| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) C - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | David Taylor inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Felton Robillard | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Tellez | 26-34 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Lynn Keen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Lynn Keen steals the ball from Scott Lakey | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Mowery - foul #2 on John Mowery, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez loses the dribble to Francis Tuttle | 31-34 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is hacked by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF), Harry Long (PF), Derrick Tosh (C) David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (PF) John Mowery | |
| 17:16 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto can't connect on a floater from the left block | 31-34 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Lynn Keen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Felton Robillard | 31-38 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Caruso | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits a jumper from the right side set up by Felton Robillard and the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Michael Carter (C) Lynn Keen, James Caruso, Neal Walker, Harry Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), John Mowery (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Felton Robillard, Jesse Ortegon, Scott Lakey | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-41 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | David Taylor steals it from James Button | 33-41 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle can't throw it down | 33-41 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez buries a shot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Frank Rounds hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-43 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Richard Bourn is denied by Michael Carter | 33-43 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | John Mowery pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn's pass is intercepted by Frank Rounds | 33-43 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Francis Tuttle is called for the reach on John Mowery - foul #1 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), James Caruso (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Harry Long (C) Derrick Tosh, Frank Rounds, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Scott Lakey (C) James Button, Charles Taranto, Gary Tellez, Richard Bourn | |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harry Long - foul #1 on Harry Long, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Long (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Lynn Keen double dribbles | 33-45 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Felton Robillard | 33-47 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Neal Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | John Mowery pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harry Long | 36-47 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | James Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Carter (C) Harry Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Michael Carter snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth's pass is intercepted by Felton Robillard | 36-47 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the easy layup | 36-47 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Michael Carter connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Caruso | 38-47 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Erlandson | 38-50 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Felton Robillard takes the ball from Michael Carter | 38-50 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey drills a floater in the paint set up by John Mowery | 38-52 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth tips it home | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Mowery (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon travels with the ball | 40-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Harry Long (C) Lynn Keen, James Caruso, Neal Walker, Ray Ellsworth, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Felton Robillard, Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | David Taylor is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | David Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-54 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Button | 40-56 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Frank Rounds tips it back up and in | 42-56 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | David Taylor grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Frank Rounds knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh and the foul's on Richard Bourn - foul #1 on Richard Bourn, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Michael Carter (C) Derrick Tosh, Harry Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Neal Walker (SF), Troy Dicks (PF) Frank Rounds, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) James Button | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Neal Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Michael Carter tips it in | 47-56 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Gary Tellez is denied by Michael Carter | 47-56 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (PF) Troy Dicks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Richard Bourn | |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Scott Lakey | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Button (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Button and he's fouled by Michael Carter - foul #4 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Troy Dicks (SF), Harry Long (C) James Caruso, Neal Walker, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn (C) Scott Lakey | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Harry Long clanks a runner from the right block | 49-61 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson lays it in on a great pass from Richard Bourn | 49-63 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-63 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | James Button is hacked by Harry Long - foul #2 on Harry Long, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF) Troy Dicks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-65 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Frank Rounds clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Frank Rounds connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Harry Long snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Richard Bourn takes the ball from Neal Walker | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Button runs out the clock | 52-65 |