana | 28-26 |
| 08:13 | La Salle | Chris Pound is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chris Pound, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gustavo Santana, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (SG), Baran Jeleniewski (SF) John Cuffee, Carlos Quintana | |
| 07:59 | Xavier | William Waits is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | William Bentley snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Robert Phillips lays it in | 30-26 |
| 07:36 | La Salle | David Bean misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Cline - foul #1 on Stephen Cline, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF) William Bentley | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Cuffee (SG) Jesse Ketchum | |
| 07:36 | La Salle | David Bean makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:36 | La Salle | David Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Billy Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Stephen Cline (very tired) SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Billy Andrews (tiring) C - Robert Phillips (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - David Bean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cuffee (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Baran Jeleniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Sellers (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Pound (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled in the backcourt by David Bean - foul #2 on David Bean, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG) David Bean | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 07:23 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Waits | 31-27 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Robert Phillips hits a runner in the paint set up by Stephen Cline and he's hacked by Chris Pound - foul #2 on Chris Pound, team foul #13 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) William Waits, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Quintana (SF), George Jones (C) Baran Jeleniewski, Chris Pound | |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 06:48 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 06:46 | La Salle | George Jones tips it home | 34-29 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Clifford Richins connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Santana | 36-29 |
| 06:22 | La Salle | George Jones drills a fadeaway from the right block | 36-31 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gustavo Santana | 39-31 |
| 06:10 | La Salle | Gustavo Santana steals it from Jesse Ketchum in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana lays it up and in | 41-31 |
| 05:49 | La Salle | Donald Sellers hits a turnaround in the lane set up by John Cuffee | 41-33 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | William Bentley is alone and drills a floater from close range | 43-33 |
| 05:33 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum hits a jumpshot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana travels in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Adam Bourque, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski (SF) Carlos Quintana | |
| 05:18 | La Salle | George Jones scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | William Waits is hacked by George Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Jones, team foul #14 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski (C) George Jones | |
| 05:16 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 05:14 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski is fouled in the backcourt by William Waits - foul #2 on William Waits, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (PG) William Waits | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Quintana (SF) Sergei Walentoski | |
| 05:14 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:14 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 04:47 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski (C) Carlos Quintana | |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses the open dunk | 47-38 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 04:34 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 04:30 | La Salle | Sergei Walentoski double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Billy Andrews (PF) Daniel Jenkins, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sergei Walentoski - foul #3 on Sergei Walentoski, team foul #15 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Chris Pound (C) Sergei Walentoski | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:21 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Chris Pound | 48-38 |
| 03:58 | La Salle | Donald Sellers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 03:57 | La Salle | Chris Pound pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 03:46 | La Salle | Chris Pound scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Ronald Hale is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-41 |
| 03:24 | La Salle | Chris Pound snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clifford Richins (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Cline (very tired) SF - Scott Hoke (very tired) 1 pts. PF - Billy Andrews (tired) C - Ronald Hale (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Jesse Ketchum (very tired) 5 pts. SG - John Cuffee (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Baran Jeleniewski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Sellers (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Pound (very tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | La Salle | John Cuffee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Clifford Richins, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Lowell Bone (PG), David Bean (SG), Carlos Quintana (SF) Jesse Ketchum, John Cuffee, Baran Jeleniewski | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | William Waits throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 03:11 | La Salle | Donald Sellers is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 48-41 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Chris Pound picks off the pass by Robert Phillips in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 02:48 | La Salle | Lowell Bone's floater is knocked away by Bryan McBroom | 48-41 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled on the floor by Carlos Quintana - foul #2 on Carlos Quintana, team foul #16 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Billy Andrews (C) Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:09 | La Salle | Chris Pound buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Ronald Hale (C) Stephen Cline, Bryan McBroom | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Lowell Bone picks off the pass by Scott Hoke in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 02:05 | La Salle | Carlos Quintana lays it in on a nice dish by Lowell Bone | 50-45 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Carlos Quintana steals it from Billy Andrews | 50-45 |
| 01:56 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Scott Hoke, Ronald Hale | |
| Subs | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski (SF) Carlos Quintana | |
| 01:53 | La Salle | Donald Sellers scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lowell Bone | 50-47 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | William Waits hits a jumpshot from the right side | 52-47 |
| 01:28 | La Salle | David Bean misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Billy Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Baran Jeleniewski snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 01:07 | La Salle | Robert Phillips is called for the reach on Lowell Bone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, Stephen Cline, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Quintana (SF) Baran Jeleniewski | |
| 01:07 | La Salle | Lowell Bone makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:07 | La Salle | Lowell Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Lowell Bone is called for the reach on William Waits in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lowell Bone, team foul #17 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum (PG) Lowell Bone | |
| 01:03 | Xavier | William Waits misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:43 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Bryan McBroom - foul #1 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), William Bentley (SF) Daniel Jenkins, Scott Hoke | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:43 | La Salle | Jesse Ketchum misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Hale | 53-51 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Clifford Richins misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 00:25 | La Salle | David Bean gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:20 | La Salle | William Bentley steals it from Carlos Quintana | 53-51 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | William Waits lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Bentley | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | La Salle | Donald Sellers makes the floater from close range set up by David Bean | 55-53 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Waits misses the halfcourt shot | 55-53 |